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- From: KAKerby AT aol.com
- To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Reach in Cooler
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:54:56 -0500 (EST)
If you decide that a standard fridge is a good option, you may want to look
into buying a fridge from an appliance recycler. We live in a small town
but we have an excellent appliance recycling place very near by. I don't
know how common they are but I'd think if we have one, there's a reasonable
chance most folks have one within decent driving distance. We bought our
last fridge from them for an order magnitude less than what we would have paid
for a new one of the same size. I think we paid $60 for a 35cuft
side-by-side with icemaker and cold drink dispenser on the freezer side, and a
pass-through cubbyhole in the fridge side. I love it and we'll probably keep it
repaired forever rather than getting a replacement down the road.
And here's an interesting factoid - that particular appliance
recycler also does a lot of repairs on appliances. They told us when
we bought our fridge that they'd replaced the compressor already. It
was a relatively new fridge, and I guess I had a look of "huh?" on my face,
because the guy went on to explain: "yea, we get a lot of these newer fridges in
here because they 'wear out' so fast. Usually within a few years of being
purchased new. Turns out all the major manufacturers are meeting their
Energy Star goals not by increasing the insulation, but by deliberately
under-sizing the compressor. That lower consumption per cubic foot looks
good on paper, but the darn things burn out really fast. But we put a
properly-sized unit in there for you, still high efficiency, but it won't be
burning out on you anytime soon." So, a word to the wise about how modern
fridges are apparently meeting energy efficiency goals. I was not pleased
to hear that for our $60 fridge, but I'd really hate to see someone stuck with
an undersized compressor for $400.
Kathryn Kerby
frogchorusfarm.com
Snohomish, WA
In a message dated 11/16/2010 7:38:48 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
elainegranata AT msn.com writes:
Marty: I found a Fridgidaire brand that is a fridge only-- no freezer -- 16 CF for about $400, new. Found it on line. |
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Re: [Market-farming] Reach in Cooler,
KAKerby, 11/16/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Reach in Cooler,
Road's End Farm, 11/17/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Reach in Cooler, Mike Brabo, 11/17/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Reach in Cooler, Owsley lucy, 11/17/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Reach in Cooler,
Road's End Farm, 11/17/2010
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