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I mean, in a lot of appliances this might be true....but when it comes to refrigerators it's mostly because the refrigerant we use is a lot less effective, but a lot better for the environment. The demand put on modern day compressors plus the need to meet certain energy consult requirements just makes for a more fickle machine.