Old fridge vs new fridge - picked the wrong one for this rental

I had to choose between fixing a 15 year old Kenmore fridge or buying a new energy star model for this duplex I work on. The old one had a bad compressor and the quote from the supplier was $480 to swap it out. But a new basic fridge was $650 so I figured go new for the warranty and efficiency. Well the new one died after 3 months - some circuit board issue - and the tenant was without a fridge for 5 days waiting on parts. Looking back I should have just fixed the old one since those things run forever. Has anyone else had better luck sticking with older units in rentals?

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the_robin5d agoMost Upvoted

New appliances just aren't built like they used to be.

carr.luna4d ago

My 1989 GE fridge outlasted two new ones here, so I feel you on that, @the_robin.