• Pilferjinx@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I wonder how true that is. Does it come down to effective insulation? I also thought the old refrigerants were more efficient but really bad for the environment. The only other factor is motor/pump.

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        4 months ago

        Compressors are variable and much more efficient. More efficient and variable speed fan motors along with more efficient blade design. Insulation now is drastically better than glass wool of the past. Electronics are able to be integrated in order to provide more fine grain control and overall design has been improved just due to efficiency standards being placed on a bright yellow sticker. In the past design and component choices never really considered efficiency, while efficiency doesn’t always win out it’s a weighted factor and influences the overall engineering and design in ways that just didn’t happen before efficiency regulations came about.

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          4 months ago

          Insulation tech is better, yes, but also the insulation of a 40 year old fridge is by now totally fucked.

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            4 months ago

            Please explain how fridge insulation degrades with age.

            I would assume it’s made of something chemically stable and protected from the environment by the fridge casing.

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              4 months ago

              The doors, rubbers, etc definitely degrade very fast. The walls probably not so fast, but the casing also gets beaten up.

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                4 months ago

                Rubber seals wear out yes, but how does painted steel, unless the fridge is at the bottom of a lake?