First-World Problems...

GE appliances are the Devil, and I dare any one of you to refute that.

Okay, maybe they are his imps, but they are still demonic!

The detergent dispensing tray leaked, leaving a small puddle of water on the floor and even worse, began rusting the painted metal surrounding it. Okay...shit happens. But a series of GE warranty "technicians" couldn't figure it out. Three damned visits, and it still leaked...maybe worse than ever. The last one even brought replacement parts, but couldn't be bothered to install them...instead just slopping some plumbers putty along the perimeter of the tray.

Yeah...that didn't work. But I do have a bit of sympathy for them...the damned thing is a huge pain in the ass to disassemble. Inaccessible screws, clips that are held by nothing when the screws are removed (yup...one dropped into the back of the machine), plastic screw fittings that snap, and on and on.

The worse thing though is those stupid one-time-use hose clamps. They crimp on, require a special tool, and are difficult to remove. But they save 10¢ over the appropriate stainless steel screw-on clamps. Well, unless the machine requires repair. Then they cost a fortune in tech time.

Yeah...I bought a box of those. A lot more than I need, but they are inexpensive and I am sure I'll use the rest...eventually. And best of all they are easy to use...no special tools!

There was one bright spot in this sordid, tawdry tale of a once great corporation* descending into absolute shit...at least the Rust-Oleum epoxy appliance paint worked well. Easy to use, it covered well, was appropriately thick, and the spray top didn't gum up! The paint did take longer to dry than the company claimed, but that is a small price to pay.

*Yeah, I know. GE Appliance is now owned by someone else: a communist Chinese company. But my washer was built before they sold the division, so they get full credit for sucking.

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2023 02:01 PM (xhxe8)

2 yo

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 02:04 PM (us2H3)

3 Product reliability is horrible these days.

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2023 02:04 PM (xhxe8)

4 you can't use pods ??

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 02:04 PM (us2H3)

5 pic is a redneck wedding band

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 02:05 PM (us2H3)

6 >>>clips that are held by nothing when the screws are removed (yup...one dropped into the back of the machine)

I'm sorry.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 02:06 PM (1rQ1e)

7 Flat smooth rock, crik, clothesline. Some assembly required.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 14, 2023 02:06 PM (4I/2K)

8 * chides CBD gently *

Have you forgotten? "GeeEee - We bring good things to life."

#BeBetter

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 14, 2023 02:06 PM (a3Q+t)

9 'The detergent dispensing tray leaked, leaving a small puddle of water on the floor'

Sound like some kind of sealing problem. I would look for some place that appears water tight but actually has some sort of opening.

I hope this helps, CBD!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 14, 2023 02:06 PM (roH4R)

10 pic is a redneck wedding band
Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 02:05 PM (us2H3)

Would also work as an ad hoc set of "brass" knuckles.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trailer Trash Adjacent at May 14, 2023 02:08 PM (T/Lqj)

11 Gee!

No, GeeEee!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 14, 2023 02:08 PM (4I/2K)

12 GE - genuinely evil

Our Whirlpool kitchen appliances have been (knocks on wood) fairly trouble free. The water filters are horribly expensive tho'. And I've found they are beginning to suffer from QC issues (they leak) which makes the ice maker and the water dispenser worthless until replaced.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 14, 2023 02:08 PM (Q4IgG)

13 Forgive my cluelessness, but are we talking about a dishwasher or clothes washing machine?
Kinda irrelevant to the point you're making but in the case of the former you can wash dishes by hand and in the case of the latter it's debilitating to your lifestyle.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 14, 2023 02:08 PM (DhOHl)

14 It's probably a good thing that GE's aircraft engine are a lot more durable than its dishwashers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2023 02:08 PM (s12c9)

15 I think I'm too young to have known a time when US appliance brands were any sort of indication of quality. Technically the mid 90s maybe, but I was about 10 years old so wasn't exactly thinking about appliance quality very much.

Posted by: CppThis at May 14, 2023 02:09 PM (PZvjL)

16 GE the king of crony capitalism!

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 14, 2023 02:09 PM (qWYJb)

17 It's probably a good thing that GE's aircraft engine are a lot more durable than its dishwashers.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2023 02:08 PM (s12c9)

Probably.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 14, 2023 02:10 PM (4I/2K)

18 Got a full complement of Bosch appliances in the kitchen, except for the fridge, which is LG.

Sure Bosch was a big Nazi booster but the dishwashers are eerily quiet.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2023 02:10 PM (s12c9)

19 Sure Bosch was a big Nazi booster but the dishwashers are eerily quiet.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2023 02:10 PM (s12c9)

Muffles the screaming, dontchaknow?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 14, 2023 02:11 PM (ZSK0i)

20 GE the king of crony capitalism!
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 14, 2023 02:09 PM (qWYJb)

It's good to be the king!

Posted by: Zombie Jack Welch at May 14, 2023 02:11 PM (4I/2K)

21 18 Got a full complement of Bosch appliances in the kitchen, except for the fridge, which is LG.

Sure Bosch was a big Nazi booster but the dishwashers are eerily quiet.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2023 02:10 PM (s12c9)

My Bosch clothes-washing machine is a treasure.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 02:12 PM (1rQ1e)

22 18
'Sure Bosch was a big Nazi booster but the dishwashers are eerily quiet.'

They knew they damn well had better be.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 14, 2023 02:13 PM (roH4R)

23 Word on the street is that the government of Germany is a joint subsidiary of Bosch and Siemens.

Posted by: CppThis at May 14, 2023 02:13 PM (PZvjL)

24 After the Appliance War of the '90s, all washers are Whirlpool.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 14, 2023 02:13 PM (SO2hT)

25 I hate GE appliances, especially since GE was part of the push to ban incandescent light bulbs and the CEO of the time was a big Obama fan. Unfortunately, builders love putting them in houses so I keep finding myself stuck with the things until they get bad enough to have to be replaced.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 14, 2023 02:13 PM (nC+QA)

26 I think I'm too young to have known a time when US appliance brands were any sort of indication of quality. Technically the mid 90s maybe, but I was about 10 years old so wasn't exactly thinking about appliance quality very much.
Posted by: CppThis at May 14, 2023 02:09 PM (PZvjL)

Get off my lawn!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2023 02:14 PM (BdMk6)

27 Got a full complement of Bosch appliances in the kitchen, except for the fridge, which is LG.

Sure Bosch was a big Nazi booster but the dishwashers are eerily quiet.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2023 02:10 PM (s12c9)

How good are the ovens at holding high temps?

Posted by: Topf & Sons at May 14, 2023 02:14 PM (4I/2K)

28 I stopped buying GE appliances long before they sold them off. They've been uniformly terrible for a couple of decades now.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at May 14, 2023 02:15 PM (4enNW)

29 $1.99/lb Pork Loins are on the smoker today. I like them cooked to 150 degrees and sliced, Mrs928 wants them cooked to 200 and shredded.

I'm doing one of each.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 14, 2023 02:16 PM (nsnF6)

30 Ya know, somehow we're supposed to believe that these disposable appliances are environmentally friendly.

I'm not convinced.

Posted by: Emmie at May 14, 2023 02:16 PM (Emce2)

31 GE the king of crony capitalism!
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 14, 2023 02:09 PM (qWYJb)

Exactly. Literal fascist bastards.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 14, 2023 02:16 PM (nC+QA)

32 Time to sell the house.

Posted by: The usual answer at May 14, 2023 02:17 PM (DhOHl)

33 Got willowed in the last thread concerning carjacking, so here's a repost of my solution to the problem. Heh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLhWzMOccTg

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 14, 2023 02:18 PM (Zvtjl)

34 Ya know, somehow we're supposed to believe that these disposable appliances are environmentally friendly.

I'm not convinced.
Posted by: Emmie at May 14, 2023 02:16 PM (Emce2)

Right? Appliances still cost like they were durable goods but are anything but durable now.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 14, 2023 02:18 PM (nC+QA)

35 30 Ya know, somehow we're supposed to believe that these disposable appliances are environmentally friendly.

