Kitchen

[SharkE]

Yep

[Venezia]

I read this thread with interest.  I have a KitchenAid side-by-side that will be 20 years old in August.  It was new when we built our home.  It's still working just fine.

Only problem is that I have come to hate the side-by-side and we've swapped all our other appliances to black and the fridge is bisque.  Everytime I contemplate buying a new fridge, I hesitate for the very reasons I've read on these forums.  It seems like you might as well just toss the brands into a hat and select one.  And definitely go for the  most basic model out there.  The more bells and whistles, the more expensive things to go wrong.

We had a Frigidaire freezer that died on us last year at only 6 1/2 years old.  The compressor had gone and it had failed once already, so we got rid of it and bought a new one  (NOT a Frigidaire).  Fingers crossed it lasts longer; a freezer shouldn't die that soon.  And, of course, we lost everything that was packed into it.

[SharkE]

That's what I did when I bough a new washer I got Whirlpool's cheapest one think it was 425.  Last one I had played a little tune there at the end and all that jazz. You know what on all that stuff. Not falling for it any more.

I bought this fridge because it was a tad bigger then my last side by side and it was easy to access the filter and the ice cube tray was easier to lift up

I checked it out upside down and backwards before I paid for it.

I bought last yr Jan 2019, think this is the last yr for it. Dryers and freezers are the best they last forever. I got a frost free tall freezer that thawing out business is for the birds. You know what on that too. LOL

[SharkE]

OOPS! didn't read @Venezia  freezer problem. I've had good experience with my freezers.

Get this my mother in law's (dead now) lasted about 40 yrs. I kid you not

The man that bought her house still has it ! Can't remember the brand.

That thing was beat up, but, still ran !

[PA Mom-mom]

@geegerbee  I agree with others who said that ice makers are notorious. We have had to replace ours with each of our refrigerators. One bit of advice I can offer is to establish a relationship with a local appliance store that has an established reputation. The store we work with has been around for 3/4 of a century. They do all sorts of electrical installations and offer limited brands of appkiances. We usually buy the least expensive appliance that they can still recommend. They stand behind everything and fix whatever may show up for no charge except parts. We are very happy with them. 

[hellokitty]

@Nonametoday KitchenAid refrigerators can be manufactured in any of these United States manufacturing locations: Amana, IA; Tulsa, OK; Cleveland, TN; Clyde, OH; Findlay, OH; Greenville, OH; Marion, OH; Ottawa, OH; and Fall River, NH. Also, some appliances can be assembled in South Carolina, Mississippi,...and various other American cities.

[Venezia]

@hellokitty- Must be more than a year ago that I bought a 9-speed Kitchenaid mixer from QVC, when it was a TSV.  When I got it, took it out of the box and was unimpressed to say the least.  It had clearly been used and put back in the box (scratches, something smeared on it).  I did put the beaters in and switched it on and one of them wobbled a lot.  Sent it back.

Went to Kohl's and bought another 9-speed for less money with my coupon and it feels heavier and works perfectly.  Also came in a Kitchenaid box (not a generic brown box), with a bag for the attachments.

Difference?  The one from the Q was made in China.  The one from Kohl's was made in the U.S.A..  I'm very skeptical of the large quantities the Q gets for their inventory.

[hellokitty]

So far I have had good luck with the Kitchen Aid I have purchased from the Q.  However, I went to Greenville, OH (the home of Kitchen Aid) once to see if I could get an accessory for my mixer that the Q didn't sell.  When I told the sales person the model number and where I had purchased the mixer she told me good luck with my mixer.

I do think some appliances are made in China with different names stamped on them.  Just like clothes are made there and the different labels sewn in.

[SharkE]

I don't want nothing from China right now at the present.

I know a couple going to Hawaii for 2 wks. Count me out I'm not getting on a plane unless it's going to Heaven.

[Imaoldhippie]

Just how old is your fridge?  You stated a few years back,  how long is a few years back?  If that is the only problem you have had, (while its a pain in the behind,) is pretty good odds compared to horror stories about refridgerators from many others.