murando531
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It's funny to hear some of the stories about people's experience with their appliances and how those experiences affected their future opinion on a brand. My aunt had a Maytag refrigerator when they lived in an older house in the 90s, and the ice maker didn't work well at all. Since then, any time Maytag is mentioned, she brings up that refrigerator and how she doesn't want any other Maytag ever again. It's silly that such a small thing can ruin a name for some people.
In my youth, I go by what I had growing up, and what my grandparents and other family members have had that have lasted and worked so well. I always thought Kenmore (Lady Kenmore for the washer my grandmother had) was the fanciest of the appliance brands, because the LK Solid State washer they had was so high-tech and solid. I was amazed that she had such an old washer that actually had electronic push buttons and the boops and beeps, and I particularly loved the woo-woo sound of the agitation, where we had our KitchenAid washer with loud knobs and clunky sounding mechanics. I now realize that our KitchenAid washer was a treasure, and I find myself now trying to locate one in good shape, along with the same LK my grandma had. I also know now that Kenmore is simply a badge put over other brands machines, so I don't give them as much credit as I used to.
My Papaw, on the other hand, swore by anything with GE's logo on it, and because of his washer, it was for good reason. GE made an amazing TL washer in the FilterFlo era, especially those with the spiral Activator, like his had. It wasn't until we got our GE Nautilus dishwasher that I came to despise the post-FilterFlo GE brand, because that dishwasher was hell. The same year model washers were also terrible, because sadly, the LK my grandmother had was traded for a newer electronic-control GE washer, which now sounds like a freight train being derailed, and needless to say they regret ever giving up that LK.
My experience with Maytag started with the JetClean reverse-rack with the electronic panel (same grandmother's as the Lady Kenmore). Never in the years upon years that they owned it did that machine leave a speck on the dishes. My favorite quality was the forced air drying, as steam would billow out from the vent and myself and my cousins would swat at it with our hands. In 2002 our KitchenAid washer's tranny locked up, and we got a fairly high-end Maytag Atlantis, and it's still running without a hiccup to this day. I never got to enjoy anything like the older A-series, but upon seeing the two machines opened up they're so similar that I agree with why people value them so highly.
In my youth, I go by what I had growing up, and what my grandparents and other family members have had that have lasted and worked so well. I always thought Kenmore (Lady Kenmore for the washer my grandmother had) was the fanciest of the appliance brands, because the LK Solid State washer they had was so high-tech and solid. I was amazed that she had such an old washer that actually had electronic push buttons and the boops and beeps, and I particularly loved the woo-woo sound of the agitation, where we had our KitchenAid washer with loud knobs and clunky sounding mechanics. I now realize that our KitchenAid washer was a treasure, and I find myself now trying to locate one in good shape, along with the same LK my grandma had. I also know now that Kenmore is simply a badge put over other brands machines, so I don't give them as much credit as I used to.
My Papaw, on the other hand, swore by anything with GE's logo on it, and because of his washer, it was for good reason. GE made an amazing TL washer in the FilterFlo era, especially those with the spiral Activator, like his had. It wasn't until we got our GE Nautilus dishwasher that I came to despise the post-FilterFlo GE brand, because that dishwasher was hell. The same year model washers were also terrible, because sadly, the LK my grandmother had was traded for a newer electronic-control GE washer, which now sounds like a freight train being derailed, and needless to say they regret ever giving up that LK.
My experience with Maytag started with the JetClean reverse-rack with the electronic panel (same grandmother's as the Lady Kenmore). Never in the years upon years that they owned it did that machine leave a speck on the dishes. My favorite quality was the forced air drying, as steam would billow out from the vent and myself and my cousins would swat at it with our hands. In 2002 our KitchenAid washer's tranny locked up, and we got a fairly high-end Maytag Atlantis, and it's still running without a hiccup to this day. I never got to enjoy anything like the older A-series, but upon seeing the two machines opened up they're so similar that I agree with why people value them so highly.
