norgeway
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For me its Maytag, Everyone else can use them forever and I have had 5 down thru the years All TERRIBLE Lemons,,,LOL,
Question,,,What machines have you had the WORST luck with
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Hi Hans, when you say “worst luck,” do you mean in terms of washing ability, or number of repairs, etc.?
Hi Hans, when you say “worst luck,” do you mean in terms of washing ability, or number of repairs, etc.?
So far, the 47 Bendix "wins". All I can say it there's a good reason why those machines were meant to be bolted down securely to a concrete floor!!
My Amanatag dryer.
I didn't do my homework when I bought it. I figured it was a 'real' Maytag, but no. I bought it um-teen years ago at Sears, it was last-years floor model. It's only drying clothes for 2 people, but I've done 2 motors, replaced the idler wheels 4 times, the belt tensioner once, and replaced the gas valve coils twice. The thing is a real "piece".
I know it sounds like I must be overloading it, but I only dry what my trusty old 1972 Maytag A606 washer can wash.
I didn't do my homework when I bought it. I figured it was a 'real' Maytag, but no. I bought it um-teen years ago at Sears, it was last-years floor model. It's only drying clothes for 2 people, but I've done 2 motors, replaced the idler wheels 4 times, the belt tensioner once, and replaced the gas valve coils twice. The thing is a real "piece".
I know it sounds like I must be overloading it, but I only dry what my trusty old 1972 Maytag A606 washer can wash.
vintagekenmore
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An avocado green Speed Queen dryer. The ignitor kept going bad on it. We even had a backup burner system ready to be put in, it finally went to the scrappers. Mom got tired of it going out all the time
Basically every ge laundry appliance made from the 90’s until today.
twintubdexter
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GE Filter Flow
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I saw so many GE machines that came in as trades that all shared a common problem...a sock in the pump. They were pretty easy to fix but they didn't want GE washers on the resale floor...refrigeration & ranges were OK. The owner had a gentleman's agreement with the owner of the big GE dealer down the street...no new GE appliances in his store, no Frigidaire in the other guy's. It worked out fine. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Anyway, I had a GE in the duplex we rented in fancy-schmancy Saratoga. The laundry was located in a closet alcove in the hallway. The floor under the washer & dryer was hard surface, but everything else, the long hallway and bedrooms were carpeted. One day I had the dreaded sock-in-the-pump accident. I was home at the time so only the hallway flooded. It still took a lot of sucking and drying to take care of the mess. The second time was much worse. The machine went through an entire cycle and even the bedrooms and den were soaked. I dumped the washer and the dryer the next day.</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Now I know there are many members that really like their GE's and maybe I just had bad luck with my size 12 socks. How these socks made it over that cheap plastic guard is beyond me...but I did see a lot of washers with the same problem. Now that I think about it, I never was a fan of the cheap cardboard backs that GE used either. I guess I was brought up to not like GE laundry.</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Exactly what I had...should come with a warning "For Garage Use Only"</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I saw so many GE machines that came in as trades that all shared a common problem...a sock in the pump. They were pretty easy to fix but they didn't want GE washers on the resale floor...refrigeration & ranges were OK. The owner had a gentleman's agreement with the owner of the big GE dealer down the street...no new GE appliances in his store, no Frigidaire in the other guy's. It worked out fine. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Anyway, I had a GE in the duplex we rented in fancy-schmancy Saratoga. The laundry was located in a closet alcove in the hallway. The floor under the washer & dryer was hard surface, but everything else, the long hallway and bedrooms were carpeted. One day I had the dreaded sock-in-the-pump accident. I was home at the time so only the hallway flooded. It still took a lot of sucking and drying to take care of the mess. The second time was much worse. The machine went through an entire cycle and even the bedrooms and den were soaked. I dumped the washer and the dryer the next day.</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Now I know there are many members that really like their GE's and maybe I just had bad luck with my size 12 socks. How these socks made it over that cheap plastic guard is beyond me...but I did see a lot of washers with the same problem. Now that I think about it, I never was a fan of the cheap cardboard backs that GE used either. I guess I was brought up to not like GE laundry.</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Exactly what I had...should come with a warning "For Garage Use Only"</span>
Frigidaire 1-18
FANTASTIC when they run, but I can't keep one working more than 6 months at a time.
Repeat, FANTASTIC machines when they run, efficient water usage and CLEAN clothes. Transmission doesn't age well.
Reading all above, everyone has different results. My various Maytags have been great, same with Filter-Flo's. Keep in mind, this website deals with used, aged, well-worn machines, so each one can be different as to how it was used originally, how long it sat around and where, waiting for repairs and restoration.
FANTASTIC when they run, but I can't keep one working more than 6 months at a time.
Repeat, FANTASTIC machines when they run, efficient water usage and CLEAN clothes. Transmission doesn't age well.
Reading all above, everyone has different results. My various Maytags have been great, same with Filter-Flo's. Keep in mind, this website deals with used, aged, well-worn machines, so each one can be different as to how it was used originally, how long it sat around and where, waiting for repairs and restoration.
I agree with Joe about the cheap particle/cardboard back on those GE washers. Maybe they did that to lighten the load of the weight of those things with the concrete cinder block they had in there to keep the machine from walking during spin?!
Kenmore/Whirlpool are awesome machines, but if you have to tear one apart, the belts are always in the way. I like the older Norge/Wards with both decent front and back access to the tranny. However, I have heard that when the transmission goes, it’s an ugly, oily mess in the wash tub. Never had that happen to me (yet!).
Kenmore/Whirlpool are awesome machines, but if you have to tear one apart, the belts are always in the way. I like the older Norge/Wards with both decent front and back access to the tranny. However, I have heard that when the transmission goes, it’s an ugly, oily mess in the wash tub. Never had that happen to me (yet!).
norgeway
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Funny,,,
I love GEs lol, but have NO luck with a GE stove, I have tried 7 or 8 of them , none baked worth a darn,,lol
I love GEs lol, but have NO luck with a GE stove, I have tried 7 or 8 of them , none baked worth a darn,,lol
Mother's old 1966 Frigidaire 40" range. Kept blowing surface elements. Switched to gas in 1992.
Christina and Christopher have given me my share of fits over the years, though they are good for a little extra publicity!
norgeway
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re Maytags
Every Maytag washer I ever had either slung oil or got out of balance usually both.
Every Maytag washer I ever had either slung oil or got out of balance usually both.
I was given a Grants Bradford and I never could get it running as one thing broke after another.
The worst appliance to ever set foot in our house was the '64 Westinghouse FL washer. It leaked, would walk out of place, and only lasted 9 years (with several service calls).
rinso
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2010 GE Profile 30" slide-in gas range. Oven igniter had to be replaced about ever 8 months, and was a $200 plus repair. 2010 GE Profile combination microwave and convection oven. Using the convection oven would often fry the electronics.
quincyman
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Maytag
They would last long if treated well. Were not good in cold temperatures. Slow to get up to speed. They didn't handle large loads well and the rinse cycle was inadequate. Simply put, if you underloaded them, they did a good job and lasted a long time. After the first one I bought in the mid eighties, I would not have bought another.
What really got me was their Permanent Press cycle. Main wash would spin out, the fill to the top and without any agitation, would just spin out again.
They would last long if treated well. Were not good in cold temperatures. Slow to get up to speed. They didn't handle large loads well and the rinse cycle was inadequate. Simply put, if you underloaded them, they did a good job and lasted a long time. After the first one I bought in the mid eighties, I would not have bought another.
What really got me was their Permanent Press cycle. Main wash would spin out, the fill to the top and without any agitation, would just spin out again.
