My 55 year old Frigidaire

[JKoravos]

Nope had two Sears MayTag repair come out telling me these new smaller compressor refrigerators run a lot longer. Call it star, a star meter spinner
as a contractor friend has the same model. I installed my old electric meter with the same amp hours readings off his unit at the same internal temps.

Wow, that sucks.

 

[BrewBeemer]

Wow, that sucks.

To the tune of $1,173 vs $1,592 as I got a discount thru a Sears employee friend. It's going on 3 years old and still working. The pisser is the condenser is down low in the back that must be blown clean with a the air compressor line and air nozzle as it's down near the floor and can collect lint reducing the heat transfer. I'm on top of it twice a year blasting the coils so it's always spotless.
Sears buys from anyone and made for a price, a Sears price that is. My Sears employee friend always says "Sears Sucks" this in general how they treat their employees. My 25 year old Maytag washer and electric dryer just keep on working and hard with kids in the house. The dryer lost a belt and a heating element once in all these years. Simple to repair myself.

 

[sunblock]

you guys suck, now I need another toy for my brewing hobby :cross:

I say drill it, that will be the coolest kegerator ever. Searching CL just now I found a few so I dont think they are that rare.

 

[arturo7]

If I were an old fridge I think it would be awesome to find second life as a keggerater.

 

[Domminigan]

If I were an old fridge I think it would be awesome to find second life as a keggerater.

As opposed to being scrapped, absolutely.

Good life of a fridge:
Fridge while properly working and nice looking.
Kegerator when the outside gets ugly and is beyond simple repair.
Smoker when it becomes more expensive to fix than is worth it.
Scrapped when it's too rusty to fix.

 

[Jud]

Dude drill that sucker, If you want I will be happy to do it for you. Just bring it over to my house!!!!

 

[mixmasterob]

that thing is unreal.

 

[lustreking]

I think I paid $20 for this guy. It's a Westinghouse. Someone had painted it, and covered any markings showing the date, but it looks exactly like a picture of one from 1946 that I've seen online.

I use it for a fermentation fridge, and at some point, I'll paint it.

 

[Kauai_Kahuna]

I will just say, that's a cool fridge and *I* would not think twice about cleaning it up, drilling carefully, and making a great retro keggerator. Hell, you might just increase it's value 10 fold. (easy to do since 0 x 10 = 0 )
You never know what the greater idiot will value or pay big bucks for.

 

[Jud]

I am looking to get a chest freezer, but damn those old fridges are so cool!!!!

 

[BrewBeemer]

An old frig is like old houses and cars, they have their own charm and character that new can not replaced by new. New is not necessary better unless you add the ol lady. Oops hope she never reads my replies. All JMO's.