3-year-old fridge went out two weeks ago. Guy finally showed up to put the compressor in today. Left and it started rattling. Help.
He didn’t remove the air iirc
I had to have my jazz board replaced twice on a very expensive Amana fridge. I don’t know the answer.
We had a $2k fridge that broke within a few years of owning it. We got it fairly discounted due to a dent in the side.
Our $150 fridge from Sears is still in the garage, and still runs perfectly after owning it for 13 years. Looks pretty much like the one in the pic.
Or when you get tired of the ads on the new one.
When my wife and I bought our house almost 30 years ago, it didn’t have a fridge or a washer and dryer. It had a dishwasher and a range. We bought the fridge and washer and dryer when we moved in.
We’ve replaced the range twice and the dishwasher, washer, and dryer three times each.
The fridge is coming apart at the seams, but it still keeps food cold. Most of the door shelves are gone. Both crispers have broken and been put back together with epoxy. The deli drawer is cracked such that it falls out of its track and has to be carefully put back. We want to replace it, but every time we get ready to, another large appliance bites the dust and its replacement gets postponed again.
I’m afraid to even talk to my wife about replacing it at this point because it feels like if I mention it, the washer and dryer will go.
All my drawers broke too, as well as the jazz board, twice. Pieces of shit.
Hear me out: cover it in foil tape, like the kind used for HVAC. instant “modern” fridge
Yeah, good luck given the prices of garages these days.
You can also use it as a backup for when your new fridge plays a two-minute ad before you can open it.
grabs shotgun “play one more fucking ad, I dare you”
It’s supposed to be a meme, but it’s solid advice for any appliance. They used to have lifetime guarantees. Now they upload AI garbage and lock features behind paywalls. Then, they’ll randomly break down one week after the one year warranty.
I got a new Whirlpool fridge, not a smart one, when I moved into my house less than a year ago. The water filter has already demanded it be changed.
Thankfully these filters aren’t RFID tagged like some, so I could just reset the timer.
Funny and all, but interesting, the life span of appliences has remained fairly steady: https://studyfinds.org/appliances-made-to-last/
The study (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/EWYZVBTQDFJXHTV9PPUQ?target=10.1111%2Fjiec.13608) found that most appliances last a similar number of years, and that the number of cycles each appliance lasts has increased (ie we use them more often). notable exception was a stove.
Basically, survivorship bias.
Microsoft just basically tried to force most everyone using a Windows 10 system to purchase a new system, ostensibly over a flaw/shortcoming in the TPM module.
Samsung just started pushing advertisements into their fridge’s Android displays.
Apple and the mobile ISPs have been pushing a ‘replace every two years’ agenda for well over a decade.
I think the ‘short life span’ here has more to do with the ‘modern CPU fridge controller’ “failing” due to planned obsolescence, and not as such the mechanics of the refrigerant systems themselves.
I mean, sure? but pretty much everyone of your examples is about general computing, and while i HATE the samsung fridge thing… it doesnt mean it will die any earlier.
Yes, but these new smart fridges are just classic fridges with a general purpose computer attached. Do you think Samsung is going to offer a replacement/upgrade kit for the embedded tablet, or do you think they’ll use it as leverage to sell you a new fridge?
Still doesn’t change when the physical components are likely to die.
You are telling me I’m going to have to replace my car because it’s infotainment unit is out of date.
If the infotainment system doubles as the gearshift as a deliberate way to marry the two, yes! Try driving a Tesla (well don’t because of bad corporate ownership; but still, as example):
- The steering wheel isn’t connected to the wheels, it’s connected to the computer.
- The windshield wipers are controlled by the computer.
- Everything in the security system checks in by the computer.
- The car can be remotely disabled by the computer
If they can make a vroom vroom box dependent on a computer, why do you think a chill box is exempt?
- “I’m sorry, but the temperature control requires registering an account in the app”
- “Oh, the in-door icebox needs a subscription, but you’re welcome to use trays in the freezer if you prefer”
- “You missed your installment payment, please pay in 3 days or cooling functionality will be suspended”
- “The child door lock has been automatically engaged for your safety”
- “The fridge of the future requires an always on internet connection”
You think CEOs aren’t just itching to pull crap like this? What use is it if the motor technically operates, if the controls simply refuse to turn it on?
I’m sorry, but I’m talking about the real world, where things actually happen.
I already shared you the study on lifespan of appliances over the decades, and how the old ones we still working are usually due to survivorship bias, I’m not sure what more you want.
I’m just not interested in arguing made up hypotheticals.
Excuse me. I was a few days early … now can we discuss this?
https://apnews.com/article/ces-worst-show-ai-0ce7fbc5aff68e8ff6d7b8e6fb7b007d
“Everything is an order of magnitude more difficult,” she said of the fridge that also uses computer vision to track when food items are running low and can advertise replacements.
The South Korean tech giant also said “security and privacy are foundational” to the AI experiences in the fridge.
Survivorship bias. Most 40-year-old fridges are not working anymore.
Bunch of lazy fuckers, taking up retirement
Bet they would be if people put a little effort into fixing them. Now people throw them out at the slightest issue, or just to get another for aesthetic value. Only reason I tossed my old fridge, which was newish, was that I could no longer fight the 4-5 separate issues it had.
Another tip, as long as you don’t tild it. You can use it straight away. And if you leave the door open, it can be stored sheltered outside!
I hope my twenty-five-year-old fridge keeps going. No problems so far, apart from the icemaker, which I don’t need anyway. The icemaker was nice to have, and I bought a replacement that looked identical to the old one, but it only lasted two years, so I just use trays now.
You mean, when it’s in perfectly good condition and there is no reason it shouldn’t be able to work, but you didn’t pay your [insert brand here] subscription, so it gets shut down remotely
