Originally Posted by Hitch
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
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