Hey guys. What's going to be new for GE washers going forward? I heard they're working on adding jobs to the laundry factory at Appliance Park.
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phillymatt53
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At Face Value, that seems good.
However, the bottom line is about quality, and where the parts are being made.
If an American-built GE but with Korean guts, I'd be suspicious.
Hopefully not the case.
However, the bottom line is about quality, and where the parts are being made.
If an American-built GE but with Korean guts, I'd be suspicious.
Hopefully not the case.
What's your source for that information?
I'm curious about what's under the hood. I hate when manufacturers like GE say they're American-made, only to be disgusted at what's inside. Chinese and Korean parts. What the heck?
phillymatt53
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The FTC has set down strict laws governing the labeling of products.
Two major definitions are...
"Made In The USA" - must have all substantial parts manufactured and sourced locally.
and...
"Assembled In The USA" - The “assembly” that takes place in the U.S. must involve a substantial transformation of the product.
Read more here: https://bbbprograms.org/media/insights/blog/made-vs-assembled
Well, GE was bought out a while back, I believe by Haier. They're probably better quality than the last few years of GE production, but it's still a Chinese company. They're not going to make parts in the US that can be made in China for less. The only company I know of actually designing and building in the US is Speed Queen. Several times the price of a GE and built like a tank, but with care, will last several times as long. Even SQ uses a lot of parts made in Mexico, but I prefer dealing with neighbors to those halfway around the world, and the quality of a lot of stuff is better from Mexico than China. (capacitors, for instance. one thing the Chinese seem to have difficulty making well...)
So what do they mean by designed, engineered, and assembled in the USA?
phillymatt53
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That's a sly way of convincing the customer of its quality.
Words..... "talk is cheap".
lavamat_jon
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Haier have improved quality immeasurably in the past few years, and the latest range of Haier designed & made Hoover/Candy machines here in the UK that are just being released now have a design life of 20 years, and are a huge improvement over the previous Italian Hoover/Candy designs used over the past 20 years or so which generally haven’t been great quality or reliability wise.
The premium Haier branded machines now have a 10 year parts & labour warranty with a tested design life of 25 years. No other company has an advertised design life anywhere near that apart from Miele (for a much higher price), so you have to give Haier credit for improving their quality.
Once you get over the emotions that they aren’t produced domestically anymore (that isn’t going to happen), get over any prejudices and biases (which we all have) about where they’re made and open your mind, they aren’t a bad proposition especially for the price point.
Hopefully Haier can do the same to GE’s quality which from what I understand on here hasn’t been great over the last few years.
The premium Haier branded machines now have a 10 year parts & labour warranty with a tested design life of 25 years. No other company has an advertised design life anywhere near that apart from Miele (for a much higher price), so you have to give Haier credit for improving their quality.
Once you get over the emotions that they aren’t produced domestically anymore (that isn’t going to happen), get over any prejudices and biases (which we all have) about where they’re made and open your mind, they aren’t a bad proposition especially for the price point.
Hopefully Haier can do the same to GE’s quality which from what I understand on here hasn’t been great over the last few years.
Well, they're stupid for lying! Too many Chinese parts! Listen to how the motor is dying! That's what it sounds like on a full load! They're stupid for doing that!
Are you sure? What's their premium brand? GE isn't built near the quality as their filter-flos were.
phillymatt53
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My parents had a 5000 BTU GE airconditioner, the "Thinline" model that lasted from 1962 and was still going strong when my father died in 1993.
That was, of course, when GE made things here in the USA.
I wish they still did, and I wish GE had a pet hair removal system for their top load washers.
phillymatt53
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I have 3 GE room airconditioners, all bought around 2005-2008.
The guts are all labeled "LG".
The big one, for my downstairs, a 18,000 BTU unit, gave me grief last July because of a cheap/weak spade terminal on the compressor, and lack of proper sealing of the compressor weather cap, resulting in corroded terminals.
She's back in service this year, with heavy duty tight spade lugs thanks to me.
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