On Apr 5, 6:04*pm, "Anders Tørneskog" >
wrote:
> "DaleW" > skrev i ...
> Interesting. I don't think the noise is a reason for concern, but 15
> years is a long time for those kind of compressors.
>
> Hmm, my fridge is 30years old, still working impeccably. *A different sort
> of compressor?
>
> Anders

Well, I'd assume a fridge (do you mean a regular fridge,or wine
fridge?) built in 1980 would have had Freon or other CFC. But they
started phasing out CFCs about 20=25 years ago I believe so different
at least as far as coolant,
In any case 30 years for a fridge is certainly possible (my parents
had one as their extra fridge in their basement that was probably that
old) but not common. A lot depends on luck and load. A cooling unit in
Florida and las Vegas might well see more of a load that one in more
northerly climates (even if one has AC, it probably works harder than
a place where temps are colder)
The question is what happens if unit fails. If it's in a AC controlled
area and one doesn't travel, failure might not be a big deal. But if
one travels, and turns AC to 80 F when you're away, a 15 year old unit
failing could be a real problems
I've heard of lots of wine units failing after only a few years.
Breezaire offers a full one year warranty, with 5 years parts.