Had a chat with a guy at the feed store about his old freezer and it made me rethink my whole setup.

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My neighbor's ancient chest freezer from 1978 is somehow still running on what sounds like a hamster wheel. Meanwhile, my two-year-old energy-efficient model already needs a repair guy. Makes you wonder what they built better back then, besides resentment.

the_susan26d ago

You ever check the actual energy use on that old freezer? Those 70s models pull about 800 to 1,200 watts easy, while a new Energy Star one runs maybe 300 to 400. That hamster wheel sound is probably the compressor struggling to keep up, and the reason yours broke faster might be the cheap parts they use now to hit those low power numbers. Older stuff lasted because it was built simple and overbuilt, not necessarily better made.

finleym4326d ago

My grandpa's old 1950s Frigidaire still sits in his basement, icebox style, with a latch you have to jiggle just right. It hums like a contented cat while my cousin's fancy new Samsung sounds like a dying blender every time the compressor kicks on. Tbh, I think they just made things with way thicker insulation and less computer crap to go wrong back then. Ngl, my buddy Tim's parents had a freezer from 1972 that finally gave out last winter - only because a mouse chewed through the power cord. That thing outlasted three marriages and two dogs.