[jdsteel]

“ So the only real recourse for a major industrial producer like Whirlpool here in the U.S. is to use the force of government to compel people to buy new washing machines they really don’t need — perhaps by outlawing the old ones for their “energy inefficiency,” or by mandating new ones that have “low water use” technology in them. “

Or sell them washing machines when the one they own is no longer worth repairing.

[Alberta's Child]

There are something like 100 million washing machines in the U.S. today. The average life cycle of a washing machine is 14 years. So that means the replacement sales of washing machines would be (on average) about 7 million per year.

There were more than 75 million washing machines sold in China in 2019 alone.

I say the demand here in the U.S. for this type of appliance is low by any measure. That's not a recipe for inflationary pressure in the pricing of these appliances.

[Hardastarboard]

A week after the warranty expires.