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May 11, 2009 at 11:50 AM #397235May 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM #396648
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ParticipantWe bought a Maytag top-of-the line french door fridge with the big freezer drawer on the bottom three years ago when we moved back from Japan. PIECE OF CRAP!!! We’ve had repairman out to replace the motherboard twice. Apparently it runs too hot for the CPU. I suppose this is what we get for mixing computers with major appliances. After the first repair I spent the money for the extended warranty. Paid off 6 months after we bought it. Fried motherboard again. We spent $2200 for that fridge. I think it’s going in the garage in Gaithersburg. The one that comes with the house is an LG (see next).
At the same time we bought front-loader LG W/D, both are fantastic, not a lick of trouble. Definitely leave the washer door open, or you will smell mildew. I’m now a sucker for Korean major appliances, so I guess I also second the Samsung recommendation.
May 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM #396898ParticipantWe bought a Maytag top-of-the line french door fridge with the big freezer drawer on the bottom three years ago when we moved back from Japan. PIECE OF CRAP!!! We’ve had repairman out to replace the motherboard twice. Apparently it runs too hot for the CPU. I suppose this is what we get for mixing computers with major appliances. After the first repair I spent the money for the extended warranty. Paid off 6 months after we bought it. Fried motherboard again. We spent $2200 for that fridge. I think it’s going in the garage in Gaithersburg. The one that comes with the house is an LG (see next).
At the same time we bought front-loader LG W/D, both are fantastic, not a lick of trouble. Definitely leave the washer door open, or you will smell mildew. I’m now a sucker for Korean major appliances, so I guess I also second the Samsung recommendation.
May 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM #397122ParticipantWe bought a Maytag top-of-the line french door fridge with the big freezer drawer on the bottom three years ago when we moved back from Japan. PIECE OF CRAP!!! We’ve had repairman out to replace the motherboard twice. Apparently it runs too hot for the CPU. I suppose this is what we get for mixing computers with major appliances. After the first repair I spent the money for the extended warranty. Paid off 6 months after we bought it. Fried motherboard again. We spent $2200 for that fridge. I think it’s going in the garage in Gaithersburg. The one that comes with the house is an LG (see next).
At the same time we bought front-loader LG W/D, both are fantastic, not a lick of trouble. Definitely leave the washer door open, or you will smell mildew. I’m now a sucker for Korean major appliances, so I guess I also second the Samsung recommendation.
May 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM #397181ParticipantWe bought a Maytag top-of-the line french door fridge with the big freezer drawer on the bottom three years ago when we moved back from Japan. PIECE OF CRAP!!! We’ve had repairman out to replace the motherboard twice. Apparently it runs too hot for the CPU. I suppose this is what we get for mixing computers with major appliances. After the first repair I spent the money for the extended warranty. Paid off 6 months after we bought it. Fried motherboard again. We spent $2200 for that fridge. I think it’s going in the garage in Gaithersburg. The one that comes with the house is an LG (see next).
At the same time we bought front-loader LG W/D, both are fantastic, not a lick of trouble. Definitely leave the washer door open, or you will smell mildew. I’m now a sucker for Korean major appliances, so I guess I also second the Samsung recommendation.
May 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM #397325ParticipantWe bought a Maytag top-of-the line french door fridge with the big freezer drawer on the bottom three years ago when we moved back from Japan. PIECE OF CRAP!!! We’ve had repairman out to replace the motherboard twice. Apparently it runs too hot for the CPU. I suppose this is what we get for mixing computers with major appliances. After the first repair I spent the money for the extended warranty. Paid off 6 months after we bought it. Fried motherboard again. We spent $2200 for that fridge. I think it’s going in the garage in Gaithersburg. The one that comes with the house is an LG (see next).
At the same time we bought front-loader LG W/D, both are fantastic, not a lick of trouble. Definitely leave the washer door open, or you will smell mildew. I’m now a sucker for Korean major appliances, so I guess I also second the Samsung recommendation.
May 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM #396658SDEngineer
Participant[quote=patb]sears sells LG badged as kenmore for half the price.
do not get stainless or designer colors, as those will be harvest gold
in a few years. White is in vogue forever.Stainless shows smudges like crazy, you can go ape trying to keep it clean.
