• deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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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?