tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7006246299700977680..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Un nouveau congélateurKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48750189633879497122017-08-06T06:28:16.635+02:002017-08-06T06:28:16.635+02:00The conventional wisdom here in France is that hom...The conventional wisdom here in France is that home appliances are made to last about 10 years now. Then they need to be replaced. Our clothes dryer is 14 years old, but we hardly use it at all. The washing machine, refrigerator, and kitchen stove have all been replaced over the past two or three years. Next will have to be the dishwasher. We didn't get the old freezer until 2005, because after starting our vegetable garden in 2004 and enjoying a fantastic harvest, a freezer seemed to be a requirement.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20223299977841103022017-08-06T06:23:29.663+02:002017-08-06T06:23:29.663+02:00In my reading, I've learned that Hotpoint was ...In my reading, I've learned that Hotpoint was started up in California more than 100 years ago by a man from Wisconsin. He invented the first electric iron. The Hotpoint was bought by General Electric, and the GE/Hotpoint factory was and still is in Louisville, Kentucky. Hotpoint has a 23% market share for "white goods" (<i>appareils électroménagers</i>, home appliances) in the U.K., where it started making appliances nearly 100 years ago. More recently, Hotpoint in the U.S. has been bought by a Chinese company (Haier) and the European Hotpoint division has come under the control of Whirlpool. Whew!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89237045728187428822017-08-06T02:23:24.187+02:002017-08-06T02:23:24.187+02:00Hotpoint is an old brand name, with a good reputat...Hotpoint is an old brand name, with a good reputation, but as others have noted, appliances now are made with planned obsolescence in mind. Still, something you don't have to defrost should be a big improvement for efficiency. And I've found that upright freezers are so much easier to use.<br />I love that the name sounds (in Franglish translation) as if it's a "congealer", which is just what you want it to do.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46434671470776284482017-08-05T22:50:56.758+02:002017-08-05T22:50:56.758+02:00A very sensible idea, may you enjoy many happy yea...A very sensible idea, may you enjoy many happy years filling it with your home grown produce. <br />Our integrated Liebherr (i.e. built-in) fridge/freezer is seventeen years old, and this summer I've finally "retired" it, although it was still going strong. The freezer section was small and needed defrosting too often. A couple of years ago I bought a Zanussi fridge/freezer which is totally self defrosting - an absolute bonus. This replaced a large five drawer Zanussi freezer which took too much time and energy to fill - especially as I didn't grow my own veg or fruit.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-10481775995590376752017-08-05T16:04:22.598+02:002017-08-05T16:04:22.598+02:00We have a 32 year old frig, plus a 25 year old upr...We have a 32 year old frig, plus a 25 year old upright freezer that needs to be defrosted pretty soon. What Andrew says about longevity of modern appliances seems to be correct, but I hope your new (and old) freezers last a long time.Chrissouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339193014456785652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19459267932092991312017-08-05T15:02:00.538+02:002017-08-05T15:02:00.538+02:00Appliances aren't built to last now. No longer...Appliances aren't built to last now. No longer does a fridge last for forty years. Anything over ten years for such an appliance is bonus time. In ten years time, your will be ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33975445175427502512017-08-05T14:50:44.011+02:002017-08-05T14:50:44.011+02:00Congrats, it is lovely :) If that even matters ( t...Congrats, it is lovely :) If that even matters ( to anyone but me ) .. Good that the old one still works, you can enjoy having more space than you need for frozen things .. I think "long life" means different things to different people...<br />To us it means we get to live to be really old. To appliance manufacturers it means they live until the day after the warrantee runs out :)<br />I can see you now, madly picking and parboiling and freezing the summer bounty .. have fun !!Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4158973031821626882017-08-05T13:20:42.305+02:002017-08-05T13:20:42.305+02:00What company made that long-life freezer? I hope t...What company made that long-life freezer? I hope the freezer we're buying will last as long.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73583561907832193982017-08-05T11:48:55.736+02:002017-08-05T11:48:55.736+02:00Our freezer is old - very old. We got it when we m...Our freezer is old - very old. We got it when we moved into this house 32 years ago! Every time I have to defrost it -- twice a year, I think it's time to get a new, energy-efficient, self-defrosting one. May you be our inspiration!Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24406756847097961332017-08-05T09:06:50.423+02:002017-08-05T09:06:50.423+02:00Wise decision, perfect timing and a very good choi...Wise decision, perfect timing and a very good choice. May it last at least for another 12 years!Jan uit Perthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310909549382047087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32456751057171929232017-08-05T08:35:35.223+02:002017-08-05T08:35:35.223+02:00That's a very sensible idea........as long as ...That's a very sensible idea........as long as both are half empty............LOL!!!<br />Mind you, an upright freezer definitely beats rummaging around in the depths of a chest freezer any day, at least you stand more chance of seeing what you ou've got in there.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.com