If it’s a problem with a sealed system problem, then you might be looking at a repair that’s half the cost of a new fridge.” But most people will repair a fridge it’s $300 or less-and that could cover fans, motors, some electrical devices. “With a $600 fix on a five-year old refrigerator you’d probably buy a new one. “Most fridge repair costs today are between $150 and $600,” he says.
He says a lot of repairs can still be made on all brands of refrigerators, but it comes down to cost. I asked Dave about whether, like other appliances, there was a sort of planned obsolescence for refrigerators and if people with newer fridges actually get them repaired. So, we’d also be looking at a small remodeling project, to boot. Then, there’s the problem of fixing moldings, the door way, and possibly the electric and plumbing since a Sub-Zero is highly customized. And we could never remove and pop the wood panels onto a different brand’s built-in. If it stuck out too far it would forever be difficult to maneuver around. And that wouldn’t work in my kitchen, as the refrigerator is located at the end of a cabinet run and right on a doorway. My refrigerator is only 24-inches deep another brand would likely be too deep for the space. You can’t just slide out the refrigerator, measure the hole and assume you can slip in a new fridge - especially one that’s not a Sub-Zero. (If my refrigerator had been built between 20, I’d save only $40 over five years, but it would be way more efficient so I’d save 114 pounds of carbon pollution in that same time.)Īnother concern, other than that we were aiding and abetting global warming, was that the refrigerator is a built-in. In my case, that was something like $881 and 2,510 pounds of carbon pollution over five years. The calculation lets you know approximately how much you spend annually on electricity for your fridge and how much you will save in dollars and carbon pollution over five years. The EPA has a handy calculator that lets you input refrigerator type (side by side, French door, etc.), the approximate model year, its capacity, and your own state’s (or the national average) electricity price per kilowatt. Refrigerators are one of the highest energy-consuming appliances in your home.
The usual signs that your fridge needs replacing include the following: It’s more than 10 years old and needs constant repairs there’s excessive condensation the motor is running hot it’s really loud it’s not energy efficient.
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