Is there an appliance repair tech on here or am I getting my forums crossed?
If not, hey appliance repair tech...please dm me.
If not, hey appliance repair tech...please dm me.
Appliance Repair
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Relax
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I've found most appliance repairs to be pretty simple, and sites like https://www.repairclinic.com make diagnosing common issues pretty easy. The only hard part seems to be pulling my fridge out of the cubby without scratching the floor, or getting to my washer with the dryer stacked on top of it.
LG linear compressor?
Unless the fridge is giant money like a sub-zero, most people are better off throwing it out and buying a new fridge with a new warranty. Replacing a compressor isn't too hard but you need papers to get the refrigerant. By the time you do the parts and labour to replace a compressor, you are getting close to the price of a new fridge. I've been trying to collect the equipment over time but don't have enough to get it done competently yet.
Yup. And I am full aware of the POS this is.
We have gone out looking for replacement units but keep coming back to LG as the options and size fit best. I understand the Samsung units are equally problematic.
Unfortunately, anything other than LG or Samsung doesn't really fit what we want well. This is the only reason why I'm considering the repair. If all I am doing is replacing my problem with another problem then I am only transferring my problem anyway. Why not do it with the unit that has what we want.
Priller
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Oof. They might make decent phones and TV's, but they mostly make absolute junk appliances. One thing I've learned over the past 10 years of buying houses that came with with Korean appliances, it's that they all fail sooner than later, and if a repair is possible (it wasn't on one Samsung french door fridge with a known major unfixable defect that they continued to sell for years), it's often approaching the cost of a new unit. LG is better than Samsung in some categories, worse in others.
We had an LG fridge with the cursed linear compressor that came with our current house, and it died within a year. The cost to replace/repair was high enough that we just bought a Bosch instead. It's not likely a huge amount better, but it's better enough...
I've always been of the mind that I buy the best I can afford that also fits our needs. I don't like making compromises and won't for a few hundred dollars. The unfortunate part is that the "better" options do not fit well. They are too big or do not have features we use daily. The house is busy and the space is tight so making compromises has impacts that will constantly be a point of frustration.
I would love to buy a Bosch unit. They do not offer a size that fits and I am not tearing down walls to make it fit.
My appliance repair guy ( now retired) also hates Frigidaire . I have no real idea why , he says he has terrible luck repairing them . He fixed my water dispenser on my Kitchenaid three times in a week , then I bought a Frigidaire. Maybe it was him ….
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Priller
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I'm curious, considering most fridges are a fairly standard size (e.g. counter depth, standard depth), what was it that LG offered that the others didn't?
I instinctively stay away from added features in fridges, as they just add to the list of bits that can fail. The most reliable fridge is the top freezer, single door, no ice maker, no water dispenser, basic unit. My in-laws have one that's going on 20 years, and my folks have one that's 35+ years old, no fuss no muss. I was angling for one but was overruled by the missus as she wanted a French door unit...
We use the water and ice dispenser daily. It has become a feature that just couldn't be a compromise.
I agree with you 100%. The more **** you have, the more that can go wrong.
A friend always seems to be buying new appliances because his family has a way of breaking things. He always seems to be buying a new fridge, washer, drier. microwave etc. Short of blunt force, how do people damage stuff?
He works hard and makes good coin. It seems that the family thinks "It's only money"
He works hard and makes good coin. It seems that the family thinks "It's only money"
I went through all that with my step kids. I was constantly fixing appliances. Don’t know how many times I had to fix the rollers on the upper rack on our Kitchen Aid dishwasher. They would jam anything that would fit into it, oversized cutting boards, cookie sheets, you name it. I was replacing those rollers at $200-$300 a shot every 6 months. We were lucky to get 4 years out of a dishwasher. As for fridges, we’ve been lucky, we’re on 13 years but had numerous leaks on the ice maker/water dispenser. You really have to watch those things. I’ve seen small constant leaks on those things do thousands of dollars of damage to floors, cabinets and the ceiling below many times.If you suspect a leak on any of your appliances, get them fixed. They generally get worse before they get better.
Some people have no mechanical sense. They don’t try to sense when something is sticking and just push harder. They overload shelves, cars, tools and friends.
Oven element went kaput Friday new one should be here Tuesday I would love a new stove but if 50 dollars fixes it it will be fixed.
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Just remember that one side of the element is live, even if the switch is off. Shut the breaker off. Don’t ask.
Sometimes it's just the appliances that suck. Our appliances were all new in 2020. Since then I've had the washing machine flood the house because it was assembled incorrectly at the factory, dryer repaired under warranty twice because of a known defect (the second tech told us about the TSB on it and did the fix and it's been fine since), 2 furnace thermostats died (both Honeywell Smarts, replaced with a Ecobee Smart last month), main computer board in the wall-oven replaced under warranty, 2 fan motors died in the heat pump (apparently Bosch had a batch of bad motors and we got two of them).
Drier is now making a small squeak sound so I'll pull the back off one day soon and see what it is (side load Electrolux).
All the appliances are Bosch/Frigidaire Pro/Electrolux.
Mad Mike
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Always been GE in my house. All 5 appliances I got with my new house in 86 are still running at a friends cottage. Replacements done in 2001 are all still in service at a rental property. 2021 replacements are GE washer/dryer, LG in the kitchen. Added low profile whirlpool range hood/microwave.
I’ve changed 1 element, a few door seals and a few bulbs in the last 40 years. One GE dishwasher failed after 19 years of family service, that’s it. My experience with GE is similar to Yamaha.
I’ve changed 1 element, a few door seals and a few bulbs in the last 40 years. One GE dishwasher failed after 19 years of family service, that’s it. My experience with GE is similar to Yamaha.
