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After repairing my appliances one by one, finding the schematics, diagnosing parts and then searching for replacements I discovered the cheapest model and the
by ryanmarsh 10y ago
After repairing my appliances one by one, finding the schematics, diagnosing parts and then searching for replacements I discovered the cheapest model and the most expensive model of most appliances by the same manufacturer share all the same parts except the exterior and control panel.
That dishwasher or washing machine with extra modes for $1,000 more? It's the same as the cheapest model, they just didn't put the extra controls on the panel.
- reitanqild 10y agoAfter repairing my appliances one by one, finding the schematics, diagnosing parts and then searching for replacements Where did you find the schematics? I tried a few years ago to find just instructions for some appliances and gave up because of search engine spam etc.
- kw71 10y agoelektrotanya is one good library. ~10 years ago I decided to obtain and review service manuals before buying machinery, to be sure I could have the documentation and to try and figure out what pile of crap I am getting into.
- ryanmarsh 10y agoSome of them have them in a plastic sleeve inside the machine. Others you can find online. They're intended for repairmen.
- EEGuy 10y agoSearch for PDF < Model Number from appliance nameplate > Prefixing your appliance model number with PDF cuts way down on unrelated sales material and spam.
- yjftsjthsd-h 10y agoCould you upgrade the cheap model, or is the takeaway that the expensive options aren't really valuable?
- ryanmarsh 10y agoYou can't upgrade the cheap models unless you found a way to buy the control panel and fit it to your appliance. Which might look pretty Frankenstein.
- kw71 10y agoBuy the finishing parts from the better variant along with the control (or steal them along with the control if you raid a used machine?)
- WalterBright 10y agoAn appliance salesman told me that decades ago. The dishwashers all had the same engine inside, the difference was usually the rack features. This enabled the dishwasher maker to sell at various price points to different customers.
- sjg007 10y agoYep and fancy handles.
- mzs 10y agoI did that with a dishwasher once. Bought the cheapest same one internally and then swapped over the door and sound insulation from the expensive older one. Also did that with a garbage disposal, the housing was identical and the sound insulation mounted perfectly over the new cheap one from the old expensive one.