I'm not convinced.
Posted by: Emmie at May 14, 2023 02:16 PM (Emce2)

Why, the next thing you know they'll be trying to tell us to be environmentally friendly by buying hugely expensive EV batteries made from exotic and very dirty materials every 4 or 5 years.

Posted by: CppThis at May 14, 2023 02:19 PM (PZvjL)

36 Yes, final straw was the incandescent light bulb campaign pushed by GE that made them one of my first "anything but" brands. That list has really grown lately.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 14, 2023 02:20 PM (qWYJb)

37 33 Got willowed in the last thread concerning carjacking, so here's a repost of my solution to the problem. Heh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLhWzMOccTg
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 14, 2023 02:18 PM (Zvtjl)

LOL
I thought it would involve something going BLAM BLAM BLAM. But no.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 02:20 PM (1rQ1e)

38 We had a Maytag dishwasher for something like 30 years. It ran like a champ. Dishes came out spotless. It was quick too.
One day, it didn't start. Motor was fried.
I replaced it with a modern one (which I won't name because they all suck) rather than have the Maytag fixed, a decision I regret to this day.
The modern one takes almost 3 hours to run a "normal" cycle. It leaks with every use. When I unload dishes I have to re-wash the dishes when the machine doesn't.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 14, 2023 02:20 PM (jTmQV)

39 After the failed second time to repair I would have just bought another washer.

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:21 PM (WmV84)

40 Right? Appliances still cost like they were durable goods but are anything but durable now.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 14, 2023 02:18 PM (nC+QA)

I think they want them to break and be unrepairable so that we can't hold out on buying newer, less effective but more "efficient" stuff.

Posted by: Emmie at May 14, 2023 02:21 PM (Emce2)

41 Once Upon A Time, auto companies had a 3yr/36kmile warranty. A lot of shoddy design could limp across that finish line. Then Kia, out of desperation, upped it to 10/100.

That forced some actual system and reliability engineering.

Nobody in the appliance business has done a similar move yet. Until that happens, we'll live with shoddy.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 14, 2023 02:22 PM (8AONa)

42 When you look at the Asians, the Asian is very gifted in creation, creativity and inventions. If you go to Japan or any Asian country, they can turn a television into a watch.

Washing machines, however, they suck donkey balls.

Posted by: Zombie Reggie White at May 14, 2023 02:23 PM (R/m4+)

43 "Sound like some kind of sealing problem. I would look for some place that appears water tight but actually has some sort of opening."

*waves*

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 14, 2023 02:23 PM (Z5Idj)

44 33
'concerning carjacking, so here's a repost of my solution to the problem. Heh.'

OOps! sorry officer. That wasn't my glove compartment button.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 14, 2023 02:23 PM (roH4R)

45 yeah, appliance manufacturers don't make money selling you a refrigerator every 25 years, they make money selling you one every five years.

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 02:24 PM (geLO8)

46 Time to sell the house.
Posted by: The usual answer at May 14, 2023 02:17 PM (DhOHl)

I've really been thinking about that. The cost of keeping a three-bedroom fixed home is becoming a burden in energy and property taxes alone.

The times we're in sucks.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2023 02:24 PM (BdMk6)

47 That's why I use repairclinic.com. You can get most parts for your appliances and they helpfully have pictures so you can be sure it's the right part.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at May 14, 2023 02:25 PM (4enNW)

48 I'm inclined to like the Oetiker ear clamps, they're compact, reliable, and I've got the tool and a substantial selection of them.

We have a thirty year old SubZero fridge and a 25 year old KitchenAid dishwasher the fridge is getting a little past its prime but the dishwasher is fine....wella aside from the control board that I had to change as they're known for starting fires and I think it's on its third set of door springs.

Posted by: JEM at May 14, 2023 02:25 PM (8erNz)

49 The eternal dilemma: Calculating the time, cost, frustration, skinned knuckles and foolish pride that come with repairing something against the cost of junking it and buying a whole new appliance.

Unfortunately, you often get so deep into a repair that by God and Mr. Goodwrench you are going to fix it or die trying rather than admit defeat.

"Russin', frussin', sussin' dishwasher, your ass is mine!!"

Posted by: Muldoon at May 14, 2023 02:25 PM (kXYt5)

50 We have a GE frig that is 38 years old. OK, so the ice maker quit in the first month. It leaks water all over the place. Probably an auto defrost malfunction. But, by gosh it still keeps things cold. Will keep using until it totally dies.

Posted by: Ronster at May 14, 2023 02:26 PM (6nR4H)

51 My washer and dryer will be 15 years old in June. Since they only wash and dry my clothes they haven't really been tested . Got my fridge and stove at the same time . All Maytag .

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:26 PM (WmV84)

52 47
' repairclinic.com'
I've used them successfully for clothes dryer and microwave repairs.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 14, 2023 02:26 PM (roH4R)

53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLhWzMOccTg
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 14, 2023 02:18 PM (Zvtjl)

The only way they could improve that is to have the car fire a tire at the carjacker before setting him alight.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 14, 2023 02:28 PM (ZSK0i)

54 For a washing machine go to Craigslist and buy an old Maytag. Have a very senior repair technician work it over and give it a clean bill of health. It will wash your clothes just fine and you can put it in your will.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 14, 2023 02:28 PM (DhOHl)

55 My washer and dryer both took a shit in the same week. Washer cycle started screwing up because of the door lock for retards, then the level sensors went on the fritz, then control board took a holiday.

The labor necessary to repair these items is more than a new washer and the service company recommended buying a new washer.

Dryer stopped heating and smelled like a lint fire.

Both ended up in the dumpster.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 14, 2023 02:29 PM (KVGVf)

56 It is amazing, the trend a few years ago was to design appliances that were meant to by junked rather then repaired.

But now that we are environmentally conscious the appliances are designed not only to not be repairable but to never work well to begin with.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 14, 2023 02:30 PM (lc5cP)

57 I love those metal hose clamps - it's amazing how many uses you can find for them! And they're pretty foolproof.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 14, 2023 02:30 PM (5vxvF)

58 Our school districts are all raising taxes, and asking the state to allow more than the 5% increase as required by law, because they made permanent annual spending commitments based on temporary covid funding. Now a school district with a $15 mil annual budget is facing a $1 million shortfall next year.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 14, 2023 02:31 PM (/6ckN)

59 I think I'm too young to have known a time when US appliance brands were any sort of indication of quality. Technically the mid 90s maybe, but I was about 10 years old so wasn't exactly thinking about appliance quality very much.

Yep. '90s were the top of curve. Still have a pair of Maytags in the laundry room from that era. Just replace the nylon drum blower ($20) and a drum guide roller every decade or so.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2023 02:31 PM (YXHzG)

60 At least TVs have gotten better. For those that still watch TV .

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:31 PM (WmV84)

61 Looks like you blew a seal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 14, 2023 02:33 PM (u73oe)

62

No, that's ice cream...

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 14, 2023 02:33 PM (Z5Idj)

63 My son got a new Maytag dishwasher.

Just loves it. But that is secondary. His wife loves. That's what is really important.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at May 14, 2023 02:34 PM (5u1+1)

64 JennAir dishwasher (think it was), 30 years, did a great job. Of course, a bit noise (absolute non-issue). Still worked fine. Top rack *rusted out*. THIS is how s**t used to be made. 30 years.

