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Is lasting twice as long really a convenience if the repair costs ten times as much? I've always preferred simpler appliances that are easy to work on.
by Causality1 5y ago
Is lasting twice as long really a convenience if the repair costs ten times as much? I've always preferred simpler appliances that are easy to work on.
- imglorp 5y agoIs 10x repair cost right? Parts maybe 2x-5xish? For labor, I think it's the same "appliance repair" network as the others, so whatever that rate is, trip fee plus hourly.
- Causality1 5y agoWell the original poster said his Miele intake valve solenoid was $580 OEM. The one from Whirlpool is $40.
- kevingadd 5y agoIt sounded like it was $580 through unauthorized channels, and an authorized service technician would probably get them at cost. The fact that the GP was able to find and substitute an equivalent part for cheaper means that the $580 had to be including the price of Something Else, and the fact that it was for sale in two different places means it wasn't just Miele.
- Causality1 5y agoWhy would an unauthorized channel exist if it was more expensive than the authorized one? If I want a part for my Maytag dryer I just buy it. What kind of cockamamie scheme are they trying to pull by not selling parts?
- kenned3 5y agoWho even keeps them this long? after a few years they start to get gross inside and not work as well.. time to replace them and get a brand new one...
- Symbiote 5y agoI noticed my 5 year old dishwasher was a bit dirty inside. Rather than throwing it away and buying a new one, I cleaned it with a cloth and some general kitchen cleaning detergent. I then cleaned it with the recommended cleaning chemical and cleaning cycle. It seems as good as new, to me.
- sokoloff 5y agoIt would never occur to me to discard a working dishwasher at 15 years, let alone “after a few years”. I clean the filter about every other month and that’s largely it. They sell a dishwasher cleaner that you run though a cycle. I’ve bought one but haven’t seen the need to use it yet. Stainless interior looks brand new to me at around 7 years of use.
- michaelmrose 5y agoYou can clean them. It's part of expected maintenance like changing your car's oil. This is basically true of all appliances. This is approximately saying who even keeps pants for a 2 years after I wear them a few times they are all dirty.
- kjs3 5y agoSome of us clean them. It's trivial and involves a little vinegar.
- bayindirh 5y agoWe used a dishwasher for ~20 years. It wasn't even broken when it was given away (it's still working at someone's home). When it was leaving home its insides were spotless and odorless. It was still cleaning as good as its first day. Home appliances have long lives with proper yet minimal maintenance. BSH group's appliances are pretty solid. Miele as various people written here is generally fussy, and they don't live longer than a properly cared Bosch or Siemens, yet their tolerances are lower. Dad sold these things when I was little. Never sold Miele because he didn't wanted to sell headache to people.