HELP! Help me pick a new washer

[kenmoreguy89]

No problem Kevin, thanks for letting me know...
And could not agree more with you on your statements! I find it pesky too, but as we said, as long as you have "unaware" consumers, let's use this adjective..... They will continue use the Maytag name!
But it could have gone worse....just think if instead of Whirlpool it was the GE buying it, at least whirlpool use to give a little more quality generally...
In any ways, it just irritates me how they keep labelling exact same machines with different names, and still amaze me how people just can't get this, if consumers were smarter these situations would probably never take place....

 

[washerdude]

Meh, i knew these mayatgs, kenmores, etc' were made by whirlpool from the start
But i found something intersting when pierreandreply4 posted his reply.

Surley enough its a good ol' direct drive amana.....

http://www.amanacanada.ca/model.php?model_id=106&lang=1&subtitle=

 

[washerdude]

Tricks.....

knew it was to good to be true....

 

[kenmoreguy89]

Yes, it's nothing but a Whirlpool, though! Amana, Roper, Kenmore,Maytag etc...as you know, really does not make a difference, so if you seek for a BD machine just look for one of these brands...

The only advantage I see in the "sub-brands" like Amana, Roper etc..is that generally they have much lower prices than their "famous" name labelled identical twins...
It's like for products in discount chains, for example, the hot dogs I get at the discount store are just the same of the Famous Italian brand Wudy Aia, if you read production plant address is the same one of the famous ones and taste, ingredients and everything is identical ( they are Wudy Aia hot dogs)...but Wudy Aia labelled hot dogs sell for 2.50€ at the regular supermarket....the Tobijas labelled discount brand for 99cents....
How a name can make a difference....in these cases you only pay for a stupid name...adverts and all the rest is concerned with it.

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[kenmoreguy89]

And what makes me laugh hard, is that I met folks that then says haughtily kinda disgusted: "me??? I'd never buy those " no brand" hot dogs from a discount, who knows what stuff in it"..... Just Exactly the same of the ones for wich you pay more than the double for a name on the package..
Then they hate you for proving and letting them realize how silly they're......[this post was last edited: 3/26/2014-17:28]

 

[combo52]

New Maytag Laundry Appliances

Yes are essentially the same as WP, but the MT line is getting a lot of attention from WP and MTs will often be the best buy, WP has announced to dealers that New Maytag laundry will now come with a TEN YEAR WARRANTY on major components, and pricing on some models is now designed to keep people from taking a 2nd look at the junk coming from Korea.

Based on what washerdude has said in this thread I would buy a SQ FL washer, or the Canadian equivalent, 2nd choice any WP or MT FL Washer.

 

[revvinkevin]

2nd choice any WP or MT FL Washer.

 

 

Hey John, are the new Maytag branded FL washers actually made by WP or are they still rebadged Samsung (or whatever they were) like a few years ago?

 

Thanks!

Kevin

 

[combo52]

New Maytag Laundry Appliances

Hi Kevin, New MT FL Washers, are all made by WP most in Clyde Ohio and I believe some are still made by WP in Mexico, none are German and None are Samsung any longer.

WP did continue to sell a few full sized Samsung built machines under the Amana name after they took over MT, but they got out of sourcing full sized laundry from SS as soon as possible. WP however did continue the 24" compact MTs that were SS built until only about 2 years ago, thankfully that is also ended.

I have often lumped LG and SS together, but I diffidently now think the SS appliances are worse than LGs and that is not an endorsement for LG. Many LG FL washers seem to be doing fairly well, but the matching dryers are junk. The LG DWs are also the shortest lived DWs you can buy, and don't even get me started on the cheap LG refrigerators.

 

[combo52]

New Maytag Laundry Appliances

Hi Kevin, New MT FL Washers, are all made by WP most in Clyde Ohio and I believe some are still made by WP in Mexico, none are German and None are Samsung any longer.

WP did continue to sell a few full sized Samsung built machines under the Amana name after they took over MT, but they got out of sourcing full sized laundry from SS as soon as possible. WP however did continue the 24" compact MTs that were SS built until only about 2 years ago, thankfully that is also ended.

I have often lumped LG and SS together, but I diffidently now think the SS appliances are worse than LGs and that is not an endorsement for LG. Many LG FL washers seem to be doing fairly well, but the matching dryers are junk. The LG DWs are also the shortest lived DWs you can buy, and don't even get me started on the cheap LG refrigerators.

 

[washman]

Maytag warranty

as per the PDF on their site;

SECOND THROUGH TENTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
(DRIVE MOTOR AND WASH BASKET ONLY -
LABOR NOT INCLUDED)
In the second through tenth years from the date of original
purchase, when this major appliance is installed, operated, and
maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished
with the product, Maytag will pay for factory specified parts for
the following components to correct non-cosmetic defects in
materials or workmanship in these parts that prevent function of
this major appliance and that existed when this major appliance
was purchased. This is a limited 10 year warranty on the below
named parts only and does not include repair labor.
n Drive Motor
n Wash Basket (Side Walls Only)