[annieokie]

When I purchased my Maytag Refrig., I don't believe it was owned by Whirlpool. It must have been made on a Monday, just before they sold to Whirlpool, and also the Maytag repairman just died, so they had nothing to brag about any longer. (that's a joke, ok?). Original cost was about $1700. One year later, the ice maker ground a hole in the back of the Fridge. Another year later, I had to have a new motherboard put into the outside icemaker/water/crushed ice control. Cost of all that about another $700.00.

Then the outside icemaker control unit, started rusting and dripped down the front of the Fridge. I swore I would just put up with this, and not buy another unit. Until, the Fridge part stopped cooling, over froze in the freezer. I would never Ever purchase another Maytag Refrig. Hopeing for better results with this KitchenAid, plain Jane unit.

I have a 25 yr old Whirlpool washer and dryer, hubby said to get a new one, NO and HELL NO, mine still works GREAT, never had a repairman out for either. But they were made when the workers actually had some pride in what they did, not much, but some, or didn't come to work DRUNK.

[woodbutcher1963]

I know this is too late, but NEVER buy a fridge with an icemaker through the door. According to a friend of mine who ownes an appliance sales/service company(your local type appliance store) almost all problems , including FIRES, result from the icemaker.
The only icemaker you want is the kind that you need to open the door to get ice. ALL the ice/water through the door are problematic.

Also, the front load washing machines have mold and mildew problems from the fact that when the spin cycle ends there is always a small amount of water left in the bottom of the tub. My buddy convinced me to buy a Fisher-Paykel top loading washing machine last time. It has a direct drive motor under the tub(no belts). It spins the clothes at 10,000 rpms. When the clothes go in the dryer they are damp.
This results in less dryer time(less $). It also uses about half the water of the old machines. They are made in New Zealand.

The other thing he convinced me to buy was the KichtenAid dishwasher. I wanted to by a Bosch. He told me they are a pain in the neck to work on. They need to be pulled out and flipped over to perform any maintainence. The KitchenAid/Whirpools you just take off the panal on the fron bottom and eveything is right there.