Originally posted by: fleabag
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: AVAFREAK182
Originally posted by: fleabag
Originally posted by: AVAFREAK182
How long has it been since you've upgraded your PC? I bet you're a Vista hater.
damn right I am!
OP says it all. You're doucherific.
Huh? I think the OP sounds prudent, and I agree with him.
Actually, if you factor in the energy efficiency of the newer appliances VS the cost of running an inefficient appliance, it makes sense to replace many appliances when they start to break down.
I felt the same way, then read a bit in Consumer Reports and saw the math...
That's the thing though, not all appliances are significantly more efficient. As for that 1930s refridgerator..
well if you replaced the interior with better insulation and replaced the electric motor with a newer one, I don't see why it'd perform significantly worse than a newer one as that's all the newer ones really have that make them more "efficient". As for a Stove and oven or anything that makes simple heat, if it's capable of doing self clean, it's about as "efficient" as it gets unless you want to go overboard and just add more insulation yourself. At 1000F, my over was only warm to the touch on the outside and so I'm extremely doubtful a newer oven could offset itself with what ever improved efficiency (if there at all). Electric motors have certainly gotten better but refrigerators haven't really improved their insulation that much.
Anyways these days people are wasting far more electricity with their wasteful electronics that are constantly sapping energy even when they're not being used.