Front Load Washers revisited...

[mjarrels]

One thing I would look at is used. Around here, used < 1 year old sell for pennies on the dollar. My washer/dryer are 20 years old so I'm looking...

mark

 

[InlineDieselFan]

We have the Whirlpool Duet set, no problems, no complaints. She prefferred the Whirlpool over the LG for some reason, which I now forget. I liked the direct drive of the LG.

steve

 

[Steve_Miller]

Fixed my dishwasher this morning. Kenmore (10 years old and made by whirlpool), impeller was destroyed. Got the parts from a neighbour who is a repairman for a lot of brands. He was saying that from what they've seen the past few years that LG is one of the top lines of equipment. Whirlpool has sucked up Maytag in the past year or so. He just had some training on LG washers and dryers and just for comparison he looked up different motherboards for a few different washers, whirlpool was over $300, maytag same, LG was $45. He asked the trainer why and his reply was that LG makes their own circuit boards (albeit in South Korea) and their still making a good profit at that price. Just some more food for thought for what its worth.

Steve

 

[czechsonofagun]

Fixed my dishwasher this morning. Kenmore (10 years old and made by whirlpool), impeller was destroyed. Got the parts from a neighbour who is a repairman for a lot of brands. He was saying that from what they've seen the past few years that LG is one of the top lines of equipment. Whirlpool has sucked up Maytag in the past year or so. He just had some training on LG washers and dryers and just for comparison he looked up different motherboards for a few different washers, whirlpool was over $300, maytag same, LG was $45. He asked the trainer why and his reply was that LG makes their own circuit boards (albeit in South Korea) and their still making a good profit at that price. Just some more food for thought for what its worth.

Steve

Thats good to know, thanks Steve.

I fixed dishwasher yesterday - took out the piece of silverware my wife left stuck under the sprayer and thats why it did not turn If all fixes were this cheap and easy.

 

[milkman]

Mega,

I had always had good service w/Maytag until the last two, seems their quality is just not there like it used to be, then when they were the first to come out with the consumer front loader and so many people had problems with them, it has caused the same reaction to front loaders as the early GM diesels did for so long for the diesel powered autos.
I think that all the appliances are becoming throw away items, they used to last thirty years and then you put the old referigerator in the garage when you got a new one. We remodeled the kitchen three years ago and got a new Amana referigerator and the compressor has already been replaced, I asked the service man if it was warrantied another five years, he said, only the remainder of the referigerator warranty, if there was only two weeks left on the fridge warranty then the compressor would be warrantied for 90 days, I was dumbfounded, 90 day warranty on a new compressor.

 

[Bird]

I was dumbfounded, 90 day warranty on a new compressor.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a 90 warranty pretty much standard (or normal) on all kinds of repairs, whether autos, appliances, or whatever?

 

[Jagmandave]

We have the Sears front loaders, bought at the Sear's scratch and dent warehouse, paid about 2/3 retail and could not find a mark on either unit. We've had them 3 or 4 years now with no issues except one. We don't have them mounted on pedestals and it's hard for me with my bad knees to get down low enough to see all the way in to get that last sock...........clothes come out much cleaner and water usuage seems a bit less, hard to really quantify that tho..........we do use less detergent and softener ........we bought the basic washer, but the more frills dryer - next time I'll get the basic dryer too............no problems but dificult to understand all the different settings. I just want two - on and off!

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Somegood information here since we are looking at new washers and dryers for new house.

ONE BIG PROBLEM; Wife saw this thread and took the computer away from me

We need to get some kina of code started like:

"Front Load Tractor Washers revisited...
or
" Tractor Front Load Washers...
or
Tractor Washers that Front Load...
or
FLW's revisited

I may never get to read TBN by myself again

 

[milkman]

I would expect 90 days on a repair, but on a part, especially one that used to last 30+ years, 90 days just seemed way out of line to me.

 

[hazmat]

Thanks for the info folks.

There is an appliance dealer nearby that carries LG & Whirlpool, I think I'll take a trip over there and inquire about "total cost of ownership" - ie if the motor quits, how much? Circuit card etc.... They have some kind of promotion on their website for a free 10 year component warranty whatever that is.

Wifey is getting excited, we are to take a family outing to purchase...