Recent content by neptunebob

I guess around 1995 Jack Welch got to the appliance division and started cheaping out the dishwashers.

maybe the fact that a furnace has to coordinate with a thermostat, air conditioners and heat pumps has something to do with needing the electronics.

I noticed they mention that the microwave oven will start when the cook is not there, a "delay start". Consumer reports didn't like delay start in microwave ovens because they were bad for food safety, uncooked foods could spoil before the microwave comes on.

Actually Chet, what you describe is complicated and is why modern furnaces have electronic controls. Also the electronics make the high efficiency possible and enhance the safety of the equipment. Chet, what kind of engineer were you? It sounds like you could be an electrical engineer, who...

So Matt, you don't believe in daily fiber, even though it is "Doctor Recommended"?

Actually, eventually, there were GE Kenmore units, but usually the lower priced dishwashers. These were made of solid plastic.

Chet, I remember looking at dishwashers in about 1983 and looked at Whirlpool and GE and was not impressed, even the WP seemed cheap and I knew from people who we knew who had apartments that GE and Hotpoint was loud. Then Sears had a sale and to me, the Kenmore actually looked better. I could...

What refrigerant are you using now that R12 has been banned for decades?

But it ROARED Like A Power Mower! I wonder if that is one reason why Sears went with D&M instead of GE for their dishwashers because even D&M was less loud, at least when they were new (got noisier later on)

When did Whirlpool stop calling KA dishwashers KUD? I think the last was KUD25, then they went to the tall tubs with different model numbers.

The longest lasting furnace is a boiler Houses with hydronic hot water heat will not need a new boiler for at least 30 years. My sister had a 90 year old house and the second boiler was installed in 1948, the previous boiler was coal and this one is gas. Not all that efficient but as of...

If you ever worked cleaning in a commercial setting, you will want a commercial quality vacuum in your own home too. I always had the Windsor models when the employer provided the vacuum. For other places I worked I often would bring in my vacuums that I were used by my extended family (and...

But Chet, it is LOUD!

This one looks to be in good condition but it will ROAR!

But really, Delicate on a washer for the military? The Marines would want something tougher than a TR.