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Originally Posted by berettafan
My only advice is get ready to experience the new normal in appliances---- 5 year lifespan. Especially fridges.
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There is a local business that buys older fridges from the 2000s, fixes them up, and sells them. He can't keep them in stock. Our fridge is one we bought in 1998 when we moved in to this house. It has a great working ice maker, and no silly $50 water filter to replace every few months. No fancy electronics, just basic cold.
We had an issue with it not blowing quite cold enough.
It had frozen up and stopped the air flow.
The defrost heater had fried itself.
I defrosted it manually, ordered a heater, and few days later installed the heater in 30 minutes. All is well. Yeah for 1998 technology! It is sad that it is better than a new modern fridge that would cost $2,000.