I have a 24 year old mini fridge that’s still alive and kicking. It’s a model that actually also has a freezer compartment.
I’ve been thinking about replacing it - especially since the freezer portion no longer works. But I was also curious how much more energy efficient fridge tech has gotten in the past 20 years? Like would I make up the cost of a new mini fridge pretty quickly based off the less power consumption?
I actually have one of those electricity monitors hooked up to it logging the data and I’m still kinda researching - but thought hey I’ll just ask c/nostupidquestions and maybe someone here might know right off the dome! Thanks in advance
Yeah that’s something another commenter mentioned. Thanks for the math. I think it’s time to say goodbye to this old thing…
Maybe I’ll try this on my big fridge next. It’s getting close to 20 years old itself but functions fine.
If you want a good laugh, or possibly just transform into a pillar of salt, you could stick a temperature logger in your fridge to see if it’s actually holding its setpoint (your big one, that is, not the mini fridge).
I did that in our office fridge a few weeks ago just for a lark. The results were… not good.