Something should be said about repairability. Seems like manufacturers are purposely trying to make appliances unrepairable. For example recently a temperature

Something should be said about repairability. Seems like manufacturers are purposely trying to make appliances unrepairable. For example recently a temperature sensor (cost USD 1$) failed in my fridge-freezer in the freezer compartment. Electrolux does not provide a way to replace it nor instructions on locating this faulty sensor so the repairs guy just tells you to replace the appliance [1] because a 1 dollar sensor failed, can you imagine? Shame on them! [1] http://pingec.si/blog/articles/fixing-a-faulty-freezer-sensor/ http://pingec.si/blog/articles/fixing-a-faulty-freezer-senso... On the other hand I have a 30 years old washing machine which is rust-free and it simply just works. I am not sure I would ever want to replace it.