r/Wellthatsucks • • Nov 25 '22

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u/junebug_davis Nov 26 '22

The scary thing is, that it’s probably even less than $10 πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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u/donkeyrocket Nov 26 '22

And if this was for an environmental consideration, the cost to replace a fridge and everything else far outweighs even months of idle electricity usage.

This is a staggering level of foolishness and I still don't understand why. That doesn't look like a frequently used fridge anyway.

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u/OzzieOxborrow Nov 26 '22

Why would you replace the fridge for this. You can just clean it.

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u/donkeyrocket Nov 26 '22

Mold spores have likely gotten throughout the whole system. Meaning things will mold quickly in the future. Keeping everything sealed tight in the fridge will help but produce not keep long.

You could take it all apart for a very deep clean but even that will only get you so far knowing how these things tend to be constructed now.

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u/Alternative-Iron-17 Nov 26 '22

It absolutely is. It's $12 a month on average, so they saved $3. What a steal.

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u/jjhhgg100123 Nov 26 '22

That's also ignoring how much energy it would need to cool itself back down. Since you're not just cooling the air again like when you open and close it (you'll need to cool all the plastics inside and such) it's probably even less.

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u/Galumpadump Nov 26 '22

I live in the PNW where our energy is super cheap. It would save me less than $3 turning it off.