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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer
No, that isn't it. They buy the most expensive appliances of the best brands. Whether they need/use all the features or not. My mother always researches the options whenever she needs a new appliance, decides what her budget is and which features she needs and which she would like. She reads tons of reviews before deciding.
With my friends it's a simple matter of not taking care of things. Not cleaning filters, running the cleaning/maintenance program regularly, etc. Last week I took out the compartment of the washing machine in which you put the detergent. It was just caked in muck. It took me most of the day, a lot of hot water and a turn in the dishwasher to get it reasonably clean. It's the same with smaller appliances btw.
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Yuppperdoodle, that'll do it. Neglect a major appliance--especially as they become more automated, more computerized--at your own risk.
We have only recently replaced a washer and dryer set that we'd had for..15 years. That's early for us, but we are no longer young, and Mr. Hitch doesn't feel like trying to fix things that go "eeeep" and keel over, like he used to. We bought a new dishwasher when we moved to this home, 8 years ago now, because the cheap POS that was in here, from the former owner, was utterly untenable. The house features an "open floor plan" living-room/dining room/kitchen area, and we have high ceilings and stone (travertine) floors. When that cheap Whirlpool d/w would start up, you couldn't hear yourself think 3 rooms away in either direction. That sucker HAD to go. We replaced it with a Bosch, that I have loved since it arrived, and it's never given me a moment's hassle. (I probably just jinxed myself...).
I also
scrupulously clean the new (this past winter acquisition) W/D, wiping down all the surfaces, running the monthly cleaning cycle, and all that, because HELL, brothers nad sisters, I was horrified when I realized that the price of ONE of the two laundry machines was the same price as my first CAR. I figure, these babies can take me right to the grave. And trust me: I am NOT Martha Stewart, by a long shot; it's just..I want those, the dishwasher and the new range to last as long as I do, now. (Weird to think that's not really...out of the range of possibility...)
We only replaced those because the washer had started making this godawful noise, in the spin cycle, that sounded like...I don't know. A fluffle of tortured screaming bunnies that were shapeshifted banshees? Yeah...like that. Even the furry members of the house would look up at us, from beneath half-raised lids, when the washer started to shriek...
Like all machines--granted, this is "by and large" admittedly--you take care of machines, and they'll take care of you. Yes, there are lemons in the world, but...a little TLC goes a long way with cars and other major doodahs that make our lives easier.
Hitch