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Isn't it the opposite? I thought the compressor was the thing that was not warranted because they break so frequently.

gruez 6y ago
So I actually went on bestbuy and looked at what the waranty policy for a few of the refridegrator brands were, and they were nowhere close to "decades" like the grandparent comment claims. samsung: 1 year https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-22-6-cu-ft-french-door-counter-depth-fingerprint-resistant-refrigerator-with-coolselect-pantry-stainless-steel/6355738.p?skuId=6355738 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-22-6-cu-ft-french-door-... whirlpool: 1 year https://www.bestbuy.com/site/whirlpool-25-2-cu-ft-french-door-refrigerator-with-internal-water-dispenser-stainless-steel/5789904.p?skuId=5789904 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/whirlpool-25-2-cu-ft-french-doo... lg: 1 Year General, 5 Years Sealed System, 5 Years Compressor, 6-10 Years Linear Compressor. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-23-5-cu-ft-french-door-counter-depth-refrigerator-with-craft-ice-printproof-stainless-steel/6395328.p?skuId=6395328 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-23-5-cu-ft-french-door-count... bosch: 1 year https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bosch-800-series-20-5-cu-ft-4-door-french-door-counter-depth-refrigerator-stainless-steel/6354069.p?skuId=6354069 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bosch-800-series-20-5-cu-ft-4-d... kitchenaid: 1 year labor, 10 year parts https://www.bestbuy.com/site/kitchenaid-25-8-cu-ft-5-door-french-door-refrigerator-stainless-steel/6472157.p?skuId=6472157 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/kitchenaid-25-8-cu-ft-5-door-fr... >I thought the compressor was the thing that was not warranted because they break so frequently. given the sample above, it seems like at least with LG, that they have a lot of confidence in their compressors and "sealed system" (probably the refrigerant system).
- kortilla 6y ago
  Warranty is not the same thing as how long it lasts in practice. I would never buy a fridge from a manufacturer again if it stopped working after a year and a half.
- awad 6y ago
  I think the mental hurdle here is that while the warranty might be short, the fridge doesn't just stop working after the warranty period is over. And if it does, well there's a 100+ year old industry of fridge repair. But, given the track record in software of not just ceasing to support the products but actively killing them, the move into hardware might give one pause as the devices may well be bricked. At least that's my interpretation of my own POV re: almost anything Google wrt service. Then there's the data privacy element...

So I actually went on bestbuy and looked at what the waranty policy for a few of the refridegrator brands were, and they were nowhere close to "decades" like the grandparent comment claims. samsung: 1 year https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-22-6-cu-ft-french-door-counter-depth-fingerprint-resistant-refrigerator-with-coolselect-pantry-stainless-steel/6355738.p?skuId=6355738 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-22-6-cu-ft-french-door-... whirlpool: 1 year https://www.bestbuy.com/site/whirlpool-25-2-cu-ft-french-door-refrigerator-with-internal-water-dispenser-stainless-steel/5789904.p?skuId=5789904 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/whirlpool-25-2-cu-ft-french-doo... lg: 1 Year General, 5 Years Sealed System, 5 Years Compressor, 6-10 Years Linear Compressor. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-23-5-cu-ft-french-door-counter-depth-refrigerator-with-craft-ice-printproof-stainless-steel/6395328.p?skuId=6395328 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-23-5-cu-ft-french-door-count... bosch: 1 year https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bosch-800-series-20-5-cu-ft-4-door-french-door-counter-depth-refrigerator-stainless-steel/6354069.p?skuId=6354069 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/bosch-800-series-20-5-cu-ft-4-d... kitchenaid: 1 year labor, 10 year parts https://www.bestbuy.com/site/kitchenaid-25-8-cu-ft-5-door-french-door-refrigerator-stainless-steel/6472157.p?skuId=6472157 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/kitchenaid-25-8-cu-ft-5-door-fr... >I thought the compressor was the thing that was not warranted because they break so frequently. given the sample above, it seems like at least with LG, that they have a lot of confidence in their compressors and "sealed system" (probably the refrigerant system).

kortilla 6y ago
Warranty is not the same thing as how long it lasts in practice. I would never buy a fridge from a manufacturer again if it stopped working after a year and a half.
awad 6y ago
I think the mental hurdle here is that while the warranty might be short, the fridge doesn't just stop working after the warranty period is over. And if it does, well there's a 100+ year old industry of fridge repair. But, given the track record in software of not just ceasing to support the products but actively killing them, the move into hardware might give one pause as the devices may well be bricked. At least that's my interpretation of my own POV re: almost anything Google wrt service. Then there's the data privacy element...