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It used to have a decent compressor that consumed a few watts more, but it worked for 30+ years without a problem.

Now there is a trash compressor in it that consumes a little less, but with difficulty becomes 10 years

With the even more economical appliances you have a “digital” compressor technique where there is an extra electronic module to make the compressor sometimes deliver more and sometimes less power,
result again in total slightly less consumption and now you have an extra electronic module that if you do not get the dust out of everything every year (useful with a built-in fridge / freezer) can already malfunction after 3-4 years.

Result, appliances do indeed consume slightly less, but instead of every 30 years, you now have to produce a new freezer every 10 years (in China) on average, transport it with a large steamer on coal to here and then also return the defective refrigerator every 10 years to china so that they can recycle it “very environmentally friendly”.

Now you can let me know which are “REAL” best for the environment, the old ones that consume a little more for 30 years, or the new ones that use a little less but you can throw away every 5-15 years

We see the same problem with dishwashers, washing machines, …. such an A environmental label is nice of course, but to start with, the A is ONLY with the SPECIAL ECO 40-60 program (with a washing machine) and simply everything in the appliance that power consumed is of a weaker type

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