Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridge compressor autopsy
From the notes: &quot;These marginal design choices are not the only way to get an efficient unit, since the fridge compressors from the 1940&#x27;s and 1950&#x27;s era were very efficient, while having consistently longer lives. This failed unit is purely an example of doing just enough to get by until it is someone else&#x27;s problem.&quot;<p>I&#x27;ve been seeing this as a common issue throughout most of the household appliances we&#x27;ve tried to buy in the last ten years. They just don&#x27;t last.