Why does it seem that appliances are less reliable and just.... bad... compared to stuff we grew up with? In this video, I break down the reasons as to why "...
to keep with the 60s example; that’s what you’d pay then. What’s new today is mostly the fact that you can pay that kind of money for a washing machine and it sucks as a washing machine
Worth every penny when you can’t get parts for your LG appliance and have to wait 3 weeks just for a service call because there is only 1 company in the area. LG and Samsung are the WORST
I really wish I could buy stuff with the quality of old appliances but the efficiency of new ones. The speed Queen for instance uses tons of water and is apparently pretty harsh on your clothes. My parents have a 50 year old deep freeze that works great, but I plugged in a kill-a-watt and it uses 3x the energy of my newer upright version, meaning the energy savings pay to replace it within a few years.
I’ve disassembled and reassembled my LG washing machine like 8 times now replacing different parts every time.
Even the “complex” ones really aren’t that complex, you just need to know how to order parts and put them in. Each re-assembly added 2 years to the life of the washing machine and none of them took more than 45 minutes with the most home gamer tools from harbour freight
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While paying thousands more for them
to keep with the 60s example; that’s what you’d pay then. What’s new today is mostly the fact that you can pay that kind of money for a washing machine and it sucks as a washing machine
Except it’s not the 60s, so I expect better
Worth every penny when you can’t get parts for your LG appliance and have to wait 3 weeks just for a service call because there is only 1 company in the area. LG and Samsung are the WORST
I imagine part of why these last longer is also that people pay for a 300$ repair for a 1800$ washing machine but not for a 400$ washing machine.
edit: video mentions this as a reason but other reasons too.
Yep, our touch panel is failing but a replacement board is $200 on a $600 unit
You might be able to replace a bad capacitor or something but labour costs will end up the same
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$1000 USD for both is a great price.
A speed queen stack retails for $5500 USD in my country.
I really wish I could buy stuff with the quality of old appliances but the efficiency of new ones. The speed Queen for instance uses tons of water and is apparently pretty harsh on your clothes. My parents have a 50 year old deep freeze that works great, but I plugged in a kill-a-watt and it uses 3x the energy of my newer upright version, meaning the energy savings pay to replace it within a few years.
Is the volume the same for both freezers?
Pretty close, but my upright one is way more usable space in practice as stuff doesn’t get buried at the bottom.
I’ve disassembled and reassembled my LG washing machine like 8 times now replacing different parts every time.
Even the “complex” ones really aren’t that complex, you just need to know how to order parts and put them in. Each re-assembly added 2 years to the life of the washing machine and none of them took more than 45 minutes with the most home gamer tools from harbour freight