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Thread Number: 47721
What is the overall reputation of Haier? |
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| Post# 692782 7/29/2013 at 02:58 (3,916 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Post# 692815 , Reply# 1 7/29/2013 at 07:35 (3,915 days old) by logixx  (Germany) |
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| Post# 692832 , Reply# 2 7/29/2013 at 09:58 (3,915 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
Logixx
Not so cheap it would seem, look at the ridiculous price of this washer, brough to my attention by Newave1.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO paulc's LINK | ||
| Post# 692833 , Reply# 3 7/29/2013 at 09:59 (3,915 days old) by mtn1584 (USA) | ||
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PC Richard and Son sells Haier Laundry................. They are inexpensive looking Chinese built junk!! I bought my mother a Maytag branded refrigerator several years ago, built by HAIER, and the compressor died in two years! Mike | ||
| Post# 692840 , Reply# 4 7/29/2013 at 10:16 (3,915 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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mini fridges and small LCD TVs ok I have a couple small LCD TVs by haier and the performance and quality is actually pretty good-better than many of the other Asian"cheapie"TVs I also have a couple haier mini fridges and by mini fridge standards they are ok. | ||
| Post# 692848 , Reply# 5 7/29/2013 at 11:21 (3,915 days old) by frontloaderfan (Merrimac valley, MA) | ||
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| Post# 692858 , Reply# 6 7/29/2013 at 11:52 (3,915 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Post# 692864 , Reply# 7 7/29/2013 at 12:31 (3,915 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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I don't own any Haier appliances | ||
| Post# 692886 , Reply# 8 7/29/2013 at 12:55 (3,915 days old) by Haxisfan (Europe - UK / Italy) | ||
"I don't own any Haier appliances" | ||
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Post# 692943 , Reply# 9 7/29/2013 at 15:55 (3,915 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Mostly junk | ||
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Post# 692978 , Reply# 10 7/29/2013 at 18:13 (3,915 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA) |
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My Haier counter top DW at the Casa de Half wide really does a good job. It actually can clean burned on detris | ||
| Post# 693041 , Reply# 11 7/29/2013 at 23:04 (3,915 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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miniature top load washer a couple years ago,a member on here bought a small top load impeller type washer and liked it a lot-washer meant for small apartment use and worked well for that purpose. cost was~$200. | ||
| Post# 693044 , Reply# 12 7/29/2013 at 23:27 (3,915 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Their dorm washer was what I was interested in. Think I already talked myself out of it, since technically they aren't allowed in this (shoddy government) building and it's too large to sneak past the office. But that limitation aside, I'd probably buy it.
Practically the only other offering on that scale is the Panda twintub. Entirely plastic, entirely manual, entirely unsupported except the seller has to take a broken one back if bought through Amazon. The Haier is 'not that much' more for a (half) metal automatic which does have (some) support. What the heck, I thought. All appliances are junk today, and all I want to do is wash one queen sheet at a time. At my age and health and under that load the Haier would probably outlive me. Thanks for all replies and keep them coming if you've got them. | ||
| Post# 693047 , Reply# 13 7/29/2013 at 23:39 (3,915 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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I have a Haier box fan. It survived "Katrina" on an enclosed patio. It is approx 10 years old and going strong. To give props it is much quieter than my newer fans. alr | ||
| Post# 693082 , Reply# 15 7/30/2013 at 02:28 (3,915 days old) by coldspot () | ||
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This was the dishwasher I had not the same one since mine was black after the firer. CLICK HERE TO GO TO coldspot's LINK | ||
| Post# 693090 , Reply# 16 7/30/2013 at 03:55 (3,915 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK) | ||
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Made in China so I wouldn't touch with a barge pole. They don't have a good reputation and I know someone who had one and it broke down all the time. Stick to a well known brand like Bosch or Miele. You get what you pay for. | ||
| Post# 693103 , Reply# 17 7/30/2013 at 06:32 (3,914 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
You get what you pay for
Not always, Ben. I'd sooner have a brand new Beko over any of the Zanussi Flexidose machines and the Beko's are far cheaper. They're actually proving to be pretty fantastic machines.
Jon's (lavamat_jon) Mum has actually upgraded from a 5kg Miele to a 9kg Beko and both Jon and his Mum have nothing but praise for it. Haier, on the other hand, I agree with. Not because it's made in China - these days, the country of origin seems to have very little impact on the actual product, but just because they're horribly unreliable. My ex's sister had one branded HAUS exclusively for Argos and although it washed really well (deep rinses, distribution tumbles), it was forever breaking down, was the single loudest machine I've ever used and took a week just to finish a cycle. | ||
| Post# 693115 , Reply# 18 7/30/2013 at 07:50 (3,914 days old) by Kenmoreguy89 (Valenza Piemonte, Italy- Soon to be US immigrant.) | ||
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Post# 693117 , Reply# 19 7/30/2013 at 08:10 (3,914 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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It's about the long-game strategy...
Haier has been making full-sized refrigerators for the "low end" price point market for some time, a friend of mine has several in rental properties and they've served quite well. His theory is that spending $400 on a unit that will be essentially destroyed by uncaring tenants within in a few years is a good investment.
I suspect it will be like most of the foreign brands from emerging economies. It was really no different with the Japanese manufacturing, they begin by making carnival trinkets and within a couple of decades evolve their engineering and manufacturing to overtake the electronic and automobile markets. LG is a good example, remember Goldstar brand? A few reasonably good products but mostly junk with a poor reputation. Fifteen years later, their appliances and electronics are at or near the top of the ratings and one of the most popular brands on the market. Quality and durability are just as important to the Chinese consumer as everyone else and while the export market is bread-and-butter to a company like Haier right now, they know that their growing domestic market will sustain their earnings long-term. Time will tell, but Haier will evolve and move forward and likely be a major player in the global appliance market for years to come. By 2011, they were already number one in global market share. | ||
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Post# 693219 , Reply# 20 7/30/2013 at 13:00 (3,914 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.) |
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I have a Haier 7cu ft chest freezer | ||
| Post# 693344 , Reply# 21 7/30/2013 at 22:44 (3,914 days old) by dustin92 (Jackson, MI) | ||
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I have a Haier 5000 btu window air conditioner, and while it is 6 or so years old, it works well and puts out some cold air. It is a bit noisy, but does the job. | ||
| Post# 693362 , Reply# 22 7/31/2013 at 00:52 (3,914 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Like I suggested, ANY appliance I'd buy now could probably outlive me. I'm 67 and rather on the skids, it's a family trait.
While Haier is at the bottom of the price structure, it's also at the top of the volume structure. And does anyone know for a fact that 'premium' appliances like Miele do NOT contain Chinese components? Despite their astrological (sic) prices, Mieles still fail. NO appliance line today has a steady reputation for being trouble free, like you could have expected for midline products like GE, Whirlpool or Maytag prior to ~1990. If nothing else, we can't blame China that our appliances won't use sufficient water to wash and rinse properly. | ||
| Post# 693387 , Reply# 23 7/31/2013 at 07:03 (3,913 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia) | ||
Haier twin tub | ||
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