Refrigerators should last 15 or 20 years.
They will last longer than that, but they have been improving rapidly in
recent decades. After 20 years, the energy cost savings make it more cost
efficient to buy a new one.
Speaking of energy, yesterday Google featured some interesting info on
their
I received the line tap and and gauges. The line piercing tap was easy to
install on the low pressure line.
The134 gas went in promptly. I noticed that the low pressure line became cold
and started to frost up.
I thought that I had fixed the thing. It was easy as pie. Good boy Frankey.
Probably a $5 switch, which shouldn't cost you more than 10 X's that for a
repairman to install a new one. If my memory serves me incorrectly, about 10
ys ago, my folks had a similar problem, and it wasn't as big a problem as
they thought.
Thanks, its either the compressor or low on gas. I told refrigerators do not
last any more than 10 years.
I read that it can be low and gas without a major leak. The gas seeps out of
GE units over a period of ten years. I bought an in line tap and gauges for
about $35. I am going to try to
Ah, well you obviously know more about these things than I. We have
about a 50 yr old Westinghouse fridge in the garage that still works fine,
and it probably will be long after we're all gone.
Thanks, its either the compressor or low on gas. I told refrigerators
do not last any
vortex-l@eskimo.com
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Ah, well you obviously know more about these things than I. We have
about a 50 yr old Westinghouse fridge in the garage that still works fine,
and it probably will be long after we're all gone
I have a GE refrigerator side by side purchased in 2002. It costs $1000 at
that time new. It stopped cooling. I cleaned the condenser in the back rear
of the cabinet. It started making ice again. The temp in the freezer runs at
+10F. Its 50F in the cooler section. The compressor is
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