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Fancy foreign appliances Jerry 08-06-2007
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Posted by Jerry on August 6, 2007, 3:42 pm
Thanks in advance for listening, just venting.

Tried to convince the wife a couple of years ago to go with a garden-
variety GE, Whirlpool, whatever washing machine - but she had to have
one of those expensive LG front-load direct-drive things.

They're OK until you have a problem and need a part. Then you wish
your washer was a more common model.

Saw a small leak under the washer while in use, turned out to be a
hole/tear in the corrugated hose connecting the bottom of the tub to
the filter ahead of the drain and pump. OK, doesn't look too bad to
replace. Surely one of the appliance parts stores in Phoenix will have
one. Nope. Only 2 