I should've mentioned these were (and are) mostly midrange to high end stuff. The cheaper models are the ones that go straight to scrap, because they're unfixa

I should've mentioned these were (and are) mostly midrange to high end stuff. The cheaper models are the ones that go straight to scrap, because they're unfixable - poor electronics with no water protection, low quality bearings and drum spiders that fail catastrophically (and the drums are welded instead of using bolts = unfixable) and counterweights that simply crumble. I get it when they break and there's no other choice but to chuck them. But throwing away good appliances is just unthinkable for me. I use them all until they fail, fix them and use them some more, until they're unfixable :D Worst case, I'd try to sell them for cheap or give them to someone who needs them, there's plenty of people in every country. The efficiency of washers and dishwashers has been the same for about two decades now. There's simply nothing that can be improved inside. Dryers have had a decent improvement with heat pumps, other than that, it's the same design that's been around for decades.