Ya. Here is my analysis.
The products are cheap and designed to put more money in the pockets of the manufacturers. I looked at a circuit board once and it was dirt cheap. They cut so many design corners that the board was “no longer square and completely round.”
Apparently the Samsung washer tubs were rusting after a couple of uses. Come on Samsung. Your engineering team is a bunch of boobs!
Gone are the days of a simple mechanical switch that worked forever. Replaced with a circuit board that continually draws power. So much for energy efficient.
Our washer was 26 years old and we just had it repaired. The repairman said that it will last us another 26 years. Our fridge is from ‘93 and is 25 years old, our dryer, again from ‘93, 25 years old. Repairing the fridge might not be so easy since it is pre-CFC.
When we moved into our newer house, it had a brand new GE dishwasher that blew up on us after 4 years. We then replaced it with a Maytag, and it died after 5 years. We replaced it with a Bosh (German brand) and so far, 8 years, it is working fine.
Knocking on wood!!!
Hey Manufacturers — give us a quality product first and then all of the bells and whistles. Who wants wifi on their washer? Not me when the damn thing doesn’t last longer than a couple of years.
The problem is most people do not buy their appliances from a local dealer that actually repairs them. These guys know which ones have problems and which do not. He was the one that told me the #1 repair problem with fridges was ice makers.
He said to never buy any Samsung, LG or Fridgidaire products.
Amana, Maytag, Kitchenaid, Whirpool are all the same company now. They are all buit in the same factory with different name plates To my knowledge, they are the only ones still made in USA. GE are all made in Mexico. Bosch are good quality but I was told their dishwashers are harder to repair by my local dealer. He stated you have to pull a unit out just to work on them. With the other brands you take off the panel under the door and replace the part.
My father once told me the more features(bells and whistles)the more things to go wrong. This goes with any manufactured product.