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except it's a Samsung so it's about 6 months away from needing a $400 motherboard or other insanely stupid electronic component that is worth more than the machine itself.
the worst part is that said electronic component will have been the cheapest one to physically manufacture, but because it's the hardest to copy they can charge whatever the fuck they like
When I got this house, all my appliances were Samsung. It's been five years. None of my appliances are Samsung.
My rule is if you’ve ever made a TV or cell phone I’ll NEVER buy your appliance.
Well it easy to just repair your own washing machine yours-..... Oh it's Samsung, never mind. Overly complex electronics and digital control made to not be fixable and break just after warrenty. But on the upside, it has ads and doesn't work without an app on your phone!
Remember the time when a washing machine actually was made to wash clothes, for over 20 years? Or a fridge, which was designed to keep your products cool, for over 20 years? Without a monthly subscription, no ads, no updates, no popups, no ai which doesn't work, no phone connectivity required, etc. And all for a reasonable price, as it wasn't an overly complex computer. 120 euros for a washing machine which lasts for over 20 years, or a 650 euros for one that lasts 2 years and 2 months.
We're not buying appliences that make our life easy anymore. We're just buying trinkets designed to make companies and billionaires as rich as possible.
All appliances used to be really expensive, now only good ones are. Stop buying crap and they will last 20 years.
The problem is that there are very few well built appliances anymore, even among the expensive options. Some catagories just have no option that's competently designed and manufactured at all, from any brand.
You are correct that adjusted for inflation/portion of yearly average income, appliances used to be proportionally much more expensive, though. Manufacturers could afford to build them to last back then.
Like what?
Speed Queen
Miele, Bosch Benchmark.
Bosch appliances are famous for designed failure and inability to fix. Their washers are designed to break. Your opinion is a decade out of date.
Hm. Do they have a Canadian service network? Cause I'm a bit skeptical towards German engineering these days. We're runnung a pair of Whirlpools that have parts and repair people available for.
Miele does for sure. Not sure about Bosch.
Bad ones are also expensive. For what I've seen, the cheap ones are the non-smart basic function devices. They usually last longer and if they break they can be easily fixed with a screwdriver and a YouTube tutorial. You don't need a Rolls Royce, a Toyota Landcruiser works just fine.
No Miele appliance I have owned has ever broken. But agreed, adding screens and TVs is just dumb and increases the price with no benefit.
The Miele oven I had broke 2 months after 2 year warrenty. The mechanic who looked at it said it was dead, I needed to buy a new one. I found the issue myself, the spit roast function (which I never used) was broken. I unplugged it and the over worked again. The Miele mechanic costed €185. The news I needed to buy a new one costed me that much, even though it was a simple fix.
Miele used to produce great devices which would last for 40 years. But also they found out you sell less when it never breaks. Now they rely on their good name while the quality becomes less.
Strange. Made the mistake of getting the 10 year warranty on all of the appliances and never used it.
I used to insure every new phone I got. First one I didn't, because I never broke my phone before, fell out of my hand and broke the screen after just 2 weeks. Sad face.
That's why you prepare a hallway with like 20 of these alcoves. When one machine breaks, you simply pump it full of cement and plaster it over. It just becomes part of the wall. It remains there, entombed forever, like some latter-day washing machine Pompeii. Or maybe you don't plaster over them at all. Maybe you proudly display them. "These are the washing machines of my ancestors..."
That's built in storage right there
For us it was the $180 concrete counterbalance weight that broke, dented the front panel, and broke the drain tube clean out up front. Hunk of junk.
My wife was a huge Samsung fan. When it came time to get a washer I found a ding and dent option at a habitat for humanity ReStore. It likes to get unbalanced but it's still kicking after 8 years. I didn't expect it to last this long. But I know for a fact the next time we get one my wife will not care if it's Samsung or not.
I had a similar unbalanced issue with a Samsung dryer years ago. Weird as hell rubbing noise but as far as I could tell no actual mechanical issue with the drum. Realized that lifting the front end made it stop immediately. Tried adjusting the feet but that didn't resolve it consistently.
I shoved a 2in high piece of wood under the front lip and the machine has never made the noise again. Still going strong.
I think ours is a spring.
Costs
It's probably not worth it.
My Samsung washer and dryer have been running for the last 6 years with 0 issues
Same here.
That's ... that's the joke