• @jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2910 months ago

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

    • @deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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      110 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.

      • @jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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        110 months ago

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

        • @deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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          110 months ago

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