[/quote]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.
May 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM #396909Participant[quote=patb]sears sells LG badged as kenmore for half the price.
do not get stainless or designer colors, as those will be harvest gold
in a few years. White is in vogue forever.Stainless shows smudges like crazy, you can go ape trying to keep it clean.
[/quote]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.
May 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM #397132Participant[quote=patb]sears sells LG badged as kenmore for half the price.
do not get stainless or designer colors, as those will be harvest gold
in a few years. White is in vogue forever.Stainless shows smudges like crazy, you can go ape trying to keep it clean.
[/quote]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.
May 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM #397191Participant[quote=patb]sears sells LG badged as kenmore for half the price.
do not get stainless or designer colors, as those will be harvest gold
in a few years. White is in vogue forever.Stainless shows smudges like crazy, you can go ape trying to keep it clean.
[/quote]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.
May 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM #397335Participant[quote=patb]sears sells LG badged as kenmore for half the price.
do not get stainless or designer colors, as those will be harvest gold
in a few years. White is in vogue forever.Stainless shows smudges like crazy, you can go ape trying to keep it clean.
[/quote]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.
May 11, 2009 at 4:01 PM #396668
CoronitaParticipant[quote=SDEngineer]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.[/quote]
I think Maytag is Whirpool. At least Whirpool owns Maytag, as is does Jenn Air and Amana(was owned by Maytag), and KitchenAid….
In my experience, the 3 rules I follow for reliable appliances.
1) Avoid too much electronics and too many features…(Prefer manual controls versus those cool looking LCD/LED). My experience has been the electronics fail long before mechanical stuff.
2) Avoid Bosch appliances (especially dishwashers)…Expect your reliability from this german brand to be on par with german cars 🙂
3) Avoid Chinese brands.
May 11, 2009 at 4:01 PM #396920CoronitaParticipant[quote=SDEngineer]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.[/quote]
I think Maytag is Whirpool. At least Whirpool owns Maytag, as is does Jenn Air and Amana(was owned by Maytag), and KitchenAid….
In my experience, the 3 rules I follow for reliable appliances.
1) Avoid too much electronics and too many features…(Prefer manual controls versus those cool looking LCD/LED). My experience has been the electronics fail long before mechanical stuff.
2) Avoid Bosch appliances (especially dishwashers)…Expect your reliability from this german brand to be on par with german cars 🙂
3) Avoid Chinese brands.
May 11, 2009 at 4:01 PM #397142CoronitaParticipant[quote=SDEngineer]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.[/quote]
I think Maytag is Whirpool. At least Whirpool owns Maytag, as is does Jenn Air and Amana(was owned by Maytag), and KitchenAid….
In my experience, the 3 rules I follow for reliable appliances.
1) Avoid too much electronics and too many features…(Prefer manual controls versus those cool looking LCD/LED). My experience has been the electronics fail long before mechanical stuff.
2) Avoid Bosch appliances (especially dishwashers)…Expect your reliability from this german brand to be on par with german cars 🙂
3) Avoid Chinese brands.
May 11, 2009 at 4:01 PM #397201CoronitaParticipant[quote=SDEngineer]
Most Kenmore stuff is actually Whirlpool, but sort of a moot point, since Whirlpool is considered pretty reliable across all the appliances it makes. LG does make some Kenmore stuff though. Unfortunately though, Maytag also makes some Kenmore stuff, and they’re hardly the reliable manufacturer they used to be. I’d say most Kenmore stuff is probably made by reliable manufacturers though.[/quote]
I think Maytag is Whirpool. At least Whirpool owns Maytag, as is does Jenn Air and Amana(was owned by Maytag), and KitchenAid….
In my experience, the 3 rules I follow for reliable appliances.
1) Avoid too much electronics and too many features…(Prefer manual controls versus those cool looking LCD/LED). My experience has been the electronics fail long before mechanical stuff.
2) Avoid Bosch appliances (especially dishwashers)…Expect your reliability from this german brand to be on par with german cars 🙂
3) Avoid Chinese brands.
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