My girlfriend bought a new fridge in 2021. It has been replaced 3 times and now that it is out of ‘warrantee’ it needs a new control board. It was 1800 bucks and junk.
I have a 40 year old “beer fridge” in the shop that works just fine. Some of my friends have old ammonia “beer fridges” in their garage that must be 60 70 years old. The only reason my house refrigerator is new is because I wanted an ice maker. Crossing my fingers hoping it lasts.
Friend of mine’s parents had an old Co-Op water heater once that finally had to be replaced when it was 50 years old. It was so heavy with sedimentation in it they had to use a farm tractor with a chain to drag it up the steps that went directly to the outside of their house from the basement.
Yeppers! see post 25.