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12-01-2022, 11:05 AM #76Registered User
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12-01-2022, 11:13 AM #77
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12-01-2022, 11:50 AM #78
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12-01-2022, 12:07 PM #80
I've personally had pretty good luck with Samsung appliances, and I lean that way when I buy, but really they're all about the same. I've had easy 15 dollar repairs, and I've just RAR'd some because I didn't want to fuck with it just depends on the day.
Just a few days ago ordered an new dryer, then decided to let the appliance repair guy have a crack at it, he had me going same day for a $400 savings, may try something like that?The whole human race is de evolving; it is due to birth control, smart people use birth control, and stupid people keep pooping out more stupid babies.
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12-01-2022, 12:09 PM #81
Are all appliance manufacturers the same extorting douchebags...
Our washer and dryer are from the late 90’s. Most recently replaced the top lid switch on the washer (and took the opportunity to clean the basin and a few other things). Hope to keep them running as long as possible - not fancy but they get the job done. Old Kenmore (Sears?) brand.
The dishwasher is a cheap Frigidaire about 15yo. Actually it is a mesh of two as the first had it’s pump die, and there was an identical one for sale locally that I borged together. That was about 8yrs ago. It’s loud but also gets the job done. No idea what we’ll purchase when it craps the bed, but it’s a simple machine without advanced electronics and easily available parts so maybe it will live on long time?
Oh, and the nearest repair tech for any standard household appliance is 120km away, so a service call is not in the cards, warranty or no. Any warranty service would likely entail taking said boat anchor into the city for repair.
Reading the OP’s story and that it is all too common really sucks. You would think consumer sentiment and the like would have the market self correct or some such. Need to get medieval on the major appliance company CEO’s.
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12-01-2022, 12:34 PM #82Registered User
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Yup I keep 2 sets of appliances running in my duplex, 25yr old appliances are pretty easy to fix probably cuz they aren't very smart and its almost never the electronics that fucks up its something you can macgyver together or just order a cheap part
There is a local parts out fit but Amazon is good for parts
for repair info there is all kinds of DIY web sites on line
the cheaper models are easier to fix than the dentist grade modelsLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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12-01-2022, 12:38 PM #83
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12-01-2022, 12:42 PM #84
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12-01-2022, 12:46 PM #85
Or go with the German appliances Brands. I was not exactly joking.
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12-01-2022, 12:53 PM #86Registered User
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I have purchased cheap and expensive and it's all a lottery when something might go bad. $279 including parts doesn't seem too bad and the CS rep you spoke to doesn't know shit about actually fixing anything , they're just going off a script JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER mfg these days. Keep in mind heating elements are a relatively simple device and very rarely fail, chances are a bad connection or a faulty relay/board would be my guess. Unless you want to try to find a manual somewhere( if it's a newer unit good luck) and try to diagnose the DW I would just pay the $279.
What's the model ?
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12-01-2022, 12:56 PM #87Registered User
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12-01-2022, 12:59 PM #88
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12-01-2022, 01:02 PM #89
Holy shit I might have made some progress!
I called LG again and said that if they admit the part is under warranty then send me the part. They said it has to be installed by a technician and I said billshit... I just want them to send it to me and I will try to fix it myself or throw it in the garbage and I refuse to pay them to work on it.
They gave me a new case number and a link to send the bill of sale and they SAY they will send me the part. We will see.
And this was not given as an option until the 3rd call when I called bullshit on their policy used some pretty direct language.
Will update if I get the part.
Sent from my SM-A536W using TapatalkLast edited by Shorty_J; 12-01-2022 at 02:32 PM.
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12-01-2022, 01:03 PM #90
OP - I just recently went through this *exact* thing with my Electrolux dishwasher. The washer had been cleaning for shit for actually quite some time... I managed it by running the sink until the water was hot as it was going to be before starting the washer. Still washed for shit.
So I had the repair guy out. He gave me the bad news that the pump/heater combo was going to cost over 1/2 the price of a new unit. And the part *was* $250-ish bucks. The biggest PITA was removing and then reinstalling the washer. The pump replacement was easy.
I'd say take the $279 offer and get on with your life. I would have done that if it had been available to me... I couldn't stomach paying $650 to have it done, though.
I seem to recall that this benefit is going the way of the dodo in '23... can anyone confirm?
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12-01-2022, 01:04 PM #91
The heating element is built into the pump assembly in this case and that part is (not coincidentally) the exact same price as paying LG to fix it under warranty. It's legitimized extortion.
If it was just a heating element like a lot of other brands it would by a $60 part and I would do it myself but that is not an option here... by design.
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12-01-2022, 01:06 PM #92
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12-01-2022, 01:06 PM #93
Covers all products that come with a manufacturer's warranty: https://www.cardbenefits.citi.com/Pr...-Warranty.aspx
Appears that it is: https://clark.com/credit-cards/citi-...nded-warranty/
Will still apply to all purchases made before Jan. 22, 2023, and Citi seems to be hinting that it will be replaced with another benefit, though maybe not a warranty-related benefit. The regular Costco 2-year warranty will continue to apply.
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12-01-2022, 01:11 PM #94
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12-01-2022, 01:17 PM #95Registered User
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12-01-2022, 01:39 PM #96
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12-01-2022, 01:43 PM #97
As to Shorty’s original point, subtle plague isn’t wrong. Bosch actually makes dishwashers in the us (SC I think) and are probably better than most
The only brand I know of that designs for a 20 year life-span (and is vertically integrated so they make their own parts) is Miele. They’re not cheap but do have a stellar reputation.
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12-01-2022, 02:11 PM #98Registered User
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12-01-2022, 02:15 PM #99
We should start a "Wrenchin...Adventures under the Countertop" thread.
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12-01-2022, 02:20 PM #100
And like I said, you can get into an "entry-level" Miele for within the same ballpark as a friggin Samsung at Lowe's. I would absolutely forgo the stupid built-in tablet, wifi functionality, and useless apps they're pushing at Lowe's for a basic Miele from my local mom & pop appliance shop, that I'll actually be able to service and keep around for hopefully more than a couple years. I always laugh when I see the display models of the fancy models at the big box stores and the screens are already totally bricked. Does not exactly inspire confidence when the floor model's already broken. LMAO
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