Large appliances and bad Karma.
 

Up north our gas or electric companies offer full house continuing warranty. Well worth $12 a month. Three dead Refrigerators.

With each house we have bought in TV there was a Free one year extended warranty on appliances. Thanks to those warranty’s 3 refrigerators stopped working within the warranty. $300 food replacements, and check to cover 90% of an upgrade 3 new refrigerators.

Current house came with a Two year free appliance warranty. Given our bad Refrigerator Karma, our two year warranty ended May 15. I chose to buy a 5 year plan starting May 16, for $325. No deductible, free service calls, parts, weekend and holiday, food loss $$ and replacement $$ for new Fridge.

5am This morning French Press Kona, opened fridge for homemade scone, and cream. Every item was sweating, dead fridge. Schedule emergency online appointment for today. The same Repair guy from our past 3 houses, sadly knows me by first name.
Fridge repaired, part would have been $175 service call, $75. He took pics of contents sent in for $300 food allotment. Thankfully trash is Thursday.
Fourth time I have actually made money from Refrigerator Warranty. 59 months and 3 weeks left to fix my bad Refrigerator Karma again and again.

Perhaps you could tell us the manufacturer’s name(s) of the refrigerators?

How did your food spoil so quickly?

My guess? LG or Samsung?…

Up north one LG, repaired one Samsung, repaired, one Kitchen Aid (3 different houses) kitchen aide died during the pandemic took 7 weeks to get any replacement. All three refrigerators were 3-6 yo. But our whole house warranties through our Electric and Gas suppliers.

In TV developer used builder grade top freezer or side by side Whirlpool. Side by side died during pandemic took 9 weeks to get replacement, which also died 11 days later, also had to be replaced. (Bad Karma) or pandemic junk manufactured. Best Buy just brought out a new one.

After the pandemic Developer switched to GE, ours is Profile. We returned late from 3 days 2 nights in Disney, didn’t open fridge until the morning. So no idea when it stopped working. Once inside temp reaches their unsafe standards warranty food replacement kicks in. Copy of receipts, and contents pictures, sent to warranty, who determines food cost. Check in the mail within 7 days.

Wow... this is indeed bad karma! What did you ever do to refrigerators that they have a vendetta against you? LOL.

In my Naples home, where I'm typing from right now, my fridge is a GE Profile that is 17 years old now! I've had to repair the water/ice dispenser once. It will be replaced this year, but it's still working.

Up north we have 18yo Whirlpool, ice maker started leaking two weeks ago. Tech dropped in a new maker, under house warranty.

He told our Granddaughter, thank this fridge everyday for continuing to keep food cold. Because all the new models are basically throwaway junk.

Apparently I didn’t know I needed to thank all our Refrigerators daily, hence bad Karma.
Then again for 40 years every vacation we always had horrible weather. Hurricane outside of season, massive thunderstorms. It even rained in Aruba, and it never rains in Aruba.

Have had a Bosch DW and refrigerator 6 years. No problem with either. Samsung Stove and micro. One problem. Saved $1000 plus by not buying warranty.

If want know who makes what appliances go here

Appliance411 The Purchase: Who Makes What?

I don’t see Samsung on list but Samsung South Korea company different from LG.

Many in TV have no idea there is a Free extended 1-2 year warranty on new home appliances. Appliances for us from BB have a free 2 year warranty. Costco warranty is above anyone

Appliances manufactured more than 10 years ago were meant to last. Newer appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers are cheaply made with shoddy plastic parts ensuring planned obsolescence.

Plastic parts are manufactured in India or China.

Often there's no replacement parts and this is compounded by ripoff repairmen and excessively price parts worth less than a dollar. It's easier to just purchase a new appliance. Everything is viewed as disposable. The name of the game is exploitation.

A couple of years ago, our 2+ year old Kenmore frig died while we were on travel. We had a warranty service which sent out a repairman. He fixed it, but it was followed by 3 successive failures in less than 2 months. I spoke with the repairman who said about 60% of his repairs involve frigs with LG parts, particularly their compressors. I asked which manufacturers we should avoid, and he told me it's easier to tell me which ones I should consider. He said buy a GE, Frigidaire, Kitchen Aide or Whirlpool. They do not use LG parts. Bought a GE and have been happy ever since. Of course, that may be the announcer's curse.

The case of the refrigerator killer
 

3 Dead refrigerators, my refrigerator is 13 years old, and it works like the day I bought it.
Please whatever you do don't drive pass my house.

Please tell us which model you are buying next, so that we can all avoid that model!:a20::Screen_of_Death:

Vacation weather, we have had similar experiences, except that within 6 months of our leaving, there have been natural disasters at the same location. . .

Proves Sportsguy's theorem:

US economic policy is the cheapest minimum quality product is the defacto economic policy goal. a friend worked at GE corporate, and all the GE execs agreed with this rule, and laughed while stating not to buy GE appliances for longevity. .

I’m all about the convenience of a good working refrigerator. I googled years ago & read that Miele a German manufacturer builds appliances like the old ‘Maytag’ service person with nothing to do bc the product is a quality build. It’s expensive, but to get 20 years operational service is worth every penny.
When the junk refrigerators die & have to wait weeks/months for a replacement, how do you comfortably live your life?