My brother-in-law's old fridge almost started a fire in his garage

I mean, we were just talking about his new freezer when he mentioned the old Kenmore's compressor was making a weird hum for months. He said he kept unplugging it to 'let it rest' and plugging it back in, which is apparently a huge risk for an electrical short. It hit different because he's usually so careful with stuff, and that fridge was from 2005. Has anyone else had a close call with an old appliance like that?

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leo_campbell1mo ago

Wow, that's a scary thought. People forget that garages get way hotter than our air-conditioned houses, and that extra heat really strains an old fridge's parts. It's like running it in an oven until something gives out.

the_james1mo ago

And the extra dust out there doesn't help either.