It's coming up on 2 years and has worked fine. I had an incident under warranty that really wasn't a warranty issue, but they didn't charge me for it (which was nice.)
Dummy me, who ALWAYS reads the directions for everything, forgot that there is a sort of "sump" in these things that has to be cleaned out every 6 months or so. It's not a big deal to do, maybe takes about 20 minutes at most and just a bucket and a 1/4 socket. Anyway, since all the nasty crap that accumulates down there over time, of you don't drain it regularly it develops a nasty smell, as you might expect. As soon as I described the problem to the tech, he just chuckled and showed me how to drain and clean it. While LG and other imports are nice, they were too pricey for us, and we also had no need for features like "steam" and the like. I think we got the GE at Lowe's on sale for around $700 including tax, which I thought was a good deal. I will tell you that it definitely holds a LOT more than a top-loader, which would be especially important for you with a bunch of youngsters in the house. It amazes me how much I can cram into mine.... Dan --- On Tue, 3/31/09, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > From: Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] top loading washer > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 11:52 PM > so how is your GE? I have kind > of been afraid of those. > > LWB250 wrote: > > Maytags have gone down significantly in quality, and > there are a number of models you definitely want to avoid > due to high repair costs. Troll around in some of the > appliance repair forums online and you'll get a good idea of > what to/not to buy - that's what I did. > > > > We bought a GE front loader about a year and a half > ago, and there is no question that we use a lot less water > and energy in general since it was put into service. > > > > I'm the one responsible for wash around the house (the > wife would destroy our clothing if I didn't do the wash!) so > I feel pretty confident in my statements. Not to > mention the drop in the water bill... > > > > Dan > > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 95 E300, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 > 560SEL, > 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D > x2, > 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, > http://www.okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
