We’ve been in our house six years. The kitchen has all GE appliances. The stove and dishwasher were put in by the builder. The dishwasher racks are rusting away. They cost as much as a new dishwasher. We bought the refrigerator and it was stupid money, but working fine. It doesn’t do WiFi or have cameras. Are washer & dryer are GE and over 20 years old. They still work fine. Of course the later I have repaired a time or three.
Bring back window cranks! When I'm driving and I need to roll the window down, I ALWAYS hit the wrong button on the car I've driven for 10 years.
Never. My wife’s laundry pair is 22 years old. They work fine. Good stuff. I’ve made some repairs, sure. All easy and cheap enough.
So, what are we looking at? Is that a circulating pump? I know how boiler systems work, but never had any first hand interactions. Getting ready to replace this antique oil burning hot air furnace from 1955.
That’s unfortunate but as you said lucky you have floor drains!
What no cereal boxes in the house?
Yes, that's the connection between the circulating pump and the boiler that failed.
I've been in Machining beginning mid 70's and Machine design since 1990 and used to get several Design related periodicals. I recall an Editorial I read in one of them back in the mid 90's about modern appliances and how they were designed to fail rather than last long term.
In Norway, consumer protection laws state that any goods that normally would be expected to last 5 years or more, shall be replaced or repaired at vendors/ importers/ manufacturers cost for 5 years after purchase, as long as external factors has not caused the problem (stuff like voltage surges, incorrect use, etc)
What no cereal boxes in the house?
Nearly any gasket can be replaced at least on an emergency basis with a piece of cardboard and a pair of scissors.
I have direct experience with them. Some portion of their German made products are as good as stuff gets. They also have branded stuff with outsourced production. I won’t go as far as saying the outsourced stuff is junk, but it’s certainly not at the same level as their domestic made stuff.
BMW used to make excellent, honest motorcycles and automobiles. I had the pleasure of owning 3 BMW cars, all well made. But the last one, a 2003 was much more complex and hard to work on than the 81 and 86 I had earlier. But now they must have done deals with the devil, as you are asked to SUBSCRIBE to certain options, like for example heated seats. So you basically have to pay a monthly fee as long as you own the car....That is totally f...ed up!
