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Hi there, I get a very good discount on GE appliances through my employer. I read a recent thread (which google won’t let me post to) about how awful GE is. I’m looking at a Profile Dishwasher and Microwave. Even with the excellent price, which would save over $200 (dishwasher) compared to a Maytag, should I avoid like the plague? Thanks! oj
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>Hi there, >I get a very good discount on GE appliances through my employer
I don’t have any experience with the company’s microwaves, but I do with the dishwasher, and it rivals a lot of others expressed in this forum by end users and by repair professionals. My advice: put the $200 savings, if you get the dishwasher, into a high-interest junk bond fund, in hopes of being able to afford the inevitable major repairs. Art, who will wash dishes by hand before buying another GE PotScrubber atrocity.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi there, >I get a very good discount on GE appliances through my employer > I don’t have any experience with the company’s microwaves, but I do with the > dishwasher, and it rivals a lot of others expressed in this forum by end users > and by repair professionals. > My advice: put the $200 savings, if you get the dishwasher, into a > high-interest junk bond fund, in hopes of being able to afford the inevitable > major repairs. > Art, who will wash dishes by hand before buying another GE PotScrubber > atrocity.
Hmm. I’ve got a 3 year old GE PotScrubber and have never had a problem with it. Also, a 3 year old SpaceMaker XL1400 Microwave, also with no problems. And a 3 year old GE Profile Performance side-by-side refrig/freezer, again no problems. How old was your dishwasher when it started to need repairs?
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>How old was your dishwasher when it started to need repairs?
Not untypically, mine was 4 1/2 years old, give or take a few weeks, before the fan separated from the motor shaft. Due to the all-in-one brazed assembly of motor, fan, and pump, repair would have meant replacing the proverbial whole-ball-of-wax. Given the consistently poor performance of my unit, I opted to replace it with a different make (I chose Kenmore) rather than to throw money at the product. So far the decision seems to have been the correct one; others in different circumstances might have chosen the repair. Art
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi there, >I get a very good discount on GE appliances through my employer >I don’t have any experience with the company’s microwaves, but I do with the >dishwasher, and it rivals a lot of others expressed in this forum by end users >and by repair professionals. >My advice: put the $200 savings, if you get the dishwasher, into a >high-interest junk bond fund, in hopes of being able to afford the inevitable >major repairs. >Art, who will wash dishes by hand before buying another GE PotScrubber >atrocity.
Many years ago (25+), we used GE appliances all the time. Our first washer dryer lasted over 15 years. Since then I have had bad luck with a dishwasher 3+ years, And now a dryer 14 months old has had two major repairs- each would have cost me over $250 if not under warranty. The clothes washer has had 3 transmissions replaced. I refused to pay for any of them. When these two die, I getting a Miele (sp?) or Bosch. In my view, GE’s major appliances are very poor buys.
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> I get a very good discount on GE appliances through my employer. I > read a recent thread (which google won’t let me post to) about how > awful GE is. I’m looking at a Profile Dishwasher and Microwave. Even > with the excellent price, which would save over $200 (dishwasher) > compared to a Maytag, should I avoid like the plague?
Check Consumer Reports. I *always* buy GE appliances -the only major one I own that isn’t GE is a Kenmore fridge. I have never had problems with them. I just bought a new oven, cooktop, and dishwasher as part of my kitchen refurb -all GE. The dishwasher (<$300 from Home Despot) is incredibly quiet. I’m extremely pleased with the performance and design of the ceramic cooktop. I’m also happy with the design and functionality of the oven. Nancy
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I have had a few of their over-the-range microwaves, and they were great. Not a single problem, and their features were all I needed to enjoy the usage. My only "problem" was that I ended up having to leave them all behind when I sold the house since they were, more or less, a built-in appliance. My employer has a special discount deal with GE too, but be careful of the shipping charges! For me, it is like $50 per order. So, it is rather high for one or two appliances, but becomes insignificant when ordering a whole house worth. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I get a very good discount on GE appliances through my employer. I > read a recent thread (which google won’t let me post to) about how > awful GE is. I’m looking at a Profile Dishwasher and Microwave. Even > with the excellent price, which would save over $200 (dishwasher) > compared to a Maytag, should I avoid like the plague?
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >Hi there, > >I get a very good discount on GE appliances through my employer > I don’t have any experience with the company’s microwaves, but I do with the > dishwasher, and it rivals a lot of others expressed in this forum by end users > and by repair professionals. > My advice: put the $200 savings, if you get the dishwasher, into a > high-interest junk bond fund, in hopes of being able to afford the inevitable > major repairs. > Art, who will wash dishes by hand before buying another GE PotScrubber > atrocity. >Hmm. I’ve got a 3 year old GE PotScrubber and have never had a problem with it. >Also, a 3 year old SpaceMaker XL1400 Microwave, also with no problems. >And a 3 year old GE Profile Performance side-by-side refrig/freezer, again no >problems.
In my experience anything with the GE brand on it is pure crap. I’m not sure about their nuclear weapon triggers, but their consumer electronics and appliances are uniformly garbage. >How old was your dishwasher when it started to need repairs?
My folks had two that died prematurely (one ate its impeller,the other just plain died). Neither lasted more than two years. The third one (another brand) is nearing ten years of use with no problems. -drl — Derek R. Larson Indiana University Dept. of History "Let me go on record as stating that Mountain Dew, although a refreshing and enjoyable beverage, is NOT A CONTRACEPTIVE." -Ann Landers
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Their appliances and their consumer electronics are two completely independent companies. Their consumer electronics, like TV’s, are built by Thomson, along with the RCA brand of electronics. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > In my experience anything with the GE brand on it is pure crap. I’m not > sure about their nuclear weapon triggers, but their consumer electronics > and appliances are uniformly garbage.
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>Their appliances and their consumer electronics are two completely >independent companies. Their consumer electronics, like TV’s, are >built by Thomson, along with the RCA brand of electronics.
That’s as may be, but the corporate logo/identity is the same…if they allow "GE" to be put on crap made by one arm,I won’t be buying a product made by another. -drl — Derek R. Larson Indiana University Dept. of History "Let me go on record as stating that Mountain Dew, although a refreshing and enjoyable beverage, is NOT A CONTRACEPTIVE." -Ann Landers
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They aren’t the same corporate identity. They aren’t different arms either. They are totally separate companies, in different countries, on opposite sides of the ocean, speaking different languages. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > That’s as may be, but the corporate logo/identity is the same…if they > allow "GE" to be put on crap made by one arm,I won’t be buying a product > made by another.
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