We had to replace our Samsung washing machine after 5 years. Had our old Kenmore washing machine for 25 years.
“ had to replace our Samsung washing machine after 5 years. Had our old Kenmore washing machine for 25 years.” the newer machine had to die in order to save the environment.
We had two Fisher Paykel washing machines. The board on the first one died after six years. The dealer said it was a fluke. So, we bought another one. The board again died after six years.
So, we bought a Speed Queen. The model with a dial and buttons. No board. The only thing I had to fix on that was by passing the lid lock. It is a common problem. There are several YouTube videos on how to bypass it. Now, they make one with no lid lock so you can open it anytime in the wash cycle.
We also have a Speed Queen dryer. It has a dial to change the cycles. An on/off button and a high/med/low heat switch.
Again, NO F’N Computer board.
I have a Kenmore French door fridge/freezer. It was made by Whirlpool/Maytag/Amana/Kitchen Aid in Iowa. The important thing is that there is no ice maker through the door. You have to open the freezer door to get the ice out of the tray. It is about 13-14 years old now. No issues at all.
We bought a Kitchen Aid dishwasher at the same time. A couple of the wheels on the bottom rack broke. I replaced them with Stainless steel nuts and bolts. No other issues in 13 years.
We have two GE electric wall ovens. I replaced the heating element in the top one about ten years ago. It was $19 off the internet. I think they are from the 90s. The bottom one only gets used on holidays.
I have a GE electric glass top range. I had to replace one of the burners two years ago. $140 part off the internet. It took about an hour to replace. Again, I think it is from the 1990s.
I just had to replace my Insinkerator garbage disposal. The previous one was there when we bought the house 15 years ago.
I watched two YouTube videos. Convinced me to buy the 1/2 HP one for $199 at Home Depot. It took me about an 1 1/2 hours to install the new one. I had plumbers putty and teflon tape and paste already.
“Had our old Kenmore washing machine for 25 years.”
our old Kenmore washer and dryer of about that same age are still going strong too, though i did have to make major repairs to each myself:
i replaced the MoBo on the dryer due to bad chinese capacitors, the same caps that entered into USA electronics at the time by the billions, including a whole generation of HP PCs ...
in the case of the dryer, a little online business would swap the old MoBo with a refurbed one that had been re-capped with good caps for a very reasonable fee ...
the washer uses a six-solenoid flow-control assembly that had gone bad, and i replaced it with a new one that cost $125.00 ...