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More I think he is a bored engineer who likes appliances like we do but does not get enough fiber in his diet. Always remember: My friends knew me before Metamucil, they prefer me after.

Looks like their ovens get hotter in this mode than a regular range would, almost to the point of self cleaning. How safe is this in a residential setting, because self clean locks the oven to keep the user out. These are probably their next generation of ranges and an "excuse" to raise the price.

I do know that the Ultrawash versions of Kenmore dishwashers were made by Whirlpool starting around 1985. Maybe Whirlpool felt no need to make low priced machine because Sears had D&M lower priced dishwashers. Later low priced Kenmores were made by GE

I notice the small air conditioners that are GE brand, now made by Haier, are of a more conventional form than the Carry Cool. I guess these are more efficient? As for the Zone Line used in motels, did Trane get them or did Haier get them? We know Jack didn't like them. By the way, if...

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You must not know about the "legend" of Jack Welch and the story of what he did with the General Electric Company. He became CEO of GE in 1981 and now General Electric is not anything like the company before JW. There is at least one member of this board who worked for GE. Jack eventually...

I thought air conditioning was one of first things Jack Welch got rid of at GE, because he said "I don't like HVAC".

It helps to open the door if the machine is still warm and let the dishes dry. I have the Bosch 100 series premium. John is right in that I should have bought the KitchenAid but the KA had too "funky" and I liked the styling of this one better. It will sometimes leave wet dishes, even with a...

About the Hamilton Beach ad # 9 with the mixer and the blender and the scissors: If you want to keep your marriage together, you DO NOT give your wife Anything With A Cord on Mother's Day!

Well I will chime in here 1. The measurements you give should be OK for the washer but might be a bit tight if you want the matching dryer. in my situation, I have about 6 inches behind the dryer for the exhaust pipe and electric connections. What dryer do you have now? 2. I have the LG...

It does beg the question... How did Whirlpool save Maytag? There is nothing left of Maytag except for the label.

Those washers were Whirlpools Also Whirlpool closed their refrigerator plant in Evanville, Indiana about that time but I guess that was always a Whirlpool facility.

I don't think Whirlpool saved Maytag Whirlpool just slapped the Maytag label on Whirlpool products. All of the Maytag manufacturing was shut down. Maybe WP could have kept Newton open for DC production for laundromats and consumers who wanted the machine but chose not to. To be truthful, I...

Wide by side was Magic Chef Actually, I think the Norge made washers were decent, it was the then "Amanatags" that were so much trouble. If Maytag wanted Magic Chef, they should have just kept the MC brand and still made the DC washers too labeled Maytag.

To place a mechanical timer on the VMW mechanism they have now on the washers, at least on the low priced ones? That would help make them more reliable. Whirlpool should also right now be trying to find a more reliable vendor for the circuit boards and have a program to replace the ones giving...