JennAir ovens, same-same. 30 years. Only had to be replaced because motherboard failed. Was *this* close to being able to replace it - for $110. But wizard of old parts (he knows availability of about every part anywhere in the US) said I was 1-2 years beyond where there were spares available. So - $thousands to replace.

Clothes dryer (parents') - 44 years. Never "serviced" or repaired. Found the manual, pristine condition. Classic early 60s artwork on the cover, the happy housewife, apron on.

But remember, things were never better in earlier times. That's just mythical golden era thinking.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 14, 2023 02:34 PM (OTzUX)

65 It is amazing, the trend a few years ago was to design appliances that were meant to by junked rather then repaired.

But now that we are environmentally conscious the appliances are designed not only to not be repairable but to never work well to begin with.

Its a bit worse than that. Back in the day, it was common for dad to disassemble the appliance and replace a worn belt or bearing. The kids could watch and learn how things work and develop a culture of repair rather than serially buying Bic appliances.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2023 02:34 PM (YXHzG)

66 There are two things, yea, three thou needest. Hose clamps fashioned of stainless steel for thy security. Duct tape of many colors, for thy mending until the passage of time and all things are made new. But the third and foremost thing thou needest is ammo, which thou shouldest gather in abundance. For it is known that he who has a suffiency of ammo might the more easily take unto himself hose clamps and duct tape. And 'other' things.

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 02:35 PM (Uv0D2)

67 Washing machines, however, they suck donkey balls.
Posted by: Zombie Reggie White

We have an LG front load washer dryer set about ten years old, works fine. Home Depot was doing a black Friday Sale on them in particular colors (ours are red) at $300-off each and they severely underestimated demand, we didn't get ours until April.

It's got a terrifying number of settings but it's good about weighing what you put in so unless it's a throw rug or something I generally just hit regular.

Posted by: JEM at May 14, 2023 02:35 PM (8erNz)

68 In the 90s, the best dishwashers were KitchenAid and Maytag.

Then there were the others.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at May 14, 2023 02:35 PM (5u1+1)

69 Looks like you blew a seal.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 14, 2023 02:33 PM

* looks around nervously *

Posted by: Lance the Walrus at May 14, 2023 02:36 PM (a3Q+t)

70 Now a school district with a $15 mil annual budget is facing a $1 million shortfall next year.

If you want to make this problem go away get a court to hold the school superintended (or whoever the top school official is) personally liable for the shortfall.

Empire building and getting your relatives no show jobs isn't much fun when YOU have to pay for it.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 14, 2023 02:36 PM (lc5cP)

71 I did some work on a foot-powered washing machine a few years back. Think of something like half a rain barrel, with some internal moving parts.

I didn't think much of it at the time, figured it was a 3rd world product, a step up from using rocks.

Now . , , well, the WEF, the DOE, and the EPA probably have multiple orgasms as they dream of all of us washing our stuff that way.

Progress, Comrades!

Posted by: 2009Refugee at May 14, 2023 02:36 PM (8AONa)

72 What was the Sears brand of appliances?

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:36 PM (WmV84)

73 But remember, things were never better in earlier times. That's just mythical golden era thinking.

As anyone over 29 has noticed the American of yesterday was rather different then the FNM presents it to be in any number of ways.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 14, 2023 02:37 PM (lc5cP)

74 At least TVs have gotten better. For those that still watch TV .

As TVs get better, the content gets worse. Last TV was a rear projection. Looked better being eaten by the trash truck's hydraulic ram.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2023 02:38 PM (YXHzG)

75 Now . , , well, the WEF, the DOE, and the EPA probably have multiple orgasms as they dream of all of us washing our stuff that way.

Now I get this image of a spherical welfare recipient in the hood trying to do her laundry this way.

You know...might be a good way to get a workout...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 14, 2023 02:38 PM (lc5cP)

76 What was the Sears brand of appliances?
Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:36 PM (WmV84)

Kenmore, that is, Whirlpool.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 14, 2023 02:39 PM (nsnF6)

77 you can't use pods ??
Posted by: REDACTED

Tasty! but the food thread is later today.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 02:39 PM (QYppa)

78 American appliance...think KitchenAid is still good but it's basically an upmarket Whirlpool, shares many components. If you can go upmarket there's Thermador, Wolf, SubZero and some of the commercial stuff.

Posted by: JEM at May 14, 2023 02:40 PM (8erNz)

79 38 We had a Maytag dishwasher for something like 30 years. It ran like a champ. Dishes came out spotless. It was quick too.
One day, it didn't start. Motor was fried.
I replaced it with a modern one (which I won't name because they all suck) rather than have the Maytag fixed, a decision I regret to this day.
The modern one takes almost 3 hours to run a "normal" cycle. It leaks with every use. When I unload dishes I have to re-wash the dishes when the machine doesn't.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 14, 2023 02:20 PM (jTmQV)

I have not tied this stuff, but there are a lot of recommendations on the web (yeah I know) to put a small amount of powdered deep-fryer boil-out cleaner in addition to your detergent, in your dishwasher and washing machine. Phosphates, water softening agents, and more!

A name-brand (and expensive) one is Cascade with Phosphates Professional Fryer Boil Out.

Posted by: Gref at May 14, 2023 02:40 PM (AMIL/)

80 66 There are two things, yea, three thou needest. Hose clamps fashioned of stainless steel for thy security. Duct tape of many colors, for thy mending until the passage of time and all things are made new. But the third and foremost thing thou needest is ammo, which thou shouldest gather in abundance. For it is known that he who has a suffiency of ammo might the more easily take unto himself hose clamps and duct tape. And 'other' things.
Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 02:35 PM (Uv0D2)

; )

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 02:41 PM (1rQ1e)

81 I heard Bosch was building a new industrial grade microwave.
Seats 40.

(Too soon?)

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 14, 2023 02:41 PM (5vxvF)

82 You can get dishwasher detergent with phosphate on Amazon but you pay a premium for it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 14, 2023 02:41 PM (s12c9)

83 Gave away my television last week. Feels great. Good riddance.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 14, 2023 02:42 PM (DhOHl)

84 83 Gave away my television last week. Feels great. Good riddance.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 14, 2023 02:42 PM (DhOHl)

Yay!

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 02:42 PM (1rQ1e)

85 Its a bit worse than that. Back in the day, it was common for dad to disassemble the appliance and replace a worn belt or bearing. The kids could watch and learn how things work and develop a culture of repair rather than serially buying Bic appliances.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2023 02:34 PM (YXHzG)

The kids could pick up some new vocabulary too.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 14, 2023 02:42 PM (4I/2K)

86 My parents bought a Maytag washer in 1967, the year Duke was unleashed on the world. They gave it to my in 1993 when they retired. Worked fine until 2003 when wife wanted a new one with all the bells and whistles. That Maytag is probably still going strong somewhere and I’ve gone through several since.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 14, 2023 02:42 PM (u73oe)

87 Polynikes @ 72-
Silvertone?

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 02:43 PM (Uv0D2)

88 The kids could pick up some new vocabulary too.

Yeah, that would be "speaking in tongues" to get that miracle. Otherwise the percussive method of repair followed.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2023 02:44 PM (YXHzG)

89 Huh , maybe it just being really lucky but I have a GE profile refrigerator, glass top stove , microwave and double oven that all worked until last year. The double oven panel on one oven is done and the broiler no longer heats. They are 27 years old My Maytag dishwasher is the same age. Washing machine and dryer gave up at age 34 (Maytag) and were replaced with Speed Queens.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 14, 2023 02:44 PM (DZr8A)

90 Worked fine until 2003 when wife wanted a new one with all the bells and whistles. That Maytag is probably still going strong somewhere and I’ve gone through several since.

