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Greetings! I took on a job repairing a 1959 double wall oven made by Modern Maid. Unfortunately, the nameplate(s) are nowhere in evidence. lskThe pilot lights work, main burners do not. Problem is with the pilot safety, which is NOT a thermocouple, but utilizes a bulb and capillary...

I was on another web site (gardenweb) and I ran into a posting regarding the Whirlpool buying of Maytag. The below was posted: APPLIANCE magazine estimates that Whirlpool currently produces 51 percent of the washers that are shipped for U.S. consumption. According to the APPLIANCE magazine 28th...

For months now I just assumed the Siemens (as seen at Best Buy) was just a re-branded Bosch. I mean the Bosch and the BB Siemens seem identical from what I can tell. They even advertise with the same language (3D washing, etc.). Today, however, I saw a full page in the New York Times regarding...

I was a electronic superstore (Frys) that also sells applicance this weekend. They also carry appliances. They have brand new stackable LG that just became available. It is a tad bit bigger than the older stackable at 3.32 cu. ft. The big news with it is the spin speed - 1320 rpm! You can also...

I thought it would be interesting to have a thread where people can explain the reason behind some of the routines that front loaders perform. It is interesting as I noted that the three front loaders I have had performed some of the same routines, but I really don't know why. I'll start with...

I notice Costco has been carrying more and more Whirlpool applicances. I was really surprised to see among the Whirlpool frigs a Kenmore frig this morning when I was at Costco. I belive it was branded "Kenmore Signature". Does anyone know if this is something new, where Kenmore will be sold at...

I have had my Kitchenaid FL washer a week now. I wanted to go ahead and start a thread about this machine. As I have more experience with this machine I will add. First of all a big drawback to this machine is that it is very hard to actually see one before you buy it. I live in the San...

I was on another web site (gardenweb, laundry board) and someone made a post that Consumer Reports just came out with new ratings. Here are the top 10 for Front Loaders: Top ten in order: 1 HE4t 2 Duet HT GHW9400P 3 Bosch Nexxt Premium WFMC6400UC 4 LG WM2432H 5 Siemens ultraSense...

I was looking through the Sunday ads today and something caught my eye in the Best Buy ad. They had a segment featuring LG washer/dryers. The ad featured the 3.4 washer, the 3.7 washer and also "Full-size washer/dryer combo with 1100 RPM spin." No measurements are given, but I note that the 3.4...

I have done my homework on these two units, reading information from both Whirlpool and Kitchenaid on their front loaders. What I would love to receive would be feedback from anyone who has used these machines. On another laundry website, I have read several comments about the Duet (mostly...

I purchased my Frigidaire FL in 1998 and the bearings went out on it this year. I would have considered having it repaired, but preferred to purchase a much larger FL than investing $300 to $400 in replacing the bearings on the Frigidaire. I know my experience is not unique as the bearings...

OK, here goes, here is my initial review of the new Maytag Neptune (Samsung). First of all this is the Model 8700, not the top of line 8900. As I understand the 8900 has direct drive and the sanitize function whereas the 8700 does not. Also realize that this is not the same Maytag Neptune front...

This Sunday I will be taking delivery of my third washing machine since I purchased my house in 1996. The new machine is a Maytag Neptune (samsung) and, of course I am very excited about it. My outgoing machine is a Frigidaire front loader and I think it was a great little machine until the...

This last weekend, my new Maytag/Samsung didn't get delivered as promised, so I had to make my way to the local laundry mat. Actually it was a good experience. They had over a dozen Speed Queen stainless steel front loaders. They look to be at least 20 years old. I loved that they had the...

I am excited about having purchased the new Maytag Neptune. Related to this, I was surfing to see what I could find on Samsung's web site. I also visited GL's website too. It was interesting as on both sites there was a description of a new technology in washing machines that is a steam cleaning...

I spent some time surfing, trying to find out the sales figure for washing machines is in the United States. I found one site, and they have a report on US washing machine sale for 2004. Problem is, you can only access the index as to actually access the report you have to pay like $295. So I...

I just purchased the new Maytag Neptune. Eight years ago I was in the market for a machine and was torn between the Frigidaire front loader and the Maytag Neptune. The Frigidaire won out based on price, the glass in the door and the superior Consumer Reports review. Now the Frigidaire has the...

Kitchen Aid Ensemble for $1250! I have had the Kitchen Aid Ensemble for over a year now. Really love the machine! I paid $1,600 for it. Now, as others have seen, they are selling the Ensemble at Costco for $1,250. I looked the machine over and it is identical in appearance to my machine in...