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Post# 494535 , Reply# 1 2/6/2011 at 19:26 (4,682 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE RELIABILITY 
CRs only goes back about a half dozen years in thier reliably reporting. It can be a good indicator of initial quality but tells you little of the longevity of major appliances. I always thought they should ask you what machine you had before and how long it lasted. They do the same thing with cars, Hondas and Toyotas hold up very well in the short run but still cost more to keep running than many domestic cars do if you keep your car 10-15 years and 100-200,000 miles like I do. I have always said when all the cab companies and other fleet operators start running Asian cars I will sit up and take notice.
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| Post# 494618 , Reply# 2 2/7/2011 at 06:44 (4,681 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Machine Flavors | ||
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Post# 494623 , Reply# 3 2/7/2011 at 07:39 (4,681 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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CRs RELIABILITY RATINGS
Good points Malcolm, One of the other many big flaws in thier ratings is thier attempt to rate brands like Kenmore. KM branded dishwashers are made by at least 5 different companies over the last 10 years. There refrigerators at least 5 and laundry 3 different companies. This makes thier reliability ratings useless for the KM brand, they should instead when rating an appliance say the DW is made by WP and should have similar reliability to other WP built DWs.
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| Post# 494633 , Reply# 4 2/7/2011 at 08:42 (4,681 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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| Post# 494694 , Reply# 8 2/7/2011 at 14:14 (4,681 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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| Post# 494704 , Reply# 9 2/7/2011 at 15:32 (4,681 days old) by cehalstead (Charleston, WV) | ||
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mistaken brands I asked my neighbor once what kind of washer she had. Her answer was | ||
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Post# 494822 , Reply# 10 2/7/2011 at 23:25 (4,680 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Before There Was Walmart
There was Kenmore.
Sears does not merely slap their brand name on whatever a manufacturer is churning out, rather it insists on certain design and other changes for it's models. Furthermore the appliances are not produced as part of the main run, rather the plant in question shuts down other production, and or makes arrangements so only Kenmore's are produced for that period. Unless things have changed, Sears used it's position as the number one seller of major home appliances not only to insist on changes, but pricing as well. With the above in mind it is not hard to see why there could be differences in reliablity between a Kenmore appliance and it's branded cousin. Case in point; my "Kenmore" branded 18" dishwasher is made by Frigidare/WCI (or whatever it is calling itself these days). Read all the reviews at the time for the later but went with the Kenmore mainly because could use my Sears card and save some money. While the Frigidaire had horrible marks including for reliability, so far after >ten years other than one door spring going, my Kenmore has had zero issues. Of course with the race to the bottom we are seeing with major appliances, Sears/Kenmore has not been immune. However am willing to bet much of this can be traced back to Sears not being top dog anymore in appliance sales, and indeed the company's fiscal woes all together leading up to being purchased by K-Mart. There was also a time when Sears in-house service techs took care of anything one purchased. Now for the most part I've heard the work is contracted out and the word on the street here and on the Internet is to run fast, run far. | ||
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Post# 494823 , Reply# 11 2/7/2011 at 23:29 (4,680 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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GE Appliances Have Long Been The Red Headed Step Child
Of the corporate giant General Electric. Jet engines, healthcare equipment, financing, et all all brought in more funds for the company and was where they concentrated efforts. This showed in the almost horrible reputation GE appliances gained over the pase several years.
Recently the CEO of GE has gone on record saying the company needs to get back to producing things "Americans need", thus helping put people back to work in the process. Will be interesting to see if any of this translates into better marks for General Electric's appliances. In the mean time I shouldn't touch one with a barge pole. *LOL* | ||
| Post# 495034 , Reply# 12 2/8/2011 at 20:07 (4,679 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
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Kenmore vs Walmart | ||
| Post# 495151 , Reply# 13 2/9/2011 at 07:38 (4,679 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
Back in the day, GE washers were very reliable. Today--not-so-much. Once could hope that they were returning their attention to the days of yore, but I doubt it. When I was shopping for my new FL, I looked at the GE Edsel faced machine at Sear's. Or as my mother said "is that a washer or a toliet?" Which ever, the machine felt rather sub-GE.
Just a few short years ago GE was trying to dump their appliance devision. From what I heard their reputation had gotten to such a state, even Harier didn't want them. | ||
| Post# 495395 , Reply# 18 2/10/2011 at 06:32 (4,678 days old) by wringersteve () | ||
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Yep, The inverter blew out on both the '07 Hotpoint and '10 GE. | ||
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Post# 799066 , Reply# 21 12/14/2014 at 16:49 (3,275 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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GE gear oil Does anybody know if GE used the exact same gear oil in their new transmissions as they did in their filter-flos or did they use a completely different type? Thanks. | ||
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Post# 799090 , Reply# 22 12/14/2014 at 19:12 (3,275 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE Transmission Gear Oil | ||
| Post# 799109 , Reply# 23 12/14/2014 at 21:05 (3,274 days old) by joeypete (Concord, NH) | ||
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Post# 799114 , Reply# 24 12/14/2014 at 21:20 (3,274 days old) by imperial70 (MA USA) |
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joeypete
I have to agree. Lots of people have good luck with GE appliances. My GE refrigerator is 4 years old and works very well. My GE front load washer is only a few months old but it too is running great with excellent vibration control and great washing results. | ||
| Post# 799145 , Reply# 25 12/14/2014 at 23:54 (3,274 days old) by Rhschnauss () | ||
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Ge buyout I hope the buyout of Ge appliances by Electrolux does not destroy the brand. Electrolux bought out ryobi in the past and turned ryobi from a great product to absolute worthless junk. | ||
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Post# 799251 , Reply# 27 12/15/2014 at 16:25 (3,274 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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