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[*] posted on 9-23-2013 at 08:46 AM


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There are 2 costs to owning a refrigerator. The purchase price and the CFE bill. Over the life of the refrigerator the CFE bill will be many times more than the original purchase price. In the last 10 years there has been major improvements in the energy efficiency of refrigerators. It is rarely the best economic option to buy older, used refrigerators or AC equipment. Buy the best and only cry once.


Buying new all depends on one's budget. The refrigerator is an energy star, so it should be ok, and Sr. Capuchino also knows his business. I also have a small freezer that isn't an energy star, but uses very little electricity, only about $1.00 per month.

Also, CFE use depends on how the electricity is used, just like other places. I conserve here in San Diego, and I'll being conserving in Tijuana.
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[*] posted on 9-24-2013 at 02:06 PM


End up with a "Mabe" stove and it'll drive you nuts. The burner controls are psychotic and the oven control is inconveniently indexed "1 thru 6". Doesn't matter anyway - "2" can be 150F one day and 750F the next. The burner knobs are great. Horizontal is full-blast and all the limit of "minimum" and what do you get? Minimum fire? Oh hell no. You get maybe 70% of full flame. No less. Never. All of the six Mabe stoves I have owned acted the same way.

At home I gave away the last MAYBE stove and got a Maytag. Yeah and 350F means something near 350 not 3,500




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[*] posted on 9-24-2013 at 06:01 PM


I haven't gotten to the stove part yet, I can live without one for a while, since I have some appliances and a bbq that I can use in the meantime. Next on the agenda is getting the rest of my stuff there and a magic jack plus. The stove will come later.
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