Dawg52
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Problem solved. New machine will be delivered by Lowes tomorrow morning. Guess I will have to cut back on med's for a couple of days to offset the cost.
Problem solved. New machine will be delivered by Lowes tomorrow morning.
Dawg52 said:Guess I will have to cut back on med's for a couple of days to offset the cost.
Problem solved. New machine will be delivered by Lowes tomorrow morning. Guess I will have to cut back on med's for a couple of days to offset the cost.
What kind did you decide on?
I went with the below. Made by Whirlpool and it's basically the same model as my last one. Cost $350 plus tax, delivered to my house. Just a basic machine, but all a single guy needs. If I can get 10 years out of it like my last one, I will be happy.
Shop Roper 3.4 cu ft Top-Load Washer (White) at Lowes.com
I went with the below. Made by Whirlpool and it's basically the same model as my last one. Cost $350 plus tax, delivered to my house. Just a basic machine, but all a single guy needs. If I can get 10 years out of it like my last one, I will be happy.
Shop Roper 3.4 cu ft Top-Load Washer (White) at Lowes.com
What kind did you decide on?
My 1991 Maytag top loader is still working well. I'd love to get one that uses less water, don't know if I'll get a front loader or a top loader. I've read mixed reviews on both types.
I had an old Maytag Washer that lasted forever but my newer Maytag appliances have all needed repairs.The Maytag repair guy isn't lonely anymore . He is at my house .
This is what I fear. Cars keep getting more reliable, but that doesn't seem to be the case with appliances, at least not from the anecdotal evidence.
-ERD50
tryan said:Yeah we had a front loader that died (bearings went) in 5 years and required $900 worth of repairs.
Yeah we went back to a upright ($600 new). I figure anything past 5 years is a bargin.
Meanwhile the 20 plus yo upright we have at the lake keeps chugging along ... no problem. Matching Dryer did die a few years ago (only because parts were not available!)
FWIW I've found the first thing to go is the timer (knob used to set the cycle). I'll replace this first using the part number from the old one ... after that it gets hairy.
tryan said:Yeah we had a front loader that died (bearings went) in 5 years and required $900 worth of repairs.
Yeah we went back to a upright ($600 new). I figure anything past 5 years is a bargin.
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I just had our bearings on our two yr old front loader go out. It costs more to repair than a new one. The repairman called the new front loaders "disposable", because any repair costs more than a new machine. The parts are all enclosed in a big unit, so you can't just replace a bearing. You can't purchase just a bearing. I bought an old style top loader a week ago!
Do you mean GE top loaders? We bought a GE top loader because they are now made in the US, have good ratings and we have had good luck with other GE appliances. We've had terrible luck with Kenmore appliances.
Already, our whites are so much brighter in this traditional machine.
I'm sensing a lot of unhappiness with front-loading washing machines .......
You might be missing the point. "Kenmore" is just a Sears pseudonym for any of a half-dozen different appliance brands.I love the way my Kenmore spins out the clothes, too. In spite of having its own dedicated surge protector, the brain has semi failed and it only completes some cycles. Others have to be done in two steps, with a separate rinse cycle..
Advice from the same fixitnow site confirms it needs a new brain - $250 - nearly half the price of a new machine and that is if I install it.
You might be missing the point. "Kenmore" is just a Sears pseudonym for any of a half-dozen different appliance brands.
You can only compare your Kenmore to someone else if you have similar model numbers from the same manufacturer. If you look up your model number in that table link in my last post, then you can correctly [-]curse[/-] identify the actual manufacturer.