The GE HydroWave: One of the worst washers ever

[Chetlaham]

Completely and utterly ridiculous.
What an authoritarian thing to say.
GE broke NO laws in the production of the T series and Hydrowave washers. In fact, they made GE lots of money and gave owners years and years of mostly good service.

The constant emotional tirades on this model of appliance is highly medically questionable.

So you're saying its ok for appliance makers not to honor their warranty?

 

[johnb300m]

You're lying! I've seen GE commercial machines failed! One was nearly blown apart at my old college dorm! I'm serious! It's not funny!

This is unfortunate but that’s also not how math and statistics work. You’re talking about small observed data points. Not the statistical failure rate of a HUGE sample size of machines. GE made millions of these things.
I’m not going to say they were amazing on a Newton Maytag level. But they were decently comparable to other products on the market at the time.
You should know better, Jerome, that machines in college dorm and apartment settings see more abuse. In fact, GE would void those warranties as “commercial” settings if in a dorm.

Why do so many appliances fail around you Jerome? Are you haunted?

 

[johnb300m]

So you're saying its ok for appliance makers not to honor their warranty?

What a stupid comment.
The typical argument response of “so if you’re not anti-x, you must be pro-y!!!”

 

[Chetlaham]

What a stupid comment.
The typical argument response of “so if you’re not anti-x, you must be pro-y!!!”

In reply #21 you never rebutted the second sentence of my original statement:

I wish GE would be legally and financially held accountable for the Model Ts and subsequent Hydrowave shortcoming. Considering how many premature failure warranties GE failed to honor, there technically could have been a class action lawsuit.

I can only deduce you agree with GE refusing to honor warranties something which btw I have dealt with first hand.

 

[phillymatt53]

In reply #21 you never rebutted the second sentence of my original statement:



I can only deduce you agree with GE refusing to honor warranties something which btw I have dealt with first hand.

I guess some service people get perks to stick up for certain products, regardless of what others may say,
However, I just ignore those argumentative types and their accusations.
Ain't no skin off my hide.
It makes life much more pleasant, just a few mouse-clicks and my sanity stays intact.

 

[Chetlaham]

I guess some service people get perks to stick up for certain products, regardless of what others may say,
However, I just ignore those argumentative types and their accusations.
Ain't no skin off my hide.
It makes life much more pleasant, just a few mouse-clicks and my sanity stays intact.

In all honesty I probably should.

However at the same time, I've gotten into the unfortunate habit of rebutting detractors. The way I see it members of the general public read these forums for information. I'd rather the market contingent see a balance of information instead of a one sided argument of value engineered complexity = best doctrine as is being preached here.

One can hope that a grass roots movement could be ignited where people come to the realization that the best value and performance comes from simple, stout, over engineered appliances designed to last decades rather than the flashy, disposable HE detritus the public has been mislead into buying.

Changing perception to see things as they actually are is the only thing that will change the appliance market. Of course the detractors know that, so their modus operandi is to discredit the messenger in front of the listening audience.

Opponents can't refute the information, so they have to challenge the presenter.

 

[phillymatt53]

In all honesty I probably should.

However at the same time, I've gotten into the unfortunate habit of rebutting detractors. The way I see it members of the general public read these forums for information. I'd rather the market contingent see a balance of information instead of a one sided argument of value engineered complexity = best doctrine as is being preached here.

One can hope that a grass roots movement could be ignited where people come to the realization that the best value and performance comes from simple, stout, over engineered appliances designed to last decades rather than the flashy, disposable HE detritus the public has been mislead into buying.

Changing perception to see things as they actually are is the only thing that will change the appliance market. Of course the detractors know that, so their modus operandi is to discredit the messenger in front of the listening audience.

Opponents can't refute the information, so they have to challenge the presenter.

I agree on the general public's education, in hopes that it can help those without the deeper knowledge that someone with experience will offer.
And perhaps that will lead to others "passing the words of wisdom" so that hopefully those corporations will see that changes need to be made in terms of quality and design.
After all, their reputations are at stake, and no amount of the consolidating of brand names will keep them from losing customers.