Community Chat

[GenXmuse]

Kenmore is what I've always had. I get simple models that shouldn't break as often and less expensive repairs if needed. 

[SloopJohnB]

I have had good luck with my Frigidaire appliances and that includes my washing machine, dishwasher and fridge.  🍀

[YouGoGirl1]

I bought My Speed Queen in The summer of 2020.

I was told that the factory was closed for awhile because

of Covid. So they had limited washers in the warehouse.

Model # AWN43RSN116TW01 -- I wanted the one above

this one. So far so good.

[catwoman48]

@Venezia, I’m with you. When I moved into my condo in 1994, all the appliances were getting old, but the previous owners had kept all the paperwork so I had good records. First to go was the refrigerator, at 18. Now I don’t remember the brand. Replaced with a Kitchen Aid, still going strong. Then the GE stove, at 25. I am on my third washer and second dryer (donated the first dryer when I got my second replacement washer, as it was old but still working). Kitchen Aid dishwasher died at about 15, replaced with a Maytag that lasted - what was it, 5 years?, died last year. Yep, the motherboard. Never again.

What did I replace ALL these appliances with, courtesy of my local retailer? My appliances tended to die with no notice. I had a child at home and worked full-time, a real panic situation. They came through like a champ every single time, got me fixed up with new appliances right away, delivered and installed. With the exception of the refrigerator, all of my appliances are BOSCH. If I have to replace my refrigerator, it will be with a Bosch. Can’t recommend more highly.

I grew up in a poor family whose appliances HAD to last. Had the same Kenmore washer and dryer until I moved out at 21. But they don’t last like that anymore, a shame.

[Venezia]

@catwoman48 - Yes, appliances were made to last many decades ago.

Once at work, a young woman was telling two of us that she was going to get rid of her still working Kenmore washer and dryer, thinking she'd like something new with "all the bells and whistles".

Her set was 25 years old and both of us jumped on the chance to get them.  But we told her she'd be crazy, if she got rid of them, because the new appliances (including Kenmore) aren't made the same way, don't have the same warranties and don't last.

Bosch is a high quality, reputable brand and that's what I'll stick with in future.  To be honest, if I get 15 years out of any modern-day appliance, I think I've gotten my money's worth.