• BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Except furnaces functionally shut off when not actively making heat. A fridge potentially is only off for power outages or a cleaning

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      17 days ago

      Don’t fridges do the same thing? Once it gets the interior to the set temperature, the compressor turns off until the sensors say it needs more cold.

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      17 days ago

      30 years is a long life for a furnace. This thing was 45-50 and still running fine. The last maintenance note on the sheet on the inside was in the 80s lol.