• @LovableSidekick
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    72 months ago

    My wife and I are on our third fridge in 35 years. But the furnace in her mom’s house when we sold it 5 years ago had been running since the late 1970s.

    • @BowtiesAreCool
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      12 months ago

      Except furnaces functionally shut off when not actively making heat. A fridge potentially is only off for power outages or a cleaning

      • @abbotsbury
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        82 months ago

        Don’t fridges do the same thing? Once it gets the interior to the set temperature, the compressor turns off until the sensors say it needs more cold.

        • @BowtiesAreCool
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          32 months ago

          You are right, I totally forgot about that haha

      • @LovableSidekick
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        22 months ago

        30 years is a long life for a furnace. This thing was 45-50 and still running fine. The last maintenance note on the sheet on the inside was in the 80s lol.