See, more economy activity! A complete success!

Posted by: How leftists read the parable of the glazier at May 14, 2023 02:45 PM (lc5cP)

91 Washer and dryer were 24, not 34

Posted by: Jen the original at May 14, 2023 02:46 PM (DZr8A)

92 A couple of years ago I was working with a guy who was writing a proposal for a grant to develop new technologies for washing and drying clothes to reduce energy and water consumption.

It's amazing the crazy stuff that gets funded.

Guy had proposal for a dryer that drew a vacuum on the drying drum to evaporate all the water without using heat.

Posted by: pawn at May 14, 2023 02:48 PM (kYVzH)

93 Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 14, 2023 02:39 PM (nsn

Thanks. Had a brain freeze.

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:50 PM (WmV84)

94 Visiting parents

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2023 02:50 PM (/iTnT)

95 The penny pinching (per small part) is a symptom of the MBAs running companies.
Example: Southwest Airlines last winter. The MBAs run the company and think they can run people like small parts. It doesn't work and when failure occurs there were spectacular cascades in the case of SWA.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 02:51 PM (QYppa)

96 Guy had proposal for a dryer that drew a vacuum on the drying drum to evaporate all the water without using heat.
Posted by: pawn at May 14, 2023 02:48 PM (kYVzH)

He had a point. Heat is secondary to air flow for drying purposes.

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:52 PM (WmV84)

97 Got a Frigidaire fridge that is coming up on 20 years of service for me. It's kind of groaning now and is probably on its last legs but I would consider that a life well-lived.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 14, 2023 02:52 PM (Xrfse)

98 For it is known that he who has a suffiency of ammo might the more easily take unto himself hose clamps and duct tape. And 'other' things.
Posted by: Eromero

Weasel will be by later!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 02:53 PM (QYppa)

99 The penny pinching (per small part) is a symptom of the MBAs running companies.
Example: Southwest Airlines last winter. The MBAs run the company and think they can run people like small parts. It doesn't work and when failure occurs there were spectacular cascades in the case of SWA.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 02:51 PM (QYppa)

Just In Time inventory system is my most hated.

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:53 PM (WmV84)

100 Whirlpool sideXside ref/freezer in kitchen, Whirlpool freezer, GE w&d in ute room,
Another Whirlpool freezer in carport. All scratch/dent at Lowes, and all over 15 years.
KitchenAde, never worke properly.

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 02:53 PM (Uv0D2)

101 Our top load washer doesn't have a detergent dispensing tray, you just add the detergent on top of the clothes. It has a bleach dispenser that I have to tell the aides coming in to use. Actually I have to amend my written 'care instructions' to tell them that top load washers get filled to the top of the holes in the drum, not just halfway like a front loader. The agitator is not 100% square, nor is the machine 100% leveled, so it will get unbalanced on the spin cycle fairly often with only a partial load.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 14, 2023 02:54 PM (3cGpq)

102 Our Speed Queen is great!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 14, 2023 02:56 PM (Mzdiz)

103 Posted by: Jeff Weimer at May 14, 2023 02:25 PM (4enNW)

Nope...repairclinic didn't have it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 14, 2023 02:56 PM (ZCCyW)

104 Polynikes @ 72-
Silvertone?
Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 02:43 PM (Uv0D2)

Grump got it upthread with Kenmore.

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:56 PM (WmV84)

105 102 Our Speed Queen is great!
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 14, 2023 02:56 PM (Mzdiz)

All of us saying stuff like this--I did, too--are gonna be hexing our machines.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 02:57 PM (1rQ1e)

106 But the third and foremost thing thou needest is ammo, which thou shouldest gather in abundance. For it is known that he who has a suffiency of ammo might the more easily take unto himself hose clamps and duct tape. And 'other' things.
Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 02:35 PM

So you're saying ammo can get you through times of no hose clamps and duct tape better than hose clamps and duct tape get you through times of no ammo?

IIRC, Freewheelin' Franklin said something similar.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 14, 2023 02:57 PM (a3Q+t)

107 Just In Time inventory system is my most hated.
Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 02:53 PM

To be fair, it works.

Until it doesn't.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 14, 2023 02:58 PM (a3Q+t)

108 JIT logistics is the single biggest non-political contributor to the ongoing 2020s economic catastrophe, larger even than some of the outlying political factors. All the fragile system needed to collapse was a little push.

What the idiotic MBAs that are so enamored of JIT failed to understand is that it came out of the Japanese keiretsu system where all the producers and consumers have the same ultimate boss and therefore operate at a high level of trust. It never should have been applied to independent vendors.

Posted by: CppThis at May 14, 2023 02:58 PM (PZvjL)

109 Following this Turkish election and its amusing...everything the FNM says is a lie.

So, I went and did research on the 3rd place guy. The FNM tells me he is a far right wing racial nationalist.

Well...he's NOT a Turk. And his background is working in left-leaning NGOs/GOs. His party wants...more taxes on fossil fuels and a bunch of social welfare handouts.

They/he do really hates the Kurds though.

Not saying the guy is a good guy, not saying he's someone I'd support, but he isn't at all what the FNM is claiming either.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 14, 2023 02:59 PM (lc5cP)

110 256 I'm not much of a donater but I gave some money to the Marine
Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 01:52 PM

~~Salute~~ Prosecute the Marine.

Posted by: President Biden/DA Alvin Brag mashup inspired by a comment from last thread at May 14, 2023 02:59 PM (BtH9a)

111
To be fair, it works.

Until it doesn't.

"I lowered operation costs by 2% until that thing no one predicted could happen, happened!" is a statement that will get you hired at Megacorps.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 14, 2023 03:00 PM (lc5cP)

112 All of us saying stuff like this--I did, too--are gonna be hexing our machines.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 02:57 PM (1rQ1e)

Nah, expressing appreciation for one's blessings - including functioning appliances and efficient temperature control is always in the moment.

I'm also blessed by the woods embracing our home, and the fields in gold and purple.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 14, 2023 03:01 PM (Mzdiz)

113 Posted by: 18-1 at May 14, 2023 02:59 PM (lc5cP)

Just like super Marxist Mussolini was far right.

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 03:01 PM (WmV84)

114 Our fridge came with the ice maker and water dispenser but we never hooked them up. I've heard enough stories about the special line for that springing a leak and ruining floors that I'll never mess with one. The neighbors have a counter top ice maker that they love. I'm old, I figure the ice from the cube trays works just fine. But if I decided I had to have the nicer ice I'd absolutely get the stand alone maker rather than invite a $$$ repair to run a line to the fridge's gizmo.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 14, 2023 03:02 PM (3cGpq)

115 Oh...my first version of this post was eaten by Pixy's wonderful servers. In it I discussed my fruitless discussion with GE customer service, in which they pretty much told me to fuck off.

Which guaranteed that I will never by a GE product as long as I live.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 14, 2023 03:02 PM (ZCCyW)

116 Not a First-World Problem...yet.

I saw one of the new USPS delivery vehicles on Friday. It was used to deliver my mail in Houston. This bugger

https://tinyurl.com/mr2xfexs

Made by Oshkosh Defense. The one I saw had an internal combustion engine. The original contract was for all IC-powered vehicles, but last year the Green Fascists made FEDGov modify the contract to change production to an electric version. Soon.

Posted by: Gref at May 14, 2023 03:03 PM (AMIL/)

117 $1.99/lb Pork Loins are on the smoker today. I like them cooked to 150 degrees and sliced, Mrs928 wants them cooked to 200 and shredded.

