Was at a diner in Boise and saw a fridge from the 70s still running in the kitchen. The owner said it's never been serviced.

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My parents have a fridge from the 80s that's still going strong in their garage. It's a total energy hog but it just won't quit. I tried to get them to replace it with a newer model to save money on their electric bill. They won't do it because they don't believe the new one would last half as long. I see their point, even if it costs more to run. Stuff was just built differently back then.

wright.leo1d ago

Sounds impossible for a fridge to last that long. The compressors in those old units were built like tanks. Modern ones would have died years ago.

willow_nelson1d ago

Actually modern compressors are way more efficient, they just aren't built to last 30 years like the old ones.