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Why does nobody talk about how many fridge compressors fail right after the 3-year warranty ends?
I was reading a trade journal from the supply house and it said like 22% of sealed system calls are for units between 37 and 40 months old, which seems way too specific to be a coincidence.
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rowanbennett1mo ago
Yeah, that bit about the thermal overload protectors is the whole game. Davidwright nailed it. They use these cheap little parts that are basically a timed fuse, and the math on the failure curve works out perfectly for just after the warranty. It's not even a secret in the parts world, it's just cheaper for them to plan for a full unit replacement than to build something that lasts.
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That stat lines up with what I've seen on the job. It's not just random failure, it's the cheap thermal overload protectors they use now. They're basically designed to burn out right after the warranty, forcing a full compressor swap instead of a simple fix.
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