New cooling unit or refurbish?

ajriding wrote:
If it were me I would not worry about a 5 yr warranty. I bet most or nearly all rebuilt or new units will pass the 5 yr mark.
Really the enemy is rust inside and running off-level. You can control the level.
The rust will eventually make a hole in the pipe and then coolant leaks out. A rebuilt unit will not fix damage done by rust, it can only clean the pipe out.
Given this I still would not put a warranty high on the list.

I have always rolled the dice on used units and not gone over $600. They have all worked, and the first one I bought eventually leaked, but it was after 15 years of me using it.

Don't get one too old.

I agree about the 5 year part.

But there is a bit of a contradiction in what you are saying,
or perhaps I don't understand you correctly?

I realize that there can/will be rust build-up inside the pipes.
My unit is more than 20 years old so there likely is rust.

So given that, why would you not put a 5-year warranty high on the list?

I don't think you understand what I am going for here.
I am not 'getting an old cooling unit'. I am keeping mine and having it
refurbished.
When I get it back it will still be 20+ years old.

Worst comes to worse, if a leak develops after five years I'll just buy a new fridge. For the time being I'm trying to save some money.