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Post# 998653   6/28/2018 at 04:45 (2,122 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 998667 , Reply# 1   6/28/2018 at 06:26 (2,122 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 998669 , Reply# 2   6/28/2018 at 07:02 (2,122 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 998690 , Reply# 4   6/28/2018 at 10:59 (2,122 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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As a "past" avid GE fan, their quality has always been hit or miss.
Luckily more "hit" than miss for our family. But my last GE dishwasher only lasted 2.5yrs before the racks started rusting, and the wash arms started coming un-welded. Everything they make now is warranted only 1yr max. WP's warranties aren't THAT much better, but in a way they are. MT has the 10yr thing going on certain parts. My new KA dw has a full 5yr warranty on the racks AND control board. Lifetime on the stainless tub. The KA is also markedly better built from a customer touch-point aspect. |
Post# 998701 , Reply# 5   6/28/2018 at 12:52 (2,122 days old) by jkbff (Happy Rock, ND)   |   | |
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Post# 998705 , Reply# 6   6/28/2018 at 13:35 (2,122 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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GE was one of the first to cheapen their products, starting in the early 1950s they came out with electric fans that were nearly impossible to service and were outfitted with plastic gears, I own one, it is irreparable, as a gear is stripped. GE's consumer electronics were bottom of the barrel in the '50s '60s and '70s, PCBs that would crack from the tube heat before any other manufacturer's boards. You can't find 1960s GE color TV sets as they all failed years ago, RCA, Zenith, or Magnavox sets sets you can easily find. I just got a NOS GE 35C5 output tube that came out of the box with an HK short. That, to me, is GE quality. GE's refrigerators are fine, their FilterFlo washers aren't bad, I own one, they are however brimming with design compromises born out of cheapness. For example, they are the only manufacturer that took a solid tub washer design and just put a perforated tub in it instead of completely redesigning it as they should have to eliminate the ridiculous water usage. The clutch arrangement was born out of advertising, not engineering, as such that is a component that doesn't wear very well over time.
Their modern products are born of the same school, just more so than ever, we had a GE china made front load washer a few years ago, it only lasted 4 years before the bearings gave out, an irreparable problem on GE machines. I know of a post-FilterFlo design TL washer that couldn't have had more 500 loads in it before the transmission failed. |
Post# 998710 , Reply# 7   6/28/2018 at 14:23 (2,122 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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RCA Colortrack 27 inch stereo monitor/reciever. Hi fi sound was great, and no trouble until it was almost ten years old. A $200 repair to the start up circuit, and it lasted 5 more years. We still have an '82 25 inch oak swivel console too. |
Post# 998711 , Reply# 8   6/28/2018 at 14:25 (2,122 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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sabotaging GE to force the USA to buy Haier? I hope I'm wrong, but....... Neva say neva. |
Post# 998714 , Reply# 9   6/28/2018 at 14:33 (2,122 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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What scares me is that GE makes jet engines and medical equipment..... have you ever seen a MRI working without the cover? |
Post# 998725 , Reply# 10   6/28/2018 at 16:04 (2,122 days old) by henene4 (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany))   |   | |
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A jet engine or MRI are about 10 times more expensive when calculated down to single use cycles, guesstimated... BTW pretty certain that's a CT and not an MRI... |
Post# 998974 , Reply# 16   7/1/2018 at 09:32 (2,119 days old) by drhardee ( Columbia, SC)   |   | |
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This is EXACTLY why, when I decided to switch from Miele to GE Profile (dishwasher) about two years ago, I purchased an additional 5 year parts and labor warranty on my Profile DW. So far, so good. I only switched, and reluctantly at that, because it is impossible to get Miele service in the capitol city of South Carolina.
Our last Miele retailer and servicer went BR about two years ago, and now, if something should happen to my Miele WD set, I don't know what I'd do, except perhaps PAY for a servicer to come from Atlanta or Charlotte. I went with GE because it was a childhood brand that I knew...but not trust, necessarily. Hence the warranty on the DW. |
Post# 999031 , Reply# 17   7/1/2018 at 21:42 (2,119 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 999040 , Reply# 18   7/2/2018 at 02:56 (2,119 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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Even the b.o.l. early 90's for $299 over todays, but consider the weight and extra raw material in those (not including the concrete block) and that is why we don't have the choice. |
Post# 999322 , Reply# 19   7/4/2018 at 21:51 (2,116 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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that most appliances only have a 1 year warranty - especially refrigerators. 1 year? Really? Is the manufacturer only comfortable with a colossal fridge lasting one year? I can say this: my 2004 side x side Whirlpool fridge died after 13 and a half years (not horribly bad) although it had 2 repairs during that time, but nothing major. Fast forward to this new Whirlpool similar sxs fridge and even though there are a couple of things I like better about it, it's totally cheaper feeling than the one from 2004. I can tell when I open the doors- They almost have a hollow feeling to them. And I can't figure out how to get the bottom grill off for coil cleaning. Nothing in the manual, not that it would matter. I read the way they are designed they plan for them to rust down there over time for a maximum of 10 years. If this lasts ten years it will be a freaking miracle. It's not just GE, although I trust Whirlpool much more than GE.
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Post# 999903 , Reply# 21   7/10/2018 at 08:46 (2,110 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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I purchased a GE GTW485ASJWS last November. It was the worst purchase decision I've ever made. It has great wash action; however, the spin cycle sounds worse than an 8.0 earthquake. It is loud and repeatedly vibrates the machine out of its place. At first, I thought it wasn't level. I checked and it was perfectly level! Last month, I spilled catsup on a shirt. I immediately took it off and tossed it in the GTW485ASJWS to prevent a stain from setting. When it shifted into the spin cycle, that single t-shirt threw it out of balance! That is a MAJOR design flaw. Soon after that, it began leaking water from the bottom. I never investigated the source of the leak. Rather than deal with service technicians, I purchased the new Maytag Commercial washer/dryer. They perform well. We'll see what the future holds for durability!
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Post# 999940 , Reply# 22   7/10/2018 at 17:49 (2,110 days old) by imperial70 (MA USA)   |   | |
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Did you remember to remove the shipping bolts? |
Post# 999942 , Reply# 23   7/10/2018 at 18:11 (2,110 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Neighbors of mine bought one of those top load GE Impeller washers that use a tea cup of water she hated and 3 years later it died. They bought a cheap Whirlpool washer at Lowes and today Whirlpool is putting a new motherboard in after 1 month, this time under warranty. Seems quality for anything new is crap nowadays.
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