I'm doing one of each.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 14, 2023 02:16 PM

--------------------------

So the Mrs. likes dry meat? Pork loin is waaay too lean to cook to 200.

Posted by: Bigsmith at May 14, 2023 03:03 PM (BdyPt)

118 GE used to have a big appliance factory in Bloomington IN. Employed a lot of people. It was still making refrigerators20 yrs ago. Then Bloomington went watermelon and put more regulations and taxes in place.

At one time RCA, GE, Otis Elevator and Westinghouse all had factories there. The city ran them off and figured those high paying jobs would be replaced with something else. IU and the service industry were the only other options.
The Peoples Socialist Utopia of Bloomington IN sucks.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:04 PM (Wy1BU)

119 My appliances are old

I got a 18 yo Viking fridge that I have been keeping going the last 5 by holding my mouth right

replacement is 11K

things have become ridiculous

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 03:04 PM (us2H3)

120
Which guaranteed that I will never by a GE product as long as I live.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

And since you can be considered an 'influencer' you might have spread that feeling to a larger audience of morons.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:04 PM (QYppa)

121 It never should have been applied to independent vendors.
Posted by: CppThis at May 14, 2023 02:58 PM (PZvjL)

There's a word in that sentence that the left absolutely hates.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2023 03:05 PM (BdMk6)

122 Time/aggravation v. cost of new appliance

We just went through that with our dryer. Quit heating suddenly. Husband spent hours diagnosing the problem, disassembled the dryer, replaced some electronics and heating element. Put the dryer back together; still wouldn't work. Turned out the electrical outlet had gone bad. Replaced that and heating again. Yay.

Then the drum wouldn't turn properly--sort of worked but you couldn't put many clothes in it at once. Dismantled the dryer AGAIN and replaced all of the stuff that makes the drum turn. Seems fixed now!!

More aggravating than a service call--assuming we could get anyone to show up--but much less expensive than a new dryer (which probably wouldn't work as well anyway).

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 14, 2023 03:05 PM (fTtFy)

123 I like my GE refrigerator, an old one, works great, except for one feature. It's ugly. It's some sort of horrible tan color. I hate this color almost as much as I hate beige. If you choose beige as a color for in your home, you have given up. You don't give a f***. It is not a color. It is visual sadness and failure.

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:05 PM (geLO8)

124 First world problems, appliance made in third world.

Even when the company was American-owned, the parts and the design work were probably all done overseas, with only sub-assembly done here so that a "Made-in-USA" label could be slapped on for tax and marketing purposes.

Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at May 14, 2023 03:07 PM (MIb2C)

125 Two words for you DB. Appliance paint. I've no idea if it works in practice but one of Home and Garden TV shows years ago was big on painting appliances for budget kitchen makeovers.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 14, 2023 03:08 PM (3cGpq)

126 It is visual sadness and failure.
Posted by: DB

You know you can do one of 2 things right?
1) They sell spray cans of appliance paint; but, you have to be patient and/or know what you're doing.
2) have it painted!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:08 PM (QYppa)

127 I can tell you as a fact

the industry as a whole considers a "lifetime warranty" to be 10 years

not a human's lifetime, not even a parrots

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 03:08 PM (us2H3)

128 At one time RCA, GE, Otis Elevator and Westinghouse all had factories there. The city ran them off and figured those high paying jobs would be replaced with something else. IU and the service industry were the only other options.
The Peoples Socialist Utopia of Bloomington IN sucks.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:04 PM (Wy1BU)

It's that way in a lot of places. Nothing but institutional or menial service jobs.

Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at May 14, 2023 03:08 PM (MIb2C)

129 I have two trees that need to come down on my property line. One of the trees is 98% on my side of the line and the other is half and half on my line. Problem is they are both sandwiched between two fences. His fence is a cattle fence and mine is a 6ft high chain link fence.

The neighbor is the old mayor of our town and is approaching 95 years old and the family doesn't want people bothering him. I am going to go ask if he/they have any issues with me getting rid of the trees but I am not hopeful of any meaningful conversation and I am not sure his caregiver can even agree to have the trees removed.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 14, 2023 03:08 PM (ncXxy)

130 123 I like my GE refrigerator, an old one, works great, except for one feature. It's ugly. It's some sort of horrible tan color. I hate this color almost as much as I hate beige. If you choose beige as a color for in your home, you have given up. You don't give a f***. It is not a color. It is visual sadness and failure.
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:05 PM (geLO

Can I interest you in an avocado green, harvest gold, poppy red, or orange?

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:09 PM (1rQ1e)

131 >2) have it painted!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

I will, this summer
just gotta pick the right color

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:10 PM (geLO8)

132 >Can I interest you in an avocado green, harvest gold, poppy red, or orange?

Posted by: m

GAAH
you forgot Frost White

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:11 PM (geLO8)

133 130 123 I like my GE refrigerator, an old one, works great, except for one feature. It's ugly. It's some sort of horrible tan color. I hate this color almost as much as I hate beige. If you choose beige as a color for in your home, you have given up. You don't give a f***. It is not a color. It is visual sadness and failure.
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:05 PM (geLO

Can I interest you in an avocado green, harvest gold, poppy red, or orange?

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:09 PM (1rQ1e)

Those are atrocious, but my all-time bad color for appliances is black.

Posted by: Gref at May 14, 2023 03:11 PM (AMIL/)

134 Polynikes @ 104-
I know appliances were Kenmore, I said Silvertone because that was my guitar and amp Mama Eromero bought me, and Pappy Eromero said 'what the hell is that noise?'.

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 03:11 PM (Uv0D2)

135 Otis elevator Co., if you ever didn't renew your contract with them, they sent a guy over to remove the "Otis" plaques from the lifts.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 14, 2023 03:12 PM (jTmQV)

136 you choose beige as a color for in your home, you have given up. You don't give a f***. It is not a color. It is visual sadness and failure.
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent

My basic motto is...
Normal is boring
Sanity is overrated
And the color beige should be eliminated forever.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:12 PM (Wy1BU)

137 Still running our 1974 GE fridge that my parents bought for us as a house warming gift when we moved into our home. Replaced the condenser fan motor, the defrost timer twice, and disassembled the freezer fan motor and relubed the bronze bushings. Good as new. AND, the unit still does what it was designed to do....keep stuff cold.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (Zvtjl)

138 We had a good appliance repairman for a few years. He won 9 million in a lottery and retired. My wife got to be pretty good at repairs, as I was not here for long periods due to work. Finally bought new ones and they have worked fairly well.

I really want a new cook top but prices have gone through the roof.

Posted by: javems at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (an/nn)

139
I will, this summer
just gotta pick the right color
Posted by: DB

Good!
There is no reason to let it (or anything) bug you if you can afford to get it fixed.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (QYppa)

140 Gref @ 116-
That's no postal vehicle, that's a JohnnyCab.

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (Uv0D2)

141 Went to start up the lawn tractor today, two hours later and a trip to the hardware store, it's up and running.

Ancillary: No matter how careful and precise you imagine you will be with a die grinder, you won't be.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (up/3i)

142 I can tell you as a fact

the industry as a whole considers a "lifetime warranty" to be 10 years

not a human's lifetime, not even a parrots

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 03:08 PM

When our top of the line Maytag washer crapped out after 11 years we went to buy a new washer. The guy at home depot said we are not going to get 11 years out of the new one we buy no matter how much money we spend.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (ncXxy)

143 AND the fridge, as well as the sink and stove, is Harvest Gold!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 14, 2023 03:14 PM (Zvtjl)

144 138 We had a good appliance repairman for a few years. He won 9 million in a lottery and retired.
Posted by: javems at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (an/nn)

Wow. There's a story.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:14 PM (1rQ1e)

145 Speaking of clamps, does anyone have any experience with Clamptite(tm) tool?

It looks like it has a learning curve, but once you master it, the clamp you make is just the cost of the wire you use.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=982bm_fEm7c

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 14, 2023 03:14 PM (PiwSw)

146 Pork loin is waaay too lean to cook to 200.

Posted by: Bigsmith at May 14, 2023 03:03 PM (BdyPt)

Agreed. I like them at no more than 140 degrees!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 14, 2023 03:14 PM (ZCCyW)

147 *And the color beige should be eliminated forever.*

Reminds me of this classic scene:

https://youtu.be/gZAUXVw_TW4

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 14, 2023 03:15 PM (DhOHl)

148 119 I got a 18 yo Viking fridge that I have been keeping going the last 5 by holding my mouth right

replacement is 11K
Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 03:04 PM (us2H3)

$11,000?

