Boomer,

Mr. Katezbox is a former appliance sales guy. Before you think plaid sport coat - he worked for a company that did not pay commission to be sure the customer got what was best for the customer.

He can tell you all about the woes of Maytag, the DW we had that was replaced by them etc etc. His forum name is Finley - I would send him a PM.

Money, Doug and 1234 - he would agree with you on LG, Bosch and Fisher-Payku-el (sp). Here in TV we have as Asko. He so agreed with the Great One, that we sold our GE appliances provided with this house new.

k

Kate, that is funny! We got our consumer reports yesterday and this months issue has all the major kitchen appliances, and GE is in the top 3 in everything. I guess it just depends.

We bought a Maytag Washer and Dryer (top load) here in TV after owning a pair up north for more than 30 years with barely a problem. Now after only 15months the washer started making the loudest sounds when agitating and we called a local appliance repair man...he said it may be the motor but advised me to call maytag for it could still be under warranty. Well I called a maytag repair guy (Orlando)and they told me it would cost $90 service call plus $15 per 15 minutes to diagonse the problem and if it was the motor it would be covered by warranty but have to be ordered...BUT we still pay all the service call, work time and travel time involved which would be close to $200. I said wait a minute....$200 to fix a 15 month machine that only cost me $399!!!! Now this machine is only been used for 15 months and its not like we wash for a family of 6 every day. The earlier discussion of planned obselence in 5 years was starting to sound good to me...I mean thats 3 1/2 years longer than I am getting!

So I wrote a letter to MAYTAG and expalined my situation and they did make arrangements for a MAYTAG repair man to come to the hosue at their expense. WHen the reapir guy showed up he told me that MAytag was having alot of problems with this particular machine (Bought from Home Depot) and that it was not the motor but the entire balancing system supporting the drum. He had to order the parts and would call us in approx 5 days to finish the repair. In the mean time we could still use the washer but it would be loud.

I give Maytag (Now Whirilpool) credit for accocomodating our concerns and cover the costs for labor and parts but most likely they did this because they knew they had problems with the particular model we bought. NOt certain I would buy another MAytag but at least we had better than expected luck in dealing with the company in asking for repairs..and I just wonder if I will ever make the 5 year mark before something else happens.

Mark,

Part of the issue with consumer reports is that the models GE makes for Home Depot are different than those thy make for dealers and they are sometimes different from those sold through contractors. They change the models so fast that you can't always get the one that CR has recommended - and the next model may be awful! Also our global economy has major companies outsourcing parts all over - and the compressor on the line tomorrow may be different from the one used today.

I think the best way to buy appliances is to talk to the repair guys like Doug. They know what is working reliably consistently time after time.

Your point about Sears before is well taken. I think Sears is a bit like TV. They don't manufacture the appliances they sell - just as TV does not self-perform construction of the houses here. But manufacturers know that to provide Sears with their private label (Kenmore) brand is a phenomenal revenue stream. So the builders TV uses makes sure the homes are well built - who would like to lose that contract? And the same happens with Kenmore... JMO.

k

I like GE PROFILE
 

Boomer.

Three years ago we renovated our kitchen in Ohio. We chose GE Profile and I love the 48" built in refrigerator, we also chose the Profile microwave that can also switch to be a convection oven. We have two built in ovens too with convection, also Profile. We have a Profile dishwasher and warming oven. I love them all. In a big cooking event they are on my team. ( I LOVE that new Ikea commercial)

Kate, I do agree. We have found alot of times it is hard to find the model they have tested, as you said, cause they change them so fast!
And you are right also one model can be great and another a true dud.
That is like yesterday we had the repairman to fix our 23 year old Kenmore Dryer. The guy told us to take both the Dryer and Washer (same age/make) to TV as it was way better then most new stuff and easier to fix!

Army Guy

About ten years ago my mother ended up buying a restored 1939 chambers gas stove. I remember we had one growing up as well.
This thing was as heavy as a tank but nothing bought today could compare with the quality.
It had a built in griddle and deep well etc. You could turn the oven off early and it stayed hot for a long time.
She paid about $700 and it is now worth a lot more.
70 years and works great!
My mom passed away 2 years ago and my cousin wanted the stove. I know it will be used for a long time to come.
They just do not make things to last anymore unless you go to something commercial.

I was told by sales personel at 2 retailers that GE is going out of the appliance business. I have noticed that their quality is not as good with what we got in our TV home. LG seems to be the up and coming brand now.
Anyone with reports on LG products??

No report on LG ,but my friends GE dryer caught on fire and darn near burned their house down.

I started this thread two months ago when my Maytag dishwasher offended me. At that time, I had forgotten all about the fact that my Maytag clothes washer had offended me, also. It used to rip up our clothes on the "Normal" cycle. I have been avoiding that cycle for so long that I had blocked that part from my memory. (I think we might be the ones who started that ripped-up clothes look that some teenagers seem to like.)

I really appreciated all the posts here about your appliance experiences.

And I know nothing is like it used to be. (Sigh....I know I'm not.) But I sure wish somebody would make appliances to last.

But anyway, I thought I would find this old thread and let you know how things turned out.

In the end of all the reading and shopping and asking and comparing and not really being convinced that one was better than the other, we finally bought Electrolux this past weekend. Lots of bells and whistles to go wrong on those things, I know. But we kept coming back to them.

So it's appliance Christmas presents at our house this year, it looks like. These things sure aren't easy to wrap, and fitting them under the tree is really hard. :shrug:

Boomer

we turned our kitchen into a golf cart garage, brand new (5 years old but never used) kitchen appliances for sale, no reasonable offer refused...GN

Mr Nut...OK, maybe I'm gullible....but, are you messing with us or did you really convert your kitchen to a golf cart garage???

Talk about wifey declaring "the kitchen is closed"

I have found that most brands have several levels of quality. You can spend $300 for a GE refrigerator or $2500. Same with dishwashers. My last one I bought the Kitchen Aid highest end one. I think it was around $1400 and is now six years old. It is really great. Can hold twice what my old Maytag could, can't even hear it running, and the dishes sparkle when done. The ones you get at the discount houses are made to be sold at a price point and are a questionable quality. Buy the high end of any name brand and you are usually getting a product that will last.

Appliances
 

We had a jennair stove up north, I would never buy another one. Cost us 1400 for stove and 600 for repairs.
Our LG refrig was good no problems. Whirlpool dishwasher was also good no problems.
I will go with what is in house we just bought for now. When they go I will decide what to go with.

07, just kidding.......gn