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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
I understand designed obsolesce, but the market is ripe for a manufacturer to make a top quality, appliance that will last 30+ years.
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The repairman above stated that even the "high end" appliances are just pretied up lower end crap. My parents have had their "GE Monogram" oven fixed 3 times in 2.2 years.
It reminds me of a story my dad used to tell. Back in the 1950's, one of the other engineers was having trouble with his starter on his Ford. At some point, he installed a "Lincoln" starter and never had anymore trouble.
Of course a starter for a Lincoln and a Ford would be exactly the same, except for maybe the price. The repairman basically said the cutoff date is around ?2014??? Kind of a before and after.
We also recently bought a GE Refrigerator, basically identical (except cheaper materials) to a GE Profile from 2004. The Profile became unreliable. Some days it wouldn't cool and let the freezer go above freezing while the main compartment went to 50+. I had the technician look at it. It was just a coil clogged with dust. He asked if I had an air compressor, and then used my air and a nozzle to blast the dust out. It has been working fine since. It may go back into the kitchen. The shelves are much sturdier