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Old 18th Jun 2017, 4:43 pm   #222
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Default Re: Museum of failure.

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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler View Post
Absorption refrigerators

The electrolux ones had an electric heater and a thermostat. The gas was ammonia. Very, Very reliable. Heaters were replaceable.
Remember ours well, Electrolux I think, it soldiered on for decades before being replaced but it never broke down, remember it had a tiny 'freezer' compartment that seemed fit only to make a few ice cubes!, now we consider ourselves hard done by without a large freezer and ready supply of frozen good to stock it with.
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