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In the US, websites like repairclinic and partselect have helped me save thousands of dollars in expenses on busted refrigerator and dishwasher. The first time
by anu7df 7y ago
In the US, websites like repairclinic and partselect have helped me save thousands of dollars in expenses on busted refrigerator and dishwasher. The first time I opened up that dishwasher was an eye opener. Cheap doesn't even begin to describe that piece of garbage. This was a 1000+ dollar whirlpool crap. Similar story with the Frigidaire refrigerator.
What is confusing to me is the sheer number of oddly shaped parts that seem to work interchangeably with LG, Whirlpool, Frigidaire and Kenmore appliances. The only logical explanation is that they are all the same parent company and/or all of these are made in the same factory with different labels slapped on in the end. Just a speculation since I never really researched this.
- userbinator 7y agoThe only logical explanation is that they are all the same parent company and/or all of these are made in the same factory with different labels slapped on in the end. You are absolutely correct. No single company actually makes all the parts in one appliance, and even if all the brands are owned by the same company, it will tend to use the same designs from that companies that make the individual components. The same reason you see (the same!) Bosch parts in a lot of different European cars, for example.
- Scoundreller 7y agoI was amazed when my mom’s garage door opener broke to learn that they’re almost all the same inside and made by Chamberlain. I recommend you all remove the metal cover every 5-10 years and grease the nylon gears with marine grease. Once they dry out, the gears turn to snow. Also spray lithium/Teflon grease to the rollers and other moving parts. Overhaul costs about $60 in parts and an afternoon.