On Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 6:23:40 AM UTC-6, wrote:
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> Apart from a big bill every month what about the environmental side of
> needlessly consuming that much power?
>
I don't think me or Jill getting a enw energy efficient refrigerator
is going to have any impact on the enviroment by consuming a bit
more electricity.
>
> A friend put their old fridge down in the basement and it kept on
> running for nearly twenty years. Imagine their surprise when their
> first power bill was half what it had been for years.
>
If they kept nothing in that refrigerator then they were stupid.
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> I can't see spending $1500 on a fridge - regular two door ones are far
> less.
>
I've got a 25 c.f. freezer on top 22 year old Whirlpool refrigerator
now. If and when this one dies I'll be buying either a French door
or a single door, freezer on the bottom, model. I will not be looking
at rinky dink 16 or 18 c.f. models.