If you are renting an apartment do you think you can make them buy New Appliances to reduce energy demands?

Note: I looked for another catagory to ask this question in, but since energy usage concerns are also concerns geared toward Climate Change, I feel this would be as good a place to ask this question as any other place.

The thing is I know the appliances I have are going one ten years old (I have to do some research on the makes and models to get a better estimate than that, but I'm sure they are over five years old since they were here when I moved in nearly five years ago and they looked pretty well used at that time.)

And for even lower electric bills I'd love to get new appliances, but the darn appliances I have are working just fine, so I doubt the building manager would even consider buying new ones until they do. So do you think if I were to bring up lowering my Energy Consumption with newer appliances inorder to reduce my personal inpact on Carbon Emissions help my cause to get new appliances?

2008-01-02T18:58:30Z

Gen Patton - I'm not a Democrat, I'm a Republican and unfortunately I can't afford to buy a house right now. Also if I had the means I would buy my own appliances, but even if I did, I know this property doesn't have the capability to store the refrigerator and stove I currently have, since I worked for the apartment complex as a leasing specialist for a year and as a caretaker for three years, so I know they have to break down completely to get new appliances.

Anonymous2008-01-02T17:25:42Z

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That was address the other day. There is a movement to update more energy efficient appliances. I understand the owners of the rental properties are to great big discounts. Hope it works...Anything to slow down on fuel consumption it fine with me. Rental owners with appliances over 10 years old should especially get on board with this.

Tony2008-01-02T17:41:04Z

Why replace them if they are working just fine? The carbon footprint of producing a new appliance is probably greater than the carbon footprint created by replacing a working appliance.

Anonymous2008-01-02T16:49:27Z

If you are interested in your own carbon footprint keep the appliances as long as possible,the fuel savings are not going to offset the manufacturing costs globally,

Wes2008-01-02T16:14:14Z

ya know, in a perfect world, they would. cant hurt asking. it really depends on your renter. more expensive places would. i know you probably cant, but buying your own and switching them out is an option if you have somewhere to store the apartment's appliances in the mean time.

good luck!!

Tomcat2008-01-02T18:10:44Z

I do not think they would go for it because while we debate the issue with such passion on this forum the average person on the street could care less about this topic, they are probably more concerned about Snoop Dog's new reality series.

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