sloeffle
Minister of Fire
Stick with your old one. The new ones are complete udder junk. We are on our second new one ( first on was DOA ) and this one has had three of four repairs done within one year of ownership.
Can't wait for my next electric bill!
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I'm thrilled with our new one.
Mine came with a 3 year bumper to bumper type warranty and 10 year compressor from the manufacturer. That limits the risk somewhat. I was a bit worried about longevity too.
To be honest, the LED lights in the fridge and freezer make it worth it alone. They're awesome! Add in how door shelves are so much wider now that you could put a large milk jug on it and there really isn't a comparison. We don't put our milk on it, but the extra width really uncluttered the shelves. The new unit is a couple inches narrower than the old one. The difference in layout has made the loss of volume not an issue.
My electric bill was 235 kWh this month. About 60 less than last month. But I got rid of the electric stove too. Maybe we used lights more? I'm not to worried about it. The change has made our life better.
Mine came with a 3 year bumper to bumper type warranty and 10 year compressor from the manufacturer. That limits the risk somewhat. I was a bit worried about longevity too.
To be honest, the LED lights in the fridge and freezer make it worth it alone. They're awesome! Add in how door shelves are so much wider now that you could put a large milk jug on it and there really isn't a comparison. We don't put our milk on it, but the extra width really uncluttered the shelves. The new unit is a couple inches narrower than the old one. The difference in layout has made the loss of volume not an issue.
My electric bill was 235 kWh this month. About 60 less than last month. But I got rid of the electric stove too. Maybe we used lights more? I'm not to worried about it. The change has made our life better.
Seasoned Oak
Minister of Fire
I keep putting the insulation project off. But this year im paying the price as my 95000 BTU boiler is running 24/7 for a week now trying to maintain 70 degree in this partially insulated drafty 3000 SF 100 yr old house with single degree outside temps. This summer im pulling off the siding and putting sheet foam on the exterior and finishing the blown in if it kills me.
Seasoned Oak
Minister of Fire
They do need more repairs but they also use way less juice. I just replaced a defrost fan(myself) on my 3 Yr old maytag. And my LG frenchdoor has had about $$1500 in warranty repairs in the 18 months i have it. I can manage about 80% of appliance repairs myself that are not under warranty.
sloeffle
Minister of Fire
I agree that they use way less juice. I think mine only uses around 1Kwh every 36 hours.
Ours is a french door Kitchen Aid and it has been nothing but a headache. Luckily we bought the extended warranty for Lowes. When ours died for the second or third time, I bought a cheap Frigidaire model off of the floor at Lowes as a backup and it has ran fine without any issues. The appliance repair guy said they are all crap anymore.
Seasoned Oak
Minister of Fire
I dunno, we bought new washer, dryer, refer, and oven 5 years ago and they have been pretty much trouble-free.
jebatty
Minister of Fire
About 5 years ago our LG microwave quit working, in the last month of the warranty period. A new replacement would have been about $125-150. We live in a rural area, called LG warranty number, and LG sent out a repairman to diagnose the problem, it was the controller, which he then ordered and came back two weeks later to replace the control unit. No issue since.
I was very surprised at the repair, as the cost to LG surely must have been greater than a replacement microwave. BTW, we never have bought an extended warranty on anything.
I was very surprised at the repair, as the cost to LG surely must have been greater than a replacement microwave. BTW, we never have bought an extended warranty on anything.
DBoon
Minister of Fire
Consumer Reports pretty regularly rates french door refrigerators as more trouble prone....
It may crap out tomorrow but a year and a half ago I replaced the 1985 builder fridge in this joint with a bottom of the barrel GE one from HD for five hundred bucks and love the thing. Uses 120 watts max at full tilt. The old one was near 400.
Door handle was cracking just like some reviewers spoke of and GE told me it was cosmetic and to go pound sand. Sent an email to HD and a week later the Assist. Mgr. stopped by the house with a new in the package handle.
Door handle was cracking just like some reviewers spoke of and GE told me it was cosmetic and to go pound sand. Sent an email to HD and a week later the Assist. Mgr. stopped by the house with a new in the package handle.
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