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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by spaceman_2020 on Monday August 15, 2022 @06:03AM (#32467792)
Absolutely awful experience with air conditioners. They keep malfunctioning every two years.

Meanwhile my parents have a 25 year old aircon with heavy duty copper wiring that’s still going strong.

I’ll pay a premium for appliances that are simply built to last, but there’s nothing on the market built to that spec anymore.

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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by namdnay on Monday August 15, 2022 @06:06AM (#32467814)
Really? What type? Here in Europe they’re invariably Japanese heatpumps (Daikin, Hitachi etc) - crazy reliable
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by spaceman_2020 on Monday August 15, 2022 @08:58AM (#32469113)
Europe is generally better for reliability from personal experience. You guys are blessed with better regulations that force manufacturers to build better.
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Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg... by midoridensha on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:15PM (#32516704)
There's nothing stopping you from buying Japanese heatpumps in the US. They sell them there regularly.
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