my elderly mother just replaced the refrigerator she had since 1964 and it stll ran.....not great but still ran. the new one she paid a thousand bucks for is a flimsey piece of crap. every time i i try to pull out the bottom drawer it feels like i am breaking it
@bbwylde I really don't know if they are worth money now. The insulation on the Norge was shot and the door was cracked inside. It was eventually dragged out of the house kicking and screaming during the Ontario Hydro fridge recycling program (:->
Only problem with the old latching doors was they were a coffin if a kid got into them. The magnetic seal doors we have now can be opened from the inside but you still have to take the door off when you discard of one. I wanna see one of our new age Korean, Chinese, etc units go 20 yrs let alone 60 yrs.
@bluenazz Even the new lockless ones can be a hazard if they are laid with the lid like a chest freezer, or something falls on top of it. Takes 2 seconds with a socket wrench to remove the bolts that hold the door hinges on. Commercial walkins have a handle latch but inside they have a release and most aren't airtight.
Hi there, I recall that there was once a working light in the Norge fridge but it isn't working now. It may just need replacing. It's about 3000 miles away from where I live though (:->
Rubbish! Old fridges actually use less power. Renshy84 (from youtube) tested his 50s fridge and found it uses less energy than some of the current fridges around. Old fridges last longer too, new ones can, under most circumstances lose their mojo after 3 years! Take a look at my video of the Arcus refrigerator from 82 that my granddad runs on my channel page
@bestbets1 You are forgetting that modern fridges are much bigger, and defrost automatically. An average modern fridge uses about 400-600kwh per year. No more than a fridge from the 50s, despite being much larger and having automatic defrost.
my elderly mother just replaced the refrigerator she had since 1964 and it stll ran.....not great but still ran. the new one she paid a thousand bucks for is a flimsey piece of crap. every time i i try to pull out the bottom drawer it feels like i am breaking it
inkey2 3 months ago
@inkey2 LOL! They build the new fridges very thin indeed (:->
bluenazz 3 months ago
Are these worth any money? I've got one in my basement with freezer on bottom. Works as good as a new one.
bbwylde 6 months ago
@bbwylde I really don't know if they are worth money now. The insulation on the Norge was shot and the door was cracked inside. It was eventually dragged out of the house kicking and screaming during the Ontario Hydro fridge recycling program (:->
bluenazz 6 months ago
Only problem with the old latching doors was they were a coffin if a kid got into them. The magnetic seal doors we have now can be opened from the inside but you still have to take the door off when you discard of one. I wanna see one of our new age Korean, Chinese, etc units go 20 yrs let alone 60 yrs.
rhblakeman 1 year ago
@rhblakeman I'd forgotten about the old days when kids were locking themselves in fridges. You're right about those latch locks being dangerous!
bluenazz 1 year ago
@bluenazz Even the new lockless ones can be a hazard if they are laid with the lid like a chest freezer, or something falls on top of it. Takes 2 seconds with a socket wrench to remove the bolts that hold the door hinges on. Commercial walkins have a handle latch but inside they have a release and most aren't airtight.
rhblakeman 1 year ago
@rhblakeman I am pretty sure another family member I know have an early 90's westinghouse fridge. Still going strong too!
airconguy1 1 year ago
good video
well i m looking for video that last night i was cleaning refridgerator uper place
and i was using kinfe to clean ice from its body and i hit in the body and the gas speedly
cam out can any body advice me the solotion how to fix it
zabhutto2 1 year ago
@zabhutto2 Thanks for watching. I wish that I could fix fridges too!
bluenazz 1 year ago
@zabhutto2 message davidsfarm, he knows how to fix fridges and many other things
tubageek2006 1 year ago
@tubageek2006 Sadly, my parents had that fridge removed and it's gone to the great chiller in the sky. Glad that I video'd it first though (:->
bluenazz 1 year ago
Very interesting and cool. Did that bad boy come with a light inside?
treetoptop 2 years ago
Hi there, I recall that there was once a working light in the Norge fridge but it isn't working now. It may just need replacing. It's about 3000 miles away from where I live though (:->
bluenazz 2 years ago
Come on, only 3000 miles? Run right up there with a 30 watt utility bulb and give 'er a try! : )
treetoptop 2 years ago
LOL! I'll report back to you when I visit again in 2010 (:->
bluenazz 2 years ago
That is BEAUTIFUL. I love the old atomic kitchen appliances.
sideshowtink 2 years ago
So do I Tink and I'm glad that my parents haven't thrown that fridge out, even though it must consume way too much power (:->
bluenazz 2 years ago
Rubbish! Old fridges actually use less power. Renshy84 (from youtube) tested his 50s fridge and found it uses less energy than some of the current fridges around. Old fridges last longer too, new ones can, under most circumstances lose their mojo after 3 years! Take a look at my video of the Arcus refrigerator from 82 that my granddad runs on my channel page
bestbets1 1 year ago
@bestbets1 You are forgetting that modern fridges are much bigger, and defrost automatically. An average modern fridge uses about 400-600kwh per year. No more than a fridge from the 50s, despite being much larger and having automatic defrost.
captain150 1 year ago
Amazing! This thing was really built to last!
DrCassette 2 years ago
Up here in the far north, we only need freezers for 6 months of the year. During the other 6 months, it's cold enough to store things outside (:->
bluenazz 2 years ago
It's gotta have snow in the freezer -
I still call them an "ice box"!
umajunkcollector 2 years ago
And they were build to last not like the one's that are out there now
owlydog 2 years ago