Appliance rant

[347convert]

I bought a house a little while ago and I bought all new appliances... Id like to think they are some pretty nice pieces, and not cheap. My fridge is screwing up and the microwave wont even power up anymore, they are less then 2 years old, im glad I got the 5 year warranty.

Thats my fridge.... The ice maker started not working randomly, I had to go in there and clean the ice out so it could start over. After about a month of that it would thaw/freeze/thaw/freeze so it would just be one big block of ice. Then the other day I hear water running, I walk into the kitchen and water is poring out of the ice maker onto the floor. The thing tried to fill the ice trays that were already full and decided to fill the ice cube holder, a large drawer in my fridge and pour all over my floor. WTF.

Thats my Microwave.... No acting up here... It just fried all the internal components making a bag of popcorn thats all.

The model number is GMH5205XVS just google it for laughs, and stay away from it, lol.

Not to mention my washer and drier problems mentioned in this thread http://www.motownmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?157799-Washer-Dryer-opinions

 

[Stalker]

On the upside, I"ll just avoid buying anything you buy. Except for Pot, cause it makes your posts more humorous.

 

[347convert]

On the upside, I"ll just avoid buying anything you buy. Except for Pot, cause it makes your posts more humorous.

Its cool, I dont mind being the consumer reports of motown, lol.

 

[jhilla68]

Jesus, I'd be pissed.

I don't get it, as appliances are NOT cheap.

 

[4Gas$]

Now you know why I buy used appliances.

I research & find the best older proven best
ones & pick them up. The newer ones are costing
more & lasting less!

I use two refrigerators that I purchased for $80 &
$100. They both work great, look good. – and at
that price, keep me happy!

I've had them for 4+ years now.

 

[Dr. Teeth]

I noticed your microwave was a Whirlpool, but couldn't get a marque on your fridge. That freezer I just had poop out on me and my meat was a Whirlpool, 4 yrs old. Coincidence? Dunno.

My folks have a Frigidaire upright freezer they bought in 1962, still works fine, never been down. Must've been back when we built shit here and took pride in it.

 

[wikdsvt]

maybe you have an electrical poltergeist.

 

[ReiKo]

Now you know why I buy used appliances.

I research & find the best older proven best
ones & pick them up. The newer ones are costing
more & lasting less!

No offence to you... But that statement is horse shit... You can't compare higher tech models to simple older models...

 

[Stalker]

I agree and disagree Reiko, but it all comes down to the end user. My mom just wants a machine that works. Washes the clothes, dryes the clothes. Just like she's done for the last 60 years of her life. Me on the other hand want a device that washes, dries, folds, and sorts my clothes all while fluffing them and removing static and pressing the creases. Many people say they don't make them like they used to. Well that's 100% true. in the 50's you got an agitator. That was high tech. It was also extremely low tech. how hard is it to keep a simple agitator from breaking and when it did, fixing it. now we have electric sippers who know when colors are bleeding and can eliminate it. Saying they don't make them like they used to is more of a compliment to the times than a negative connotation compared to the past.

 

[Justindwright]

I don't really understand the fancy appliances.. I just want something that does what its supposed to. (maybe I am a bit old school) I don't need an LCD screen on my fridge.. I just need it to keep things cool. I don't need a super fancy high efficiency washer and dryer... my energy bills still seem to be reasonable without all the high tech stuff.

 

[347convert]

I noticed your microwave was a Whirlpool, but couldn't get a marque on your fridge. That freezer I just had poop out on me and my meat was a Whirlpool, 4 yrs old. Coincidence? Dunno.

My folks have a Frigidaire upright freezer they bought in 1962, still works fine, never been down. Must've been back when we built shit here and took pride in it.

Maytag, Maybe Whirlpool is the appliance worlds KIA?

 

[347convert]

I don't really understand the fancy appliances.. I just want something that does what its supposed to. (maybe I am a bit old school) I don't need an LCD screen on my fridge.. I just need it to keep things cool. I don't need a super fancy high efficiency washer and dryer... my energy bills still seem to be reasonable without all the high tech stuff.

I am a milk fan. In the fridge there is a special spot in the door for Milk/beer that has a seperate temp control, so you can make that one spot of the fridge colder. let say Milk will freeze at 29* I can make it 30*.

 

[4Gas$]

No offence to you... But that statement is horse shit... You can't compare higher tech models to simple older models...

Oh really, you think so? I can compare simple refrigerator needs &
costs, its really easy. My older refrigerators, work, work longer, work
better and work much cheaper.

Some of these “higher tech models”, cost 10 to 20 times as much, don’t
work as well and don’t work as long.

Hey, you’re right, there is no comparing them……the used ones are the
clear winner!

To me the only “horse shit”, is spending $2,000 to $3,000 for a refrigerator
(that seems to have issues).

Oh, and “No offence” taken

 

[347convert]

To me the only “horse shit”, is spending $2,000 to $3,000 for a refrigerator
(that seems to have issues).

Haha, I do have issues with spending money sometimes. I think Im.... I did get my $40 from DTE by giving them my old fridge, That actually worked...... but it was black and I wanted stainless.

 

[347convert]

And to completely honest the only reason I bought that fridge is because I couldnt afford this one.

 

[Stalker]

Oh really, you think so? I can compare simple refrigerator needs &
costs, its really easy. My older refrigerators, work, work longer, work
better and work much cheaper.

Some of these “higher tech models”, cost 10 to 20 times as much, don’t
work as well and don’t work as long.

Hey, you’re right, there is no comparing them……the used ones are the
clear winner!

To me the only “horse shit”, is spending $2,000 to $3,000 for a refrigerator
(that seems to have issues).

Oh, and “No offence” taken

And that's your decision. There's certain things which I deem worth paying for. Just because you're a tighwad doesn't necessarily make your decisions right. For you they are, for others it's a waste of space to not maximize the functionality of a device that has the capability to do more than just keep an item cold.

 

[WhiteHawk]

Now you know why I buy used appliances.

I research & find the best older proven best
ones & pick them up. The newer ones are costing
more & lasting less!

I use two refrigerators that I purchased for $80 &
$100. They both work great, look good. – and at
that price, keep me happy!

I've had them for 4+ years now.

When i was single, I would always get used appliances. I bought a used Kenmore probably built in the 80's for $120 and it lasted 11 years. When you are married, though, it is an entire different story. Suddenly the used appliance place that also offers taxidermy service is no longer "Good Enough" when it comes to replacing your broken washing machine.

I bought a used Whirlpool dryer that was old. The ignitor went out, so I took it apart and went to the repair shop and gave the guy the model number. He told me that he has thousands of dryer manuals on 100's of pages of microfilm and mine was on sheet #2. but it lasted 10 years!

-Geoff