Don’t we all seem to know someone who has a refrigerator that has gone through multiple compressors early in life? Someone I know recently bought a new Frigidaire whose compressor maybe lasted 90 days.
I consider myself fortunate that my four freezers and refrigerators have never had a compressor failure. I believe that the 1954 CROSLEY has a Delco compressor. My 2005 Kitchenaid has an Embraco unit, and it is still original. I don’t immediately recall what compressors are in my Absocold refrigerator or my 2007 CROSLEY freezer.
My father, who worked for Hotpoint, remarked that Sanyo compressors were often used with good result. My Mother-in-Law’s Amana from the 1970s still hums nicely to this day with its Panasonic compressor.
And so I was thinking, if my main Kitchenaid lost its compressor today would I fix it or buy a new unit? The problem is, what brand is using what compressor?
Is Whirlpool still using Embraco?
Does anyone know who Haier/GE uses as a compressor supplier?
And does Frigidaire use LG compressors? I ask this as a friend’s new unit tanked quickly.
My biases are showing, but I would not want to buy any unit using a compressor with an astronomical mortality rate. And I wouldn’t trust any sales staff on the floor to actually know what brand of compressor is used in that particular model. To be fair, sometimes part vendors vary so it may not be known unless one looks at the body of the compressor.
Whew. The basic question is: To the best of your knowledge, what compressor is likely used in what brand at this time?
I consider myself fortunate that my four freezers and refrigerators have never had a compressor failure. I believe that the 1954 CROSLEY has a Delco compressor. My 2005 Kitchenaid has an Embraco unit, and it is still original. I don’t immediately recall what compressors are in my Absocold refrigerator or my 2007 CROSLEY freezer.
My father, who worked for Hotpoint, remarked that Sanyo compressors were often used with good result. My Mother-in-Law’s Amana from the 1970s still hums nicely to this day with its Panasonic compressor.
And so I was thinking, if my main Kitchenaid lost its compressor today would I fix it or buy a new unit? The problem is, what brand is using what compressor?
Is Whirlpool still using Embraco?
Does anyone know who Haier/GE uses as a compressor supplier?
And does Frigidaire use LG compressors? I ask this as a friend’s new unit tanked quickly.
My biases are showing, but I would not want to buy any unit using a compressor with an astronomical mortality rate. And I wouldn’t trust any sales staff on the floor to actually know what brand of compressor is used in that particular model. To be fair, sometimes part vendors vary so it may not be known unless one looks at the body of the compressor.
Whew. The basic question is: To the best of your knowledge, what compressor is likely used in what brand at this time?
