🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sep 17, 1:59 pm, James <jl...@idirect.com> wrote:
> On Sep 17, 4:18 pm, deja_bhoot2...@yahoo.com wrote:
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> > I purchased a side-by-side Sears (Kemore?) fridge in March, 1998,
> > which has worked fine all this time (I think it cost about $1200 back
> > then). There is no problem with the insides of the fridge itself.
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> > As most modern fridges do, this also has a waterline hookup for cold
> > water, and for ice box. Ice function is working fine. For the cold
> > water, for the past 4-5 months, there was a short delay between
> > pressing switch, and water coming through in the small spigot. This
> > delay got from a few seconds to about 1 minute. But once the water
> > started, it was working fine.
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> > Now the water function is not working. The water connection is fine,
> > as ice is being made at the same rate as before. It seems something
> > simple, a mechanical, or electrical switch in the water component, is
> > not functioning. I am afraid to pull out the control box mounted
> > outside, as it is not clear if it is just push fit, or some plastic
> > clips in a tab, or what, so it might break if not pulled properly. If
> > I could see someone take it out once, I could do it (I have fixed many
> > things myself in the past, including a microwave, toaster, electrical
> > circuits around the home, etc.)
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> > There is no other problem with the fridge (jn fact, not even any
> > scratches), but I figure a nine year old fridge is probably no more
> > than $300 worth, if that much. So, spending $100 to $200 on calling an
> > appliance repairman seems silly. But I feel awfully guilty throwing
> > away a perfectly functioning fridge.
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> > What's average life expectancy of a fridge? What's a reasonable price
> > for an appliance repairman in the SF Bay area to fix this? Any
> > referrals would be much appreciated.
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> Just to make your calculations more complicated - how much electricity
> does your old fridge use versus a new Energy Star model. Cause you
> could sell your old one as is, and take the money you get from it, and
> the money you would have spent on repairs and apply it to a new fridge
> that will cost you a fraction of the electricity to run.
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Know what would be nice?  A site like fueleconomy.gov for appliances.
I mean how much more efficient are the refrigerators now than they
were 9 years ago?  Let's say the one the OP got was "energy star" at
the time....is a new "energy star" model going to be much better?
Enough to justify the expense?  I remember getting a fridge replaced
by my local utility company in 92...I kept it until about 3 years
ago.  But I didn't see any dramatic decrease on the initial
replacement or when I got this last one.