re: Refrigerator running over 70 years still going strong

Still got those LSU baseball schedule magnets on it from the 90s.

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Mine was made in 2000 and is still killing it .

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I think Napoleon’s comment on refrigerators was if you have one at least 20 years old, do all you can to keep it going. (paraphrasing)

I’ve been in my present house almost 14 years, it came with a Katrina replacement refrigerator built in July of 2005. So far I’ve replaced the ice maker ($120) and did it myself.

I had a random thread on the home board about servicing my 40+ year old shower hot and cold knobs and I gotta say those things should last another 50 years.

Very very heavy brass, you can take the diverter valve apart into like 7 pieces and soak in vinegar to remove built up calcium then just put them back together with fresh washers and o-rings anda little plumbing grease and they're better than new.

Can't believe we have little plastic diverter housings now that you just throw away when they break and buy a whole new one every couple years.

I have a olive drab Frigidaire in my garage that the previous owners left. It's at least 44 years old and still running like a champ.

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Who cares? Seriously, who cares? Have fun manually defrosting that old energy eater that doesn't maintain consistent temperature. Also, the freezer may hold two pints of ice cream and two ice trays. Mechanical things break. Except for the board and compressor, most repair parts on modern refrigerators are fairly inexpensive. Even those two items are inexpensive compared to a new one. Innovation brings improvements. I'll enjoy my self defrosting, water dispensing, crushed ice for margaritas making, veggies drawer, meat drawer, perfect temperature maintaining modern refrigerator. I defrosted our refrigerator and filled enough ice trays growing up to know I don't ever want that again. By the way, you can still buy a bare bones one just like that one in the video.

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I think you missed the point.


It’s still possible to make things more durable, more efficient, and that last a long time. Companies don’t do it because they don’t want to.

They’d rather make disposable machines with certain parts DESIGNED to break after a set amount of time. They also load up these machines with extra bells and whistles that look good on the show room, for which they can add to the price enormously, all to greatly increase profit.

Now, I’m not one of those who opposes profit. I just think there’s a constant need to re-balance the free market. It requires push back by consumers on companies who collude in their manufacturing and marketing practices.

Muh edgy who cares post

There is a line from the old movie “Can’t Buy Me Love” that is as accurate as it is great.

“Our grandparents sure knew how to build things that last”.

That's so old it's damn near an ice box.

They’re not made for repair anymore. My last fridge wasn’t keeping things frozen after only 13 years, so I called appliance repair guy. FG he comes out, runs a few tests and says ‘it’s an issue with the compressor and we don’t work on those. It’ll cost just as much to buy a new one’. So that’s what we did.