Good info, I am corrected. My experience was of some years ago, working with some manufacturers -- they just "sold" a longer warranty on the same unit, gaming on how long they would last. I guess they are either smarter now, or more competitive. Good info to know.
My experience with dishwashers some years ago was that the $500 KitchenAid had exactly the same guts as the $200 special, except the timer had more bumps on it to activate more cycles. All built in the same factory of mostly the same bits. All lasted about the same time too. Not sure now. --R LWB250 wrote: > Having just purchased and installed a water heater > last weekend, I would beg to differ with you on > that.... > > Yes, the warranty does work out to about $10/year as > you move up the scale, however, there are also > differences in construction and components as well. > > For instance, the 6 year warranty heater I considered > had plain copper elements. The 12 year warranty > heater ($70 more) had stainless steel. It also had a > solid state controller that monitors usage and > "learns" the usage patterns, using them to turn down > the heater when there is no demand expected (like in > the middle of the night.) > > I have no idea what the value of the additional items > is from a manufacturing standpoint, suffice to say > that they are probably worth the difference. > > Dan > > > --- Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> Know what the difference is between the 10 yr >> guarantee water heater and >> the 5 yr guarantee water heater? >> >> About $100, or whatever -- they are the same unit >> with a longer guarantee. >> >> --R >> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: >> http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's > Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
