Thread: Clunker appliances

On Aug 25, 2:52*pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
> refrigerator.
>
> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick...
>
> Maybe you're in luck?
>
> nancy

No cash....just a rebate for buying energy efficient appliances.

Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Aug 25, 2:52 pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
>> refrigerator.
>>
>> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick...
>>
>> Maybe you're in luck?

> No cash....just a rebate for buying energy efficient appliances.

Darn. I guess it works out as cash if you let them haul away your
old one.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:k2Zkm.1841$[email protected]:

> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their
> old refrigerator.
>
> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...73/refrigerato
> rspickupwhereclunkersleftoff/
>
> Maybe you're in luck?
>
> nancy

They can have my 70's stove, refrig and clothes dryer!!

I do need new.

sandi wrote:
> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote

>> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their
>> old refrigerator.
>>
>> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...73/refrigerato
>> rspickupwhereclunkersleftoff/

> They can have my 70's stove, refrig and clothes dryer!!
>
> I do need new.

Cool, now's an opportunity to get a few bucks off. You sure got
a lot of mileage from your current ones.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:xD1lm.219$[email protected]:

> sandi wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>>> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their
>>> old refrigerator.
>>>
>>> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...73/refrigerato
>>> rspickupwhereclunkersleftoff/
>
>> They can have my 70's stove, refrig and clothes dryer!!
>>
>> I do need new.
>
> Cool, now's an opportunity to get a few bucks off. You sure got
> a lot of mileage from your current ones.
>
> nancy

LOL.. yes, good mileage. Oldies but goodies. I believe the old
appliance last longer than the newer ones. But I really can
judge.. because I haven't had new since '76. :-)

On Aug 25, 5:52*pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
> refrigerator.
>
> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick...
>
> Maybe you're in luck?
>
> nancy

Heh. I'll see my electric bill go down after this weekend. We ship
the munchkin off to college, and so the lights in the house (and the
fans, and the computers) will all be off for 8-16 hours a day when
we're at work or sleeping<g>

That's my energy conservation method, and I'm sticking to it!

A new clothes dryer may be in the near future, but we'll see.

maxine in ri

maxine <[email protected]> wrote in news:af69bdef-ea44-46c6-a225-
[email protected]:

> On Aug 25, 5:52*pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
>> refrigerator.
>>
>> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick...
>>
>> Maybe you're in luck?
>>
>> nancy
>
> Heh. I'll see my electric bill go down after this weekend. We ship
> the munchkin off to college, and so the lights in the house (and the
> fans, and the computers) will all be off for 8-16 hours a day when
> we're at work or sleeping<g>
>
> That's my energy conservation method, and I'm sticking to it!


When the same thing happened to us, we noticed that we didn't have to buy 2
shopping trolleys of food, and we actually started to save a *heap* of
money in our savings account.

We're going to move interstate before they start breeding, so we don't get
caught in the "grandparent trap".


>
> A new clothes dryer may be in the near future, but we'll see.
>


I see a new dishwasher, a new phone/fax center, a new laptop, a new
freezer, and most likely a new Wii as well in our near future :-)

And there will only ever be *two* people using them!!

maxine wrote:
> On Aug 25, 5:52 pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
>> refrigerator.
>>
>> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick...
>>
>> Maybe you're in luck?

> Heh. I'll see my electric bill go down after this weekend. We ship
> the munchkin off to college, and so the lights in the house (and the
> fans, and the computers) will all be off for 8-16 hours a day when
> we're at work or sleeping<g>
>
> That's my energy conservation method, and I'm sticking to it!

Works for me! I signed up for time-of-day electric rates when I
worked and no one was home during the day. 2/3s of my usage
is on off peak hours.

> A new clothes dryer may be in the near future, but we'll see.

Yeah, I'm set (knock wood), I don't think I'll be taking advantage.
I'm clunker-free.

nancy

sandi wrote:
> "Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote

>> Cool, now's an opportunity to get a few bucks off. You sure got
>> a lot of mileage from your current ones.

> LOL.. yes, good mileage. Oldies but goodies. I believe the old
> appliance last longer than the newer ones.

I did think that, but I didn't say it. Heh.

> But I really can judge.. because I haven't had new since '76. :-)

You'd probably like new features, if nothing else.

nancy

On Aug 26, 8:34*am, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
> maxine wrote:
> > On Aug 25, 5:52 pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
> >> refrigerator.
>
> >>http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick....
>
> >> Maybe you're in luck?
> > Heh. *I'll see my electric bill go down after this weekend. *We ship
> > the munchkin off to college, and so the lights in the house (and the
> > fans, and the computers) will all be off for 8-16 hours a day when
> > we're at work or sleeping<g>
>
> > That's my energy conservation method, and I'm sticking to it!
>
> Works for me! *I signed up for time-of-day electric rates when I
> worked and no one was home during the day. *2/3s of my usage
> is on off peak hours.

I wish they'd offer that here. It'd be really nice to be able to net
produce during peak by putting solar panels up on my due south facing
roof. I still wouldn't break even, but a lot closer, enough to make
it worth it. Missouri is backward in solar energy legislation.
>
> > A new clothes dryer may be in the near future, but we'll see.
>
> Yeah, I'm set (knock wood), I don't think I'll be taking advantage.
> I'm clunker-free.

We could put in central air. Hmm?
>
> nancy

--Bryan

On Aug 25, 4:52*pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
> refrigerator.
>
> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick...
>
> Maybe you're in luck?
>
> nancy

No details yet - Iowa gets almost $4M. All my appliances they mention
are new .... and my water heater is an energy-saver, but I could
probably use a new one - mine's 12 years old now. They don't last
like they used to. I don't know if that will be one of the "cash"
options or not.

N.

Nancy2 wrote:
> On Aug 25, 4:52 pm, "Nancy Young" <rjynly...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I think I saw someone here thinking they'd like cash for their old
>> refrigerator.
>>
>> http://www.comcast.net/finance/forwh...rigeratorspick...

> No details yet - Iowa gets almost $4M. All my appliances they mention
> are new .... and my water heater is an energy-saver, but I could
> probably use a new one - mine's 12 years old now. They don't last
> like they used to. I don't know if that will be one of the "cash"
> options or not.

Ooo! I forgot that one. I don't remember how old my water heater
is, it might be a contender. You know they just don't last. To add
insult to injury, they can't just stop making hot water, they have to
make a huge mess. I can't imagine they wouldn't be covered.

nancy

Chemo the Clown <[email protected]> writes:


> No cash....just a rebate for buying energy efficient appliances.

It's a no win situation. I had an old GE (sold under several othe brand
names, too) that lasted forever. Still ran when I threw it out (cost me
$10 to dump). I knew at least 4 other people that still had the same
refrigerator in their kitchen as main fridge or in garage as backup. I
had fixed mine several times, replacing minor parts like defrost fan,
defrost timer, etc. Trivial repair for a DIY geek.

I got a near new, but not running, low-end fridge from a friend (again,
GE) with high thermal efficiency. I bypassed thermal controls to
discover main refrigeration system still good. Finally isolated
thermostat as problem. A cheap fix, I thought. Went to much trusted
local parts/repair shop for part. After much chortling from the guys, I
was informed the specific tool required to do the incredibly difficult
repair cost almost more than another new cheapo fridge. Tossed fridge,
at expense of $10. (sigh)

nb