[Jaybird777]

Originally Posted by Bill32

Our Whirlpool dishwasher stopped working in a little over a year ( we purchased at Lowes April 2024). We had the extended warrantee which is handled by Assurant inc. We Initiated the claim on 8/15/25 and after 4 visits by their repair contractor ( Flash appliance repair) our dishwasher still isn't fixed. After going round and round with Lowes my only recourse is getting the repair co. to say its not fixable and than maybe Lowes can exchange it. There is a minimum of two weeks waiting for the repair people to come out, with out a specific time so we have to sit around all day. Very disappointed with Whirlpool and will avoid buying their products, and the extended warrantee from Lowes is basically useless, better off just calling a local repair company if service is needed. I'm glad it wasn't the refrigerator...Doing some research on appliance points to only LG, for a mid price unit, and we all know Bosch is top rated...End of rant. Two weeks and the repair company will be back. Fingers crossed...

I have had 10 years of great service from my Bosch dishwasher. It is very quiet, and it does an incredible job at getting dishes clean. It’s the only machine I’ve ever used that really can clean a messy casserole dish with some baked on food without pre washing. I am moving soon and the new house has a Samsung which will quickly be replaced with a Bosch. It is a “must have” for us.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

You can look at a faucet at HD that's $199 and see what looks like the exact same one for $299 at a kitchen store. Same with appliances. They look identical, but they're not.

When I was building homes, that was a constant point of contention. People would insist on some kitchen appliance or hardware that HD/Lowe's had, at low price ... we refused to put them in.

Funny how you always seem to get what you paid for, good or bad.

Originally Posted by merrymini

I was told by a plumber that the faucets are different internally and that the cheaper versions use plastic instead of metal.

That's exactly the case. When we were building custom homes, the wives were great for shopping for faucets at Home Depot and then complaining, we want to charge her $500 for the faucet she could get from HD for $199. As your Plumber correctly pointed out, the HD ones had plastic, everywhere they could get away with it. Any Plumber who cares about his reputation, would never put plastic faucets in a new home.

[MollyJo]

Originally Posted by Bill32

Our Whirlpool dishwasher stopped working in a little over a year ( we purchased at Lowes April 2024). We had the extended warrantee which is handled by Assurant inc. We Initiated the claim on 8/15/25 and after 4 visits by their repair contractor ( Flash appliance repair) our dishwasher still isn't fixed. After going round and round with Lowes my only recourse is getting the repair co. to say its not fixable and than maybe Lowes can exchange it. There is a minimum of two weeks waiting for the repair people to come out, with out a specific time so we have to sit around all day. Very disappointed with Whirlpool and will avoid buying their products, and the extended warrantee from Lowes is basically useless, better off just calling a local repair company if service is needed. I'm glad it wasn't the refrigerator...Doing some research on appliance points to only LG, for a mid price unit, and we all know Bosch is top rated...End of rant. Two weeks and the repair company will be back. Fingers crossed...

Pay more & go with high end brands. I had an LG French door refrigerator, 2 years compressor out, 3 1/2 years sealed system failed. Did not buy warranty. No more LG for me!

[Kevco]

Hi Bill, my experience has been that those extended warranties are not worth the paper they are written on. These are profit mechanisms and almost always handled by a third party. One (among many) of the tactics used is to delay getting a service man out in hopes that it will wear you down and give up your claim. Making you go through a tiring phone call including telephone prompts and long wait periods is another tactic used to get the actual paid claims to the lowest possible amount. We never fall for this nonsense.