Why aren't refrigerators & freezers designed to benefit from outside cold air?

You can drive around my neighborhood just about any week and find a fridge sitting on the curb. Most still run, the icemaker is bad or some other $40-50 part.

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gfretwell
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ok guys i have solution one make outside transfer widget for kegger have timer and gear make it happen i did

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acwtactical

This is just beyond stupid. It would not decrease the cost of a refrigerator, it would INCREASE the cost. What do you people think it costs to run a modern refrigerator? They draw 90 watts, and that's only when the compressor is running which is a fraction of the time! They cost less than $100 a year to run. How much is the added cost of a split system, running pipes, electric, all that BS going to add? And in winter, the fridge energy is adding a small amount to help heat the house too. Amazing how people can go fixing problems that don't exist even after all the above has been covered in this thread many times.

What pressure? Are they putting a gun to your head? I do see utilities occasionally offering some rebate incentives if you want to take advantage of them.

And they

Plenty of used appliances of all kinds, including refrigerators at the local used appliance stores here.

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trader_4

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