Posted on 08/14/2014 4:19:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai
General Electric confirmed that it is considering the sale of its historic appliance division, part of its effort to focus on selling more complex and profitable industrial equipment.
The confirmation came after the Swedish appliance maker Electrolux released a statement Thursday that it was in discussions to buy the business from GE, which is based in Fairfield, Connecticut. …
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I reported to only 2 bad managers during my career, and both were hired from GE.
You’re right on both points.
I helped a good friend move six years ago. Since the home he was moving into had a refrigerator he gave me his old one. It was a twenty four year old GE fridge. It is still going strong and when the compressor kicks in it is as smooth as glass. Kinda speaks for itself.
You might have one of the earlier 915 Mhz models. Those are industrial grade. LoL
Yea... We don't buy that sheet no mo...
Their TVs always sucked .
Our National ( Panasonic in US ) fridge is 19 years old ...Never had a problem ...TV same age still works but can’t use for TV because everything has gone digital . I do use it to watch DVDs , though .
Stereo system - Onkyo ( also Japanese but bought in NH in 1995 ) still going strong .
Like their autos , built to last and extremely reliable .
I wish I could replace my old GE refrigerator with another one just like it only new, but I'll have to keep it going instead.
I love the door in door refreshment center, but no one has that option any more. Fortunately, I can find repair parts.
LOL That’s right.
My aunt and uncle had a GE Toaster they purchased in 1947 and it konked out in 1993.
My brandnew GE Mexican wall oven was defective from the first day. It took nearly four months to get it finally repaired.
Next time buy an American made Wolf or Thermador wall oven.
The second time it went out my son fixed it. My GE double door fridge lasted six years before meeting the repairman. So far the cooktop and microwave have held up. My old 21 year old Sears fridge is still chugging along.
One of our best investments was 3HP Gould water well pumps. The first one lasted 23 years.
All fridges are far less reliable since 1992 with the introduction of Energy Star.
Appliance companies are in effect required to use much smaller compressors than they otherwise would use. And use integrated circuit boards(computers) to better regulate energy use. That cost $600 plus to replace when they go bust.
If you have an old trusty freestanding fridge better to repair than replace from durability POV.
I remodeled my kitchen and gave away my old trusty GE fridge (26 years old) purchased a very fancy new built-in one. Had to replace one of the computers after five years. Built-in fridges are very expensive to replace.
“GE makes some of the worst appliances.”
There stoves are still good though.
“All fridges are far less reliable since 1992 with the introduction of Energy Star.”
Yep. And no matter how much extra you pay for fancy cosmetic outsides like brushed stainless steel, etc., the insides of home fridges are all pretty much the same and none will last much longer than 14 years because the little bitty compressors required for energy “savings” run themselves to death. That plus aluminum coils instead of copper means that if you lose the gas or compressor, no matter how new your fridge is, it’s cheaper to buy a new one than repair.
If the total lifetime cost of a fridge were included in energy calculations, considering not just the lifetime operational energy consumed, but also the energy costs to make a new fridge and recycle the old one, fridges would be built to last.
But that’s not the case and fridges are deliberately mandated to fail prematurely, which of course is highly desirable for the fridge companies. What you have here is the quintessential example of collusion between a leftist, fascist, non-free market government and their big business enablers. It’s a win-win for them and a lose-lose for we peasants. As usual.
Maytag self destructed and is now only a brand name. Soon, GE will disappear as well.
I will put it out here for anyone to use...
In 16 years in this house I have bought 3 washer/dryer pairs 2 refrigerators and a freezer , 2 microwaves a dishwasher and one oven...
All killed by lightning or power surges caused by transformers (buried electric in my neighborhood) cycling on and off quickly in hurricanes,, all failures were electronic ...
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE start making the old style mechanically controlled appliances ,, NO CIRCUIT BOARDS ,, it works for Speed Queen (my next washer/dryer) ... they work far better and you will absolutely KILL your competition ,, maybe add them as a “premium” line..
That is all.
Stationed overseas in the 1950s, the Army supplied GE appliances and Maytag ringer clothes washers to military families.
My aunt loved her Maytag ringer washer and when it wore out she managed to find another in 1985. It lasted her until she died in 1991.
btw, the electric motor in the ringer was specially made for Maytag by GE. It was designed to handle varying electric current. In many far off locales, IE; rural Philippines, the power was 50-55 cycles. In post war Japan, it was worse, but the old ringers could handle it.
Damned unions and poor management is a bad combination.
My aunt lived her ringers. She must have gotten one of the last of the ringers in 1985 or so.
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