Crappy Refrigerators

[Mark Henry]

I'll never buy frigidaire ever again, when dad died we inherited a brand new "commercial" washer and dryer set. We ditched our 20 year old Kenmore set (mistake) for them and the dang things only lasted 3-4 years.

We had a kenmore dishwasher and it lasted 15years, it died and we bought a new Kenmore but it was a total POS, it lasted only a couple of years.

When my daughter was born our fridge died and we were poor, mainly due to our self imposed high mortgage payment, and I bought an el' cheapo Roper, whirpools cheap line. The compressor died in 3 weeks. We went 2 weeks (and many threats) without a fridge till they got us a new compressor. It's a total cheap POS but has worked OK for 10 years.

I have a Jenn-air gas stovetop, I've never been overly impressed, but it has given us no problems. I won't buy one again.

Now I'm about to remodel our kitchen so we will also be looking at new appliances soon.

[strupgolf]

We we were first married in 1973, we bought GE appliances. Ever since then we have tried to buy GE because they lasted so long. They were at one time, IMO, the best. But I dont know now since all applicances seem to be crap. Cheap in--cheap out. I"ll still buy GE, but price does have a limit. Oh well.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by strupgolf

We we were first married in 1973, we bought GE appliances. Ever since then we have tried to buy GE because they lasted so long. They were at one time, IMO, the best. But I dont know now since all applicances seem to be crap. Cheap in--cheap out. I"ll still buy GE, but price does have a limit. Oh well.

I was a GE appliance repairman in that era. All the major appliances were made in the USA and were pretty good. My biggest complaint about them was the clunky clamshell timer on the washing machines and the slip-on connectors used in the dryers and ranges. They used slip-on connectors that overheated and burned away, either at the wire or at the terminal. Sometimes they would take a terminal board with them. It was an easy fix for the repairman, but given the huge number of repairs required over the years I was disappointed that GE never did anything to correct it. Someone brought it up in a tech class once and a couple of techs shushhed him - told him how much money they make on those easy service runs and how much they'd lose if GE fixed the problem.

[jyl]

Thanks peppy and everyone, for the info - I bought one of these

True Refrigeration T-23-2 (23 cu. ft Solid 1/2 Door Reach-in Refrigerator - Bottom Mount) from Select Appliance Kitchen & Cooking



though paid less. Wife and I debated the glass door model, but decided we're just not that stylish with our ketchup, plus the energy consumption is close to 2X the solid door models. But we couldn't resist the double door model.

Unfort, 3 weeks + for delivery, so I get to shop for food every day - I guess I'm just living the European lifestyle. Pulled off the overhead cabinet, borrowed a little dorm fridge, getting ready to tear out the drywalled refrigerator alcove.

Now, what do I do for the freezer? We have a big freezer in the basement, but I'd like ice cream etc to be handy in the kitchen.

This is cool, but pretty darned expensive - and do I really need 34+ cubic feet of refrigeration? I haven't slaughtered a cow lately.
True - T-23DT 27" Solid Door Dual Temperature Reach-In

Wife likes this, mount at waist height with cabinetry below
True - TUC-27F-D-2 28" Undercounter Freezer w/ Drawers

I think if it's going to be raised, might as well mount at chest height and save $ with this
True - TUC-27F 28" Undercounter Freezer