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:15 PM (1rQ1e)

149 At one time RCA, GE, Otis Elevator and Westinghouse all had factories there. The city ran them off and figured those high paying jobs would be replaced with something else. IU and the service industry were the only other options.
The Peoples Socialist Utopia of Bloomington IN sucks.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:04 PM (Wy1BU)

It's that way in a lot of places. Nothing but institutional or menial service jobs.
Posted by: Cato, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at May 14, 2023 03:08 PM (MIb2C)

I'm probably safe in saying that unions caused this.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2023 03:15 PM (BdMk6)

150 Consider carefully the cost of eventually replacing appliances. Had we bought a decent roll-on Samsung refrigerator replacement would be $1400. Instead we have a space for a 36in built-in counter depth and the replacement it's nearing will be closer to $12k

The electricals in a SubZero 561 are brutally simple. Probably cost more to run than a newer one. The big issues are corrosion on some of the panels and I think the insulation around the ice maker water supply has broken down enough that it freezes.

I could probably get the interior panels off, run them off for sandblasting and powder coating, and redo the insulation while they're out, but given the schedule the powder coaters I know work on, that's two or three weeks. I'd have to know it's practical and we'd have a functional Craigslist castoff to bring in meantime.

Posted by: JEM at May 14, 2023 03:15 PM (8erNz)

151 I really want a new cook
Posted by: javems

After describing a 'keeper' of a wife I couldn't believe the 1st part of that sentence!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:16 PM (QYppa)

152 It is not a color. It is visual sadness and failure.
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:05 PM (geLO

I've seen this phenomenon with some car manufacturers as well, especially Subaru. Is it gray? is it green? is it beige? And they are pastel in nature (likely white-based). Yuck. Pick a color and go with it.

Our Hyundai is very pretty metallic blue.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trailer Trash Adjacent at May 14, 2023 03:16 PM (T/Lqj)

153 We're constantly amazed by you folks who eat undercooked meat.

Posted by: Tapeworms and other assorted parasites at May 14, 2023 03:17 PM (Xrfse)

154 I think the saddest thing I saw on one of the H and G shows was people painting lovely honey oak cabinets and replacing the oak flooring with some tile that *I* didn't care for because the oak was no longer considered fashionable. What you can't be different from the crowd? I suppose they maybe just didn't care for the light wood color but my recollection is that they didn't care for it just because it was 'dated' and not in an "avocado green?, HOW was that ever a popular color?" way.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 14, 2023 03:19 PM (3cGpq)

155 Sears Kenmore Series 90 washer & drier (for those unfortunate enough not to have been alive when the best machines EVAH were made). Bought mine used for $125 apiece. That was about 10 years ago (or maybe 90 years in dog lives). The only thing better than Series 90 machines was the Craftsman line of tools ...

Word up to Mister Scott @ 142: The 'Used Appliances' query is your friend in the search engine. That's where I found the guy I bought mine from.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 14, 2023 03:19 PM (mu5GU)

156
*Our Hyundai is very pretty metallic blue.*

So are my lips.

Posted by: B. O. at May 14, 2023 03:19 PM (DhOHl)

157 148 119 I got a 18 yo Viking fridge that I have been keeping going the last 5 by holding my mouth right

replacement is 11K
Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 03:04 PM (us2H3)

$11,000?
Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:15 PM (1rQ1e)

Hoo boy, that's spendy.

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at May 14, 2023 03:19 PM (PiwSw)

158 We're constantly amazed by you folks who eat undercooked meat.
Posted by: Tapeworms

Are you a descendent from the tapeworms 'doctors' used to prescribe in the 50s?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:20 PM (QYppa)

159 replacement is 11K

That's a meat locker, not a fridge.

Posted by: Tapeworms and other assorted parasites at May 14, 2023 03:21 PM (Xrfse)

160 Hubbymayhem has fixed our dryer 3 times and the washer once. YouTube is a great resource for fixing appliances. This washer and dryer are at least 20 years old. We decided to have a natural gas dryer for the new house so we will be buying a new washer and dryer. Maybe we can sell the old ones. I think someone out there wants a very basic and simple large capacity set that's functional even if its old.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:22 PM (Wy1BU)

161 We're constantly amazed by you folks who eat undercooked meat.
Posted by: Tapeworms and other assorted parasites at May 14, 2023 03:17 PM

-------------------

You, and all other relevant pork parasites, are dead at 145 degrees.

Posted by: Bigsmith at May 14, 2023 03:23 PM (BdyPt)

162 150 we have a space for a 36in built-in counter depth and the replacement it's nearing will be closer to $12k
Posted by: JEM at May 14, 2023 03:15 PM (8erNz)

$$$!

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:23 PM (1rQ1e)

163 Maybe we can sell the old ones. I think someone out there wants a very basic and simple large capacity set that's functional even if its old.
Posted by: Madamemayhem

We sold our home and specifically said we were taking the washer, dryer, and spa. The offer came in over what we were asking and said they wanted all three.
We have new washer, dryer (full size that stack!), and spa.
The point is: there are people who will snap up working equipment.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:25 PM (QYppa)

164 Pork is fully cooked at 140 degrees and is pulled from the oven to rest, when carryover heat will bring internal temp up to 150 - 160 without EXTERNAL heat being applied. Now go sit in your oven until you reach a nice 350, 'kay.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 14, 2023 03:26 PM (mu5GU)

165 I think I have those 'one time use' hose clamps on the lawn mower. I replaced the fuel filter last week. I just used a pliers to loosen them and then tighten a bit when I was done, ignorance is bliss sometimes. The thing does not seem to be leaking any gasoline.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 14, 2023 03:28 PM (3cGpq)

166 I saw one of the new USPS delivery vehicles on Friday. It was used to deliver my mail in Houston. This bugger

https://tinyurl.com/mr2xfexs

Where do the M2 Flex mount and M-60 Scharf Ring go?

Posted by: Fox2! at May 14, 2023 03:29 PM (bVBry)

167 Buyer beware if buying TSP to give your phosphate free dishwashing detergent a much needed bump in effectiveness. There is a product out calles "TSP" and in very fine print it gas "phosphate free".
Right up there alcohol free beer.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2023 03:29 PM (08Rn7)

168 I think I have those 'one time use' hose clamps on the lawn mower. I replaced the fuel filter last week. I just used a pliers to loosen them and then tighten a bit when I was done, ignorance is bliss sometimes. The thing does not seem to be leaking any gasoline.
Posted by: PaleRider

They use them on propane regulator feed lines. Hose clamps for the win!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:29 PM (QYppa)

169 159 replacement is 11K

That's a meat locker, not a fridge.
Posted by: Tapeworms and other assorted parasites

Like the difference between a safe and an arms vault.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2023 03:32 PM (08Rn7)

170 The old dishwasher that came with our house lasted 15 years. In the last 15 years we have purchased 3 new dishwashers because repair costs exceeded replacements.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 14, 2023 03:34 PM (EZebt)

171 When too many things break, it's time to sell the house.

Posted by: Weasel at May 14, 2023 03:35 PM (RG6z4)

172 Someone just came into the pub with an Anatoly Shepherd. What a beautiful giant dog. I know not appropriate to this thread.

