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> 2005 appliances were dead 10 years ago. What a sad truth. I have a refrigerator I bought 8 years ago that's on its last legs. Barely cools, ices up constantl
by donatj 5y ago
> 2005 appliances were dead 10 years ago.
What a sad truth. I have a refrigerator I bought 8 years ago that's on its last legs. Barely cools, ices up constantly.
I am actively avoiding replacing it purely out of spite.
It's 30+ year old predecessor is still kicking in the basement. I'd probably just move it upstairs if it weren't a horrible shade of yellow-green.
- jstsch 5y agoSounds like a leaky door seal, easy to replace.
- donatj 5y agoMy understanding is that it’s a design flaw of the defrost heater in that generation of Samsungs. That’s at least what the warranty repair guy told me.
- genewitch 5y agoYep, Samsung defrost heaters suck. Also the seals in the ice machine suck, a slow drip will eventually cause the freezer door to not seal completely, which causes a larger drip, which will over the course of a long day with overtime and a night out and going to bed without opening it cause it to leak enough to damage the subfloor. The fans are crappy, the lights are crappy, the drainage and evaporative system is crappy... But I guess, technically, when everything is perfect, it does keep frozen stuff frozen. It won't stop spoilage in the fridge as well as literally any other brand, though, even when set to the lowest temperature. Samsung is forever on my "do not buy; and mention the personal boycott every time the brand is brought up as an option" list, just like Nestle.
- jve 5y ago> if it weren't a horrible shade of yellow-green You may try any of different methods of making it white again: https://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-whiten-yellowed-plastic/ https://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-whiten-yellowed-plast... Looks really neat using Peroxide method: https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/feature-learn-how-whiten-your-yellowed-plastic-gadgets https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/feature-learn-how-whiten-you...
- donatj 5y agoYou misunderstand, that’s the factory color of the exterior of the old refrigerator. It looks a lot like the following https://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/AWJPEG/SHP/2013/ovrphil++12-30-2013-23-27-3.jpg https://www.automaticwasher.org/TD/AWJPEG/SHP/2013/ovrphil++...
- rascul 5y agoIt can be painted.
- datavirtue 5y agoI recently donated a three year old Samsung to my neighbor for his beer because it would not stop icing and leaking inside the refrigeration area. Supposedly a revised part fixes it. The revised part was installed...still crap. $2000 POS I replaced it with a new frig using an old basic design from GE. $800 I should have known better.