I use a guy who is firefighter but also services appliances. He says never buy an LG or Samsung.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
They are adding a lot of electronics to appliances that really don’t need them. When I see one of those fancy refrigerator or stove the only thing I can think of is just how expensive they would be to repair.
In attempting to achieve the government regulated efficiency, reliability has been sacrificed.
My guess here is that it’s comparable to HE heat pumps and AC units. They use these expensive alloys, that are also very thin in the heat exchangers. Unfortunately, those alloys, while excellent conductors, are more subject to metal fatigue from thermal contraction/expansion and fail much more quickly.
So you pay more for something that doesn’t last that long.
Our LG is doing great, after more years than they had.
LG did better than Samsung, in Consumer Reports testing.
It’s been the best of the refrigerators we’ve ever bought.
They warranty the condenser for a number of years I had one replaced just before the warranty ran out.
Can’t imagine why she’d buy a new fridge when they will continue to fix it free.
The reason the condensers burn out is no one has the accumulated dust removed.
It is true they tell you the refrigerator will probably only last 6 years, which is outrageous.
I have the original owner’s GE fridge in the basement, it is at least 35 years old and has never needed a repair.
Might sympathize with her lawsuit.
Always buy the lowest level of appliances that you can. They will last much longer.
I knew it involved forced 'green' regulations in some way. Probably making design compromises to comply with govt mandates.
LOL we’re on our 4th dishwasher in 20 years. My husband had to essentially rebuild the last two, piece by piece.
I’m clinging to my 25 yr old Whirlpool with both hands. The repairman, who has had to come out exactly twice, recommended I do this because “anything in the last 15 years is garbage.”
Oops, I meant to say “clinging to my 25 yr old Whirlpool clothes washer”
Newer fridges have smaller compressors that have to run more than older fridges do. They wear out. Further newer appliances have more sensors and computer boards that break down more than older mechanical appliances.
My girlfriend bought a new fridge in 2021. It has been replaced 3 times and now that it is out of ‘warrantee’ it needs a new control board. It was 1800 bucks and junk.
I have a 40 year old “beer fridge” in the shop that works just fine. Some of my friends have old ammonia “beer fridges” in their garage that must be 60 70 years old. The only reason my house refrigerator is new is because I wanted an ice maker. Crossing my fingers hoping it lasts.
Yup.. I’ve been hearing the new ones are all junk for some time and that by the way came from a parts supplier. Here is what I was told. …
My 12 year old Kenmore stopped working a while ago. A bit of troubleshooting identified that a new starter kit was needed. I contacted a parts supplier, but they had problems getting the right kit, and I ended up waiting for months ....fortunately I have another fridge. One day I called up the parts supplier to ask them what the deal was since I didn’t want to wait forever. What I was told was “you absolutely do not want to scrap that fridge....the new ones are such junk you will be very lucky to get 5 years out of one and it might be only 2 or 3.”
Well, I eventually got my parts and it’s working fine.
On a related note, bought a $500 GE inverter air conditioner 2 yrs ago. After a year it stopped working. Called for service and they sent a guy. He left in a few minutes saying he needed to order a part. Waited a month a called again, no answer this time to repeated calls. Called the GE service number. They told me the AC is not repairable because they cannot get parts. Offered me a $100 off coupon on the purchase of a new GE appliance. They can shove it.
LG coming out with new model that’s fail safe ice box note ice dealer in your location first.
Our 2016 vintage LG refrigerator failed twice, but appliance dealer PC Richards honored their 10 year warranty and kept on fixing it. Now on the third compressor it has been trouble-free for several years. LG had a serious problem with compressors, but that may be in the past.
My mom bought a pricey refrigerator from BB some years ago. The ice maker kept failing. After a couple of tech visits and ice maker replacements, it was determined it couldn’t be fixed. She got a new fridge and was given a $1500 credit which went to good use..
My dad’s got a small bar fridge, about 3ft high, that’s been used continuously for 47 years. Never been serviced, works like it should and always did. It’s a Kenmore.
The fancy full-size models sold currently, I’ve been warned they’re garbage. The folks have a big Sub-Zero with a lifetime guarantee, and serviced FREE any time it’s necessary. So far, once in 15 years.
We buy stripper fridges for the same reason we buy base trim vehicles.
I buy the cheapest fridge at Lowes. They never die. 😆
The best refrigerator freezer we ever owned was bought before this one in the 1970's. We still have that one to this day. It works great.