About three years ago....our regional public TV network (HR) did a short series on helping people to cut electrical consumption.
A key story came up in the piece....they went to a house of a 70-year-old German guy, and got all hyped-up about the electrical consumption and bill.
So they helped to measure all items in the house, and came to the basement. Here was some 1960s freezer (BIG model), and the guy was so proud of the quality in it.....it was still working 45 years later.
The TV expert examined the wattage and gave the guy the bad news.....almost half the consumption in the house....went back to this one freezer unit. In pure numbers....if he dumped it for a modern freezer....in two years, he'd actually pay for the new unit (entirely).
You could tell....it bothered him. Throwing away a perfectly working freezer made no sense. In the end, he did it.
Here's the thing....across Germany, there are probably 300,000 Germans like this....one household appliance....over 30 years old and a 'boat-anchor' for electrical cost.
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There is a meme about a refrigerator.
1970 refrigerator; I will outlive you and everyone you love. I am eternal. I am time itself.
2020 appliances; "Break within 2 years"
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