Posted by: That Northern skulker at May 14, 2023 03:35 PM (VdGjU)

173 the Viking was 6K new 18 years ago

it aint fancy

36" SS built in

I guess that form before function caught up with my lame ass

Posted by: REDACTED at May 14, 2023 03:36 PM (us2H3)

174 My best and oldest appliance is a Tappan deluxe gas range that dates back to the early to mid 1950's. It belonged to my dad's uncle. Uncle George died in 1987 and bought that stove when it was brand new. It sat in his old crumbling shack until 2019 when his son died and the heirs said to us "take whatever you want". That stove is big, heavy and awesome. It was filthy and Hubbymayhem and I spent two months on cleaning and repairs.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:36 PM (Wy1BU)

175 Have feeling out toaster isn't long for the world, have to put it almost to maximum to get browned toast

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2023 03:37 PM (xhxe8)

176 Yeah, that would be "speaking in tongues" to get that miracle. Otherwise the percussive method of repair followed.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 14, 2023 02:44 PM (YXHzG)

To be followed by the Tannerite solution?

Posted by: Fox2! at May 14, 2023 03:38 PM (bVBry)

177 >>>@82 ... RE: Professional Fryer Boil Out ... Would adding TSP to regular Cascade be of any benefit?

Posted by: Kathy at May 14, 2023 03:38 PM (JklXp)

178 Someone just came into the pub with an Anatoly Shepherd. What a beautiful giant dog. I know not appropriate to this thread.
Posted by: That Northern skulker at May 14, 2023 03:35 PM (VdGjU)

I'm fond of the dog and kitty mutts one gets from the pound. Never understood the "need" for a purebred.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2023 03:39 PM (BdMk6)

179 Polynikes @ 104-
I know appliances were Kenmore, I said Silvertone because that was my guitar and amp Mama Eromero bought me, and Pappy Eromero said 'what the hell is that noise?'.
Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 03:11 PM (Uv0D2)

I figured as much but the question mark got me. As gay as emojis are they do help with snark. 😀

Posted by: polynikes at May 14, 2023 03:41 PM (WmV84)

180 AH
I found a type of bread which my toaster will not launch into the air, to land on the countertop

Sara Lee Classic White will not fly
which is odd, because Sara Lee Sandwich White does fly

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:41 PM (geLO8)

181 WCv2, WD and FSJ all came from the animal shelter. Greatest little pals ever.

Posted by: Weasel at May 14, 2023 03:41 PM (RG6z4)

182 I'm fond of the dog and kitty mutts one gets from the pound. Never understood the "need" for a purebred.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2023 03:39 PM (BdMk6)

My dog is a rescue and she means the world to me.

Posted by: That Northern skulker at May 14, 2023 03:42 PM (VdGjU)

183 180 I found a type of bread which my toaster will not launch into the air, to land on the countertop
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:41 PM (geLO

Well, that's no fun.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:42 PM (1rQ1e)

184 Our kitty, Pax, is injured. Does not want to be touched. She went outside Friday evening and didn't come back until midnight. She was limping and yesterday she advanced to hobbling but slept most of the day. Seems a bit better today but still not moving around much.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:42 PM (Wy1BU)

185 It gets old

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:44 PM (geLO8)

186 one of the most advanced technology in the world are the John Guest push fittings. We used to use them in spray equipment and they are a dream to work with.
No futzing around with screw drivers, just trim, push, pull and pressure test. It makes Lego seem complicated.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 14, 2023 03:45 PM (xhaym)

187 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:42 PM (Wy1BU)
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Poor kitty. Call the vet?

Posted by: Weasel at May 14, 2023 03:45 PM (RG6z4)

188 It gets old
Posted by: DB

At least that's before buttering!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:46 PM (QYppa)

189 RE: Professional Fryer Boil Out ... Would adding TSP to regular Cascade be of any benefit?
Posted by: Kathy

Yes. Be aware that too much can etch glass though.
If you are getting mineral deposits it will take care of that. But too would citric acid. Canning dept has citric acid a lot cheaper than Lemi-Shine.

I got the TRP on the brain as I need to take out the exhaust fan an clean it (with TSP and water soak).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2023 03:47 PM (hOATN)

190 John Guest push fittings.
Posted by: Kindltot

Never knew they were called that. Love them when installing RO systems.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 14, 2023 03:47 PM (QYppa)

191 Poor kitty. Call the vet?
Posted by: Weasel

Tomorrow if not improved. She tends to prefer avoiding the vet. If it's necessary I will cart her to the doc but it's a very unpleasant job.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:48 PM (Wy1BU)

192 Our kitty, Pax, is injured. Does not want to be touched. She went outside Friday evening and didn't come back until midnight. She was limping and yesterday she advanced to hobbling but slept most of the day. Seems a bit better today but still not moving around much.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:42 PM (Wy1BU)

Sometime you just gotta get them to a vet. Kitties are good healers but some things are just too big to overcome.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 14, 2023 03:48 PM (BdMk6)

193 What's neat is, every once in a while a piece of toast will pop up and 'clear the tower', then drop right back into the toaster slot.

Makes me think anything is possible.

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:48 PM (geLO8)

194 Madamemayhem hope Pax gets better, watch for improvement the next couple days

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2023 03:48 PM (xhxe8)

195 .. clean the filter, not fan.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2023 03:49 PM (hOATN)

196 Our kitty, Pax, is injured. Does not want to be touched. She went outside Friday evening and didn't come back until midnight. She was limping and yesterday she advanced to hobbling but slept most of the day. Seems a bit better today but still not moving around much.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:42 PM (Wy1BU)

Check joints and flexing for injuries, and check for scabs and bites. She could have gotten into a fight, and if you find scabs or oozing spots, get a good topical antibiotic on it to try to prevent an abscess. You can check online to see if what you have right now is toxic to cats. topical antibiotics are often absorbed by the skin and will work directly. If you can head off an abscess you will all be happier, and it will go directly to a hard cyst. The vet can give her an injectable long duration antibiotic if it seems needful.
My little black tom got bit a lot and wound up with so many abscesses that he wound up shaved and sewn up like a baseball with Penrose drains, and it was touch and go for a while.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 14, 2023 03:50 PM (xhaym)

197 I watched a couple of episodes The Avengers last night. Dianna Rigg helped convince me I am heterosexual. She was lovely in fact and form.

Posted by: That Northern skulker at May 14, 2023 03:51 PM (VdGjU)

198 Our kitty, Pax, is injured. Does not want to be touched. She went outside Friday evening and didn't come back until midnight. She was limping and yesterday she advanced to hobbling but slept most of the day. Seems a bit better today but still not moving around much.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:42 PM

We had a Siamese cat when I was growing up called Mister Wong (talk about racist) he refused to stay in the house at night. He would go out and get into all sorts of mischief. One morning he came back all shot up. Holes in his ears, leg and tail. Seems he was getting into the farmers chickens down the road and the farmer let him have both barrels from his shotgun. It took him a couple of weeks to heal up from that. One night he left and never came back.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 14, 2023 03:52 PM (ncXxy)

199 She has improved since yesterday. She actually mosey up the stairs earlier. Just came back down. Seems to be moving easier and allowed the girl spawn to pick her up.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:53 PM (Wy1BU)

200 I bet it's because I only toast one slice at a time. I wonder, if there were 2 pieces of toast, if the toaster could generate enough thrust to launch one or both slices.

