Thank God for warranties. 

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj) 01/07/2018 at 17:50 • Filed to: None

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Also, bailing water out when it’s 21° (Freedom Units) out isn’t fun. And I need to invest in a garden hose because siphon.

The sound of splashing water is frightening when discussing frozen pipes during a record cold snap.

Also, great product GE - almost made it to 7 months.

Monkey B > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 18:05

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shop vac on the drain hose pulled the water out of my recently deceased washer.

Wacko > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 18:14

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Its 21f where your washing machine is?

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Wacko 01/07/2018 at 18:22

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21f outside. Washer is in the garage (insulating said garage is my spring project)

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Monkey B 01/07/2018 at 18:23

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Wait, I have one of those! Now do I want to go out and do that now or tomorrow.

Also should I go pour some vodka in there to keep it from freezing up?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 18:32

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I don’t think GE actually owns the GE brand for appliances any more. And yes they are shit these days

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 18:46

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Use some isopropyl alcohol so there isn’t any sugar content which can cause further problems later. And this way you don’t waste precious vodka.

Wacko > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 18:53

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thats not GE’s fault if it busted when it’s bellow freezing.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC 01/07/2018 at 18:58

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I wonder if Seafoam is washer approved.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/07/2018 at 18:59

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So it’s just LG and Samsung now? I’ve heard maytag is equally terrible now and a shell of their former prestige.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 19:17

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I don’t have experience but people who own them absolutely rave about Speed Queen washers and dryers. I’m pretty sure they are still an independent company based and built in Wisconsin. GE Appliance is owned by Haier but AFAIK they operate independently. Otherwise it’s basically LG and Samsung now. Whirlpool owns most of the other brands including high end ones like JennAir thar now shares guts with lower end brands but have a fancier trim and a better warranty. One of my fridges is an LG. I was a bit hesitant to buy a Korean brand when I got it 8 years ago but it has been running like a champ and in the garage in more extreme temperatures for 6 of those years.

Joe6pack > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/07/2018 at 19:36

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Yup. Paid almost a thousand dollars for a Whirlpool Duet front load washer many years ago. Thank God I’m a mechanical engineer. That’s the only thing that kept it going as long as it did. Finally junked it and got a Speed Queen. Solid as a rock. I can’t say enough good things about it.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Joe6pack 01/07/2018 at 19:44

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Lol I have a Whirlpool Duet! It has EcoBoost just like a Ford GT! But yeah it’s pretty garbage. I’m also a mechanical engineer and have taken apart my appliances. I can’t imagine owning these things if I had to call a repair person for everything.

jimz > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/07/2018 at 21:02

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this is why I still use my Whirlpool direct-drive conventional top-loader. 15 years and going strong with no issues.

jimz > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 21:03

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what exactly happened? did it spring a leak? over-fill?

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/07/2018 at 21:12

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Ive has two duet Front loaders, due to working out of town. The first one has been bulletproof for 10 years, and the 2nd has had 2 issues that were simple fixes in that same 10 years. I’ve always been a whirlpool fan cause I knew I could get parts if needed. But they have been great for me, and actually now that I think about it, my MIL has one as well that’s a couple years newer than ours and it’s been great as well.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 21:23

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My fucking 11 month old samsung dryer just broke. no warranty because I am a dumbass and cannot find the receipt (clearance model at lowes). Repair guy is coming out for the second time tuesday. Fucking appliances

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 01/07/2018 at 21:25

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Actually this Duet has been pretty good to be honest, though it is only 3 years old and makes some concerning noises. My dryer has been giving me fits and apparently it is a Frigidaire Affinity not a Duet like I thought earlier. Parts have been easy to get but I have taken it apart multiple times.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > jimz 01/07/2018 at 22:30

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Walked into my kitchen and heard water running. Went out to the washer to the garage half coated in water, secured the water inlet valves to the washer. Drum was completely full. Bailed it out mostly. Attempted to run a spin/drain routine on the washer and it just sort of *brrrrrrrrrr*. Cut the power. Opened the valves and the drum immediately started filling with water. So I’m thinking a failed inlet valve on the washer itself

OPPOsaurus WRX > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/08/2018 at 07:50

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that sux. the washer drain froze in my last house, which was in a wall. Ran the washer and it drained, just not into the drain, but in the wall and down into the basement.

TheRealBicycleBuck > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/08/2018 at 08:18

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It’s not just washers. The display went out on our almost one-year-old stove a few weeks ago. There was just three weeks left on the warranty. The repairman replaced the whole board. He suggested we buy a couple of new ones to keep on hand so we wouldn’t have to wait two weeks for parts the next time it happens. We were fortunate that the stovetop controls are separate from the board so the only function we lost was the oven.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/08/2018 at 16:54

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Mechanical engineers unite! Ha. I’ve saved many hundreds of dollars too between fixing the fridge and the dishwasher that came with our house. My wife I think resents me though since she wants them to die so they can be replaced.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/08/2018 at 17:08

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Much to my disgust and my wife’s content I think we may soon lose the JennAir fridge that came with the house to the rust monster. I can deal with mechanical things but I don’t think I have the patience or skill to strip, Bondo, and repaint a fridge door.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/15/2018 at 13:33

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I would have said Speed Queen but even they were not immune to the whole HE-washer thing. The 2017 models were the last true Speed Queen units at this point.

Can I get my Unimatic back? Anyone?

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/15/2018 at 13:33

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Oh shit, I own the exact GE washer shown in the OP...

... And it’s in the coldest part of the house.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/15/2018 at 14:19

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We need to bring back seafoam colored appliances

Joe6pack > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/21/2018 at 20:32

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Let me know if you need one of the shock absorber thingies. I still have a new one in the garage that I bought as a spare. I always kept one on hand as they constantly failed. A broken “spider” (I think that’s what it’s called) finally did it in.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Joe6pack 01/22/2018 at 10:28

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Thanks! So far it seems to be holding up.