Many complained recently that the quality of Equator laundry appliances wasn't what it once was. And now the reason seems clear, the following is from the "Appliance Advisor" website:
"Indesit Exposure
Equator appliance of Houston is suing Italian appliance giant and one time supplier, Indesit (originally known as Merloni Electrodomestici) for "Breach of Contract, Breach of implied warranty and Interference with its contractual relationships with customers".
The Equator complaint alleges that "Merloni changed certain aspects of the units design" causing failure rates to "jump significantly, including specific electronic components that caused product failures, electrical shorts, component malfunctions, control-board burn-outs, wiring harness meltdowns and machines catching fire." These are generally believed to be unattractive product features. Equator is looking to recoup the costs associated with the past and ongoing warranty service. Who is responsible, the manufacturer who designed and built the device, or the distributor who is marketing and distributing the product. We believe that if you build it you back it.
Equator's final complaint "interference with its customers" was not explained in the press release, but we suspect it was not related to warranty costs.
Needless to say, Equator has transferred its current business to its own factory in China.
Comment from Indesit: We are awaiting their comment."
This explains the job lots of Equator washers and dryers on fleaBay.
Launderess
"Indesit Exposure
Equator appliance of Houston is suing Italian appliance giant and one time supplier, Indesit (originally known as Merloni Electrodomestici) for "Breach of Contract, Breach of implied warranty and Interference with its contractual relationships with customers".
The Equator complaint alleges that "Merloni changed certain aspects of the units design" causing failure rates to "jump significantly, including specific electronic components that caused product failures, electrical shorts, component malfunctions, control-board burn-outs, wiring harness meltdowns and machines catching fire." These are generally believed to be unattractive product features. Equator is looking to recoup the costs associated with the past and ongoing warranty service. Who is responsible, the manufacturer who designed and built the device, or the distributor who is marketing and distributing the product. We believe that if you build it you back it.
Equator's final complaint "interference with its customers" was not explained in the press release, but we suspect it was not related to warranty costs.
Needless to say, Equator has transferred its current business to its own factory in China.
Comment from Indesit: We are awaiting their comment."
This explains the job lots of Equator washers and dryers on fleaBay.
Launderess
