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Merry Christmas Mr Whirlpool
Well I bit the bullet and bought a new washer last night. This is after a year of nursing the old one through its cycles. The old one was a Kenmore - GE front load. It failed in waranty and was nearly catatonic after five years of service. I was never sure if it was the motor or the electronic controller that failed. I pulled the board out and checked the capacitors thinking it was the problem starting the motor, but they checked out. It would operate but the motor did not have enough power to spin the drum from a dead stop. Likely one winding in the motor is bad. The motor is $150 and the contoller is $150. A Kenmore washer the same is $600 now.
So I end up at Sears complaining and end up with another Kenmore. This time a Kenmore Elite - Whirlpool front load T4. Maybe the old Maytag? Naturally this thing is twice the price. Is there any way to leave the wife at home when you are buying a cloths washer? Actually the regular price is $1500 dollars and I got it at 1/2 price. It still seems like a lot of money, but maybe a deal.
Now it seems to me we had an engineer on the board that knew a thing or two about washing machines. Why wasn't I smart enough to quiz him before I stuck myself with another head ache? Merry Christmas Mr. Whirlpool the kids are getting lumps of coal, I can't afford anything else.
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Ken; My brother in-law has subscribed to the consumer reports since before he was married. He researches everything to determine what is the best item and considers the consumer reports the bible.
He has a Dodge minivan that gobbles about 3000 a year in repairs and a Jeep renagade that does about the same. At the moment the Jeep will not pass emmissions and is off the road. I on the other had have a Dodge Diesel which has cost $200 in seven years (100,000 miles) and a Volvo 940 which has run about $100 per year in the last 7 (170,000 miles). Both of his two vehicles have about 1/2 the milage of ours.
That been said, the Consumer reports rate the He4 washer we bought as high, but there are a number of dissatified customers posting on the web, many complaining about the consumer report. It does a nice job, but it might need the extended waranty.
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I was unsure where this front loader was from. I thought maybe it was just a refronted Neptune. It is a heavy unit and most of the problems related on the web seemed to be vibration relating to weak floor structures or improper leveling. The unit makes little noise on the cement floor.
It is a heavy sucker so 1/2 the cost would be shipping if it is from Germany.
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