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Truly though. I’ll verify later but I’m pretty sure we have a house that has the furnace in it from the 1800s still. WILD 😜
Which is worse for the planet:
A less efficient appliance that lasts
Or
Replacing the efficient appliance every 2 years
Which is worse for your pocketbook?
Which is better for “their” pocketbook?
Original appliances worked for nearly forever. Manufacturers realized that once everyone had one, they would have no customers so they designed them to fail regularly so they had a steady supply of customers.
They design for obsolescence. (kind of like windows computers. You need a new computer for the new Microsoft software to run well, so you buy a new computer pre-loaded with Microsoft software.)
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My current refrigerator is clearly 1980's vintage. My last one was 1950's - the kind that you have to periodically defrost and the melting ice water overflows the tray, so defrosting also meant mopping the kitchen floor. But it still worked.
The landlord finally replaced it (different apartment from this one), and when we were toting the old one to the sidewalk, a driver-by stopped and asked if it worked. He then came back with a pickup truck and took it. I bet that it's still running. I iwsh I knew the brand name, but it was not on the machine. Maybe a Kenmore?