FLU is right! I ran my serial number of my kenmore elite HE3T front loader that has 16 years of dedicated service and low and behold, it was built by whirlpool. I wish I could run my Bosch dishwasher and find out it was made by someone other than Bosch, but we can’t have everything. As an owner of a BMW and a Bosch, the analogy is accurate in my experience. I’m not sure I will purchase either brand ever again.