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Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by pylua »

chewmieser wrote: post #6

See also Samsung issues: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/10/2... My Samsung lasted like 3 years before it started freezing up the ice maker and eventually it started failing during cooling. We dealt with throwing away food, defrosting it, replacing the evaporator fan, keeping a constant eye on it before we finally ditched it for a Bosch (haven’t had it long enough to say if that was a good mov…

I love our Samsung fridge but it does have some issues. After trying to get it repaired Samsung eventually gave up and gave us a full refund.

Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by navila17 »

timcobb wrote: post #5

I recently bought a house with what I can only describe as some "zany" appliances. For example: - An impeller-based washer that doesn't cover clothes in water, even with the "deep water" setting, and soil level all the way up. It frequently doesn't submerge half the stuff during the pre-soak. It's a $1,000 washer and I routinely pour water into it from the sink. - A fridge with a giant ice maker in the refrigerator,…

Does the fridge have a variable speed compressor? If so, that type is meant to run the compressor more than old-tech binary on/off compressors. Running 90% of the time might be normal if it's variable speed.

I can go into more detail if you want. But to be clear I'm not making any claims on how long it will last.

Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by asquabventured »

justinpombrio wrote: post #17
yterdy wrote: post #7

Worked in an appliance warehouse. We had two types of fridges coming back as carry-outs for new purchases: ancient models that were probably as old as I was, and models from a few years before the pickup date. Very little middle ground. Also, without being an engineer or technician, it did always seem to me that fridges were like cars in that you had "luxury" models that were standard frames with fancy (often less-th…

> Also, without being an engineer or technician, it did always seem to me that fridges were like cars in that you had "luxury" models that were standard frames with fancy (often less-than-useful) features, and then actual luxury with brand names most people had never heard of, which had normal features implemented to a high standard and with excellent support. As a consumer, would there be a way to tell the differenc…

Avoid shiny plastic

Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by Althuns »

beauzero wrote: post #34
timcobb wrote: post #5

I recently bought a house with what I can only describe as some "zany" appliances. For example: - An impeller-based washer that doesn't cover clothes in water, even with the "deep water" setting, and soil level all the way up. It frequently doesn't submerge half the stuff during the pre-soak. It's a $1,000 washer and I routinely pour water into it from the sink. - A fridge with a giant ice maker in the refrigerator,…

I recommend Speed Queens for washing machine and dishwasher. We have them in our house and barn the prosumer versions not the coin ops. Have survived everything from nails-horse blankets and even a miswired 220 on the dryer.

We bought an older coin-op Speed Queen set from an apartment complex when they were replacing their fleet for app controlled new ones. Best decision we ever made. Just wired a switch in for the coin trigger. Extremely reliable and seems easy to repair - haven't had to in the 5 years we've had them.

Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by ortusdux »

Verdex wrote: post #33
chewmieser wrote: post #6

See also Samsung issues: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/10/2... My Samsung lasted like 3 years before it started freezing up the ice maker and eventually it started failing during cooling. We dealt with throwing away food, defrosting it, replacing the evaporator fan, keeping a constant eye on it before we finally ditched it for a Bosch (haven’t had it long enough to say if that was a good mov…

My samsung refrigerator slowly fills with water under the vegetable tray. It keeps a schedule that is pretty mysterious, so I just check it periodically to make sure it doesn't flood out onto the floor. In the winter it becomes ice for some reason, which actually is a lot more easy to clean out.

Clogged drain hole. I have this issue. For some reason they put the drain line near the freezer elements in my samsung fridge. The slightest hiccup and it freezes permanently shut. You can find "Refrigerator Drain Hole Blockage Remover" kits online that get the job done.

For mine I had to flush it with a syringe of warm water to thaw out the drain port. The hard part is getting to the drain hole. Also, the fix lasted 6 months or so before it iced over again. I'm out of warranty so I might just run a much larger line and call it a day.

If your lucky your issue might just be a blockage, which should clear easily.

Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by padjo »

Verdex wrote: post #33
chewmieser wrote: post #6

See also Samsung issues: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/10/2... My Samsung lasted like 3 years before it started freezing up the ice maker and eventually it started failing during cooling. We dealt with throwing away food, defrosting it, replacing the evaporator fan, keeping a constant eye on it before we finally ditched it for a Bosch (haven’t had it long enough to say if that was a good mov…

My samsung refrigerator slowly fills with water under the vegetable tray. It keeps a schedule that is pretty mysterious, so I just check it periodically to make sure it doesn't flood out onto the floor. In the winter it becomes ice for some reason, which actually is a lot more easy to clean out.

I had the same problem and discovered that sticking a qtip into the drain hole solves it. Have to repeat every year or so

Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by ineptech »

JohnFen wrote: post #29

It's not just fridges. Most appliances (most things in general?) I've seen at any price point are fairly awful. I've taken to, when at all possible, buying machines that are older (20 years or more) because those tend to work well, can be reasonably repaired, and lack those crazy undesirable features that seem to be implemented instead of implementing quality.

Is it even realistic for a company to sell $1000 appliances that last 20 years? I know we can build such an appliance, because they did in the 80s, but can a public company survive selling them?

Re: Expensive fridges are dying, leading to fraud claims

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Post by bryanlarsen »

justinpombrio wrote: post #17
yterdy wrote: post #7

Worked in an appliance warehouse. We had two types of fridges coming back as carry-outs for new purchases: ancient models that were probably as old as I was, and models from a few years before the pickup date. Very little middle ground. Also, without being an engineer or technician, it did always seem to me that fridges were like cars in that you had "luxury" models that were standard frames with fancy (often less-th…

> Also, without being an engineer or technician, it did always seem to me that fridges were like cars in that you had "luxury" models that were standard frames with fancy (often less-than-useful) features, and then actual luxury with brand names most people had never heard of, which had normal features implemented to a high standard and with excellent support. As a consumer, would there be a way to tell the differenc…

It's like laptops: the commercial ones that come with onsite service vs the consumer ones that have the cheap price and all the bling. Maytag consumer model vs Maytag commercial. The ones you buy at the appliance store vs the ones you buy at the commercial restaurant supply store.
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