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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by Out_of_Characte on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:20AM (#32466446)
compressors have only two simple characteristics, compression ratio and volume. A fridge doesn't require anything special and is essentially the same piece of metal since the 50's exept theres probaly alot less metal in modern ones.
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by touch_abs on Monday August 15, 2022 @06:14AM (#32467851)
Not true, if you can compress a real refrigerant slower you get better performance; modern control systems that can ramp up and down are significantly more efficient than older on-off styles.
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by fomine3 on Monday August 15, 2022 @02:50AM (#32466600)
It's too simplified while talking efficiency. Let's see how much A/C become efficient over decades.
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