I will look into this. Can't believe I haven't considered toast throw weight.

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:53 PM (geLO8)

201 No lemon laws for dishwashers? GE refrigerators seem to be reliable.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 14, 2023 03:53 PM (ssESX)

202 ....Or washing machines, I guess

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 14, 2023 03:54 PM (ssESX)

203 185 It gets old
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:44 PM (geLO

I hear you.
I think I'd laugh every time. And try to catch it.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:55 PM (1rQ1e)

204 I bet it's because I only toast one slice at a time. I wonder, if there were 2 pieces of toast, if the toaster could generate enough thrust to launch one or both slices.

I will look into this. Can't believe I haven't considered toast throw weight.

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:53 PM

Is it African or European toast? That could explain it.......

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 14, 2023 03:55 PM (ncXxy)

205 200 I bet it's because I only toast one slice at a time. I wonder, if there were 2 pieces of toast, if the toaster could generate enough thrust to launch one or both slices.

I will look into this. Can't believe I haven't considered toast throw weight.
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:53 PM (geLO

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My 25 year old toaster seems to struggle when loaded with Trader Joe's cinnamon raisin bread (which is thick sliced), but that's the exception.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 14, 2023 03:56 PM (ssESX)

206 Pretty sure Asian toast would get the the highest launch but whatta I know. I'm prolly a racist.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 03:57 PM (Wy1BU)

207 Ok, you guys asked for it:

https://www.coolest-gadgets.com/trebuchet-toaster/

Posted by: I at May 14, 2023 03:57 PM (PiwSw)

208 140 Gref @ 116-
That's no postal vehicle, that's a JohnnyCab.

Posted by: Eromero at May 14, 2023 03:13 PM (Uv0D2)

You are right!

Posted by: Gref at May 14, 2023 03:57 PM (AMIL/)

209 >Is it African or European toast? That could explain it.......

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

maybe it's because the toaster is 5582' above sea level? This just got interesting

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:58 PM (geLO8)

210 207 Ok, you guys asked for it:

https://www.coolest-gadgets.com/trebuchet-toaster/
Posted by: I at May 14, 2023 03:57 PM (PiwSw)

Ha!

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 03:58 PM (1rQ1e)

211 207 Ok, you guys asked for it:

https://www.coolest-gadgets.com/trebuchet-toaster/
Posted by: I at May 14, 2023 03:57 PM (PiwSw)
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Then you can train your dog to drop the bread in and then spin around in circles with anticipation of catching the toast when it launches.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 14, 2023 03:59 PM (ssESX)

212 177 >>>@82 ... RE: Professional Fryer Boil Out ... Would adding TSP to regular Cascade be of any benefit?

Posted by: Kathy at May 14, 2023 03:38 PM (JklXp)

I believe the Evil Ones have taken the really good stuff out of TSP. This is why people are recommending the fryer cleaner now.

Posted by: Gref at May 14, 2023 03:59 PM (AMIL/)

213 The kids brought me a ridiculous amount of chocolate for Mothers day. Either they love me and want me to be happy or they are trying to kill me.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 04:00 PM (Wy1BU)

214 >Posted by: I at May 14, 2023 03:57 PM (PiwSw)

excellent link- thanks
there's gotta be a way I can monetize this flying toast thing

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 04:00 PM (geLO8)

215 200 I bet it's because I only toast one slice at a time. I wonder, if there were 2 pieces of toast, if the toaster could generate enough thrust to launch one or both slices.
Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:53 PM (geLO

Also: In my toaster, there's a label telling me that if I'm only toasting one piece of bread, be sure to use THIS slot. Well, maybe don't.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 04:00 PM (1rQ1e)

216 Is it African or European toast? That could explain it.......

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

maybe it's because the toaster is 5582' above sea level? This just got interesting

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 03:58 PM

Well yeah but maybe he could tie a piece of string between the pieces of toast to keep them from flying out of the toaster......

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 14, 2023 04:01 PM (ncXxy)

217 Get cleaned up and upstairs
FOOD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 14, 2023 04:02 PM (xhxe8)

218 This toast thing isn't over!

Posted by: DB - light up a Kent at May 14, 2023 04:03 PM (geLO8)

219 Be sure to report back.

Posted by: m at May 14, 2023 04:03 PM (1rQ1e)

220 Just put a paper plate on top of the toaster while it's operational. It will keep the toast from flying and you get to remodel the kitchen. WINNING!!!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 14, 2023 04:03 PM (Wy1BU)

221 I believe the Evil Ones have taken the really good stuff out of TSP. This is why people are recommending the fryer cleaner now.
Posted by: Gref

Quickie lookie
Amazon has Savogran TSP. The real deal. $25 for 4.5 lbs. That will last a long time if adding a tsp per dish washer load... but may be cheaper at your local Ace Hardware.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 14, 2023 04:14 PM (hOATN)

222 Since when is a pair of pliers a special tool?

Screw clamps don't work too well on small diameter fittings.

Chesterton's fence.

Posted by: Dark Force Thirsting For Power at May 14, 2023 04:27 PM (QY+6a)

223 A tsp of tsp per load is overkill. A pinch does wonders.

Posted by: Dark Force Thirsting For Power at May 14, 2023 04:28 PM (QY+6a)

224 Why bother fighting when we might lose?

Haley argued that it would be unrealistic to endorse a specific number of weeks of pregnancy when the Senate filibuster would likely stand in the way of passing a strict federal abortion ban.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 14, 2023 06:08 PM (/6ckN)

225 I've a Whirlpool refrigerator purchased in 1995 & it's still going strong. Had to replace evaporator motor a few years back, but that's all that's been done to it. Today's junk would never go 28 years like this one.

Posted by: BigBobFromTaterKnob at May 14, 2023 06:40 PM (MpKH3)

226 As a major appliance technician, I might be able to give you some insight into your GE washer if you post the model number. If there is an email address you use for AOS, I could communicate with you more directly.

Posted by: Next in Line at May 14, 2023 06:40 PM (tPAf0)

227 Addendum to #226, I would be glad to answer any other appliance related questions anyone has. I just need a model number with your question.

Posted by: Next in Line at May 14, 2023 06:50 PM (tPAf0)

228 If there is an email address you use for AOS, I could communicate with you more directly.
Posted by: Next in Line at May 14, 2023 06:40 PM

Cbd.aoshq@gmail.com

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at May 14, 2023 06:56 PM (/6ckN)

229 Not a big fan of GE either, but I did buy a used GE dehumidifer at a pawn shop three years ago. It immediately started leaking due to a crack in the bucket, but that was not their fault. I glued it back together and ever since the unit has been performing flawlessly, impressive since it is in almost constant use here in tropical central Florida. Only drawback is that the bucket is too small and I have to empty it all too frequently, but hey what can you expect for $30?

Posted by: go get your fuckin shine box at May 14, 2023 07:40 PM (kvDvI)

230 Single ear and double ear clamps are far superior to a worm gear clamp. Especially for small diameter hoses.

Posted by: Dennis Sundermeyer at May 14, 2023 09:24 PM (oQXJ4)

231 Bought a ge washing machine, 3 weeks later it stopped working. Big sticker on the front,10yr warranty. Guy came out hooked a damn laptop to it said it had a blockage & needed a update. He pulled a hose off & drained water everywhere. I asked to see the blockage but couldn't find it on the floor. $150 & he was gone. He left the wires to hook up the laptop that he never got back. Washing machine went back. Never get again.

Posted by: Bob at May 14, 2023 10:13 PM (vHUcF)

232

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