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[paulg]

Miele fridge big bucks.

Thanks for the heads-up on the Miele refrigerators. I didn’t know they were so costly. Jeepers.
We bought the Miele DW as it was the best match for the gloss black. Our friends gave good reviews so we bought it. Not disappointed.
I really do not look forward to the day the refrigerator must be replaced. I know every inch of that thing and would hate to lose that edge.
So far, had to replace:
Defrost thermostat. (Stuck open / wouldn’t defrost)
Water valve (icicles from the ice-maker)
Motorized air door twice. Once it got stuck closed, the other time it got really noisy.
Condenser fan (noisy)
Compressor relay unit. (Compressor won’t start)
Ice maker assembly (Although the first icemaker ran for nearly 17 years without a hitch).
Replaced door closer on refrigerator door. (Door found ajar too many times).

I have a severe bias against GE appliances nowadays as I am personally not fond of Haier due to my life experiences. Hate me for this, but for reasons I cannot explain in a few words, I won’t buy LG or Samsung anything.
Not too many choices for me huh? There’s still the Frigidaire family. Sis has one and likes it.
Just hope my KA hangs in there for a while…. Can I still get a PHILCO built-in??

 

[mattl]

Paul, while the list of repairs to the fridge is a bit longer than everyone would like they are mostly minor. As long as the sealed system  holds out I'd keep it running.

 

Side note - great kitchen- must be fun to work in!

 

[paulg]

Thank you

It continues to be a great kitchen..
I must clarify. It is true I cannot “cook”. However, if I am given an appliance that I can operate AND given a recipe I understand, I can put out an edible product.
When asked to “just whip up something” or “just put together some chili”, I will often end up with disaster, an extremely dirty kitchen or (in one true case), burns up my arms.
Ironically, my grandfather was a chef at the Drake and Palmer house. My Mom was…. An adequate cook.
Mitch and his Mom are fabulous cooks. Both Moms have since passed. I am glad that someone in the house can cook.
If someone comes up to me and says that I am a good cook I usually respond with, “No. I can operate an appliance and that is about all.”

 

[paulg]

The knives

Don’t pay attention to the WAY TOO MANY collection of knives.
We keep on finding great knives at estate sales and we sharpen them up with great result.
But what the heck do you do with the old knives?
It’s a going joke at home. Too many vacuum cleaners, too many knives, too many tube-televisions…
NAH! Can’t have too many old televisions!

 

[mattl]

 I  too have too many vacs.  I got rid old all my old TVs - not vintage- but kept the biggest wide screen HD TV ever made a 38" RCA I bought in 2002 for $2500, don't use it, but couldn't bear to part with it, plus, it's in the basement and weighs close to 400lbs. i did get rid of it's twin I bought as a parts donor when it was  deemed unrepairable at one point, btw it was repairable. I've saved sections of the 25" color Heathkit TV I built back when I was 14-15, that lasted a good long time, even built my own cabinet for  it.