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Posted by Eric in North TX on November 17, 2006, 12:11 pm
>It the thing's so good why are you having problems so soon
> with it?
>
> Steve
I can't speak for the original poster but mine is well over 10 years
old and has had only minor repairs = 2 timers (and defrost thermostats
that it probably didn't really need, I just changed out all controls
except the thermostat, which is working fine). I'd gladly toss mine a
compressor. I'd forgotten just how expensive it was until the timer
quit a couple of months ago, I thought of just replacing it. I went
shopping and found what I could get for $2k was crap compared to what I
had. $35 later it is purring like a kitten.
http://www.us-appliance.com/noname35.html
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Posted by m Ransley on November 17, 2006, 1:06 pm
Eric So you dont like the direction of the thread, so what. Since when
is a old frige compared to a Mercedes, old friges only go down in value.
Most people today consider cost to operate most important, obviously you
dont. Last I heard most utility companys are scheduling 15-20% increases
as soon as they can. That new 6000$ frige can easily use 75% less energy
than an old beater.
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Posted by Eric in North TX on November 17, 2006, 1:33 pm
Top of the line older appliances are often pretty efficient, the
incentive is there for the engineers to perfect the design a bit. I
honestly don't remember any spike in our bill when we installed it, it
is apparently as efficient as the smaller unit it rap laced. Energy
efficiency ratings are a lot like gas mileage figures, the average user
will never see those numbers, as real world use differs from the ideal
setting in the lab. I concentrate on big usage units like the A/C and
furnace, all replaced in the last 3 years all highly efficient.
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Posted by m Ransley on November 17, 2006, 5:14 pm
Eric Its to bad you havnt read up or tested a refrigerators electric
usage. A 20$ Kill-A-Watt meter is all you need, this is what I used to
verify its rating. www.energystar.com will explain the design changes
that Gov laws required. An efficient frige is something anybody will
benefit from . From your statements its obvious you know little or care
about reducing your utilities. A frige is one of a homes largest energy
users. 50-75% savings of newer units is real.
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Posted by Eric in North TX on November 17, 2006, 7:55 pm
OK let's say it is an real energy hog (which I doubt) and using $40 a
month of electricity. Now you say I can get one that is 75% more
efficient or $10 a month. At $30 per month the newest model of the
Monograms is roughly $7k retail, it would take 19 years to save any
money. Since I never pay retail, lets say $5,500 / $30 per month now we
are down to 15 years before I save a dime. This assumes that I'm
entitled to a 26 cu. ft. top of the line, built in refrigerator. So
lets say I slum a little and go to a 19 cu. ft. and can get it down to
$2,000. Now in 5 and a half years, I begin to save $30 a month and have
a lesser machine than I started out with, and when it is done it is off
to the land fill or recycle if they still take them, no rebuilding one
of those. From an ecology stand point I'm actually more enlightened
than are you, the 3 R's are; Reduce, Reuse, And the very last resort;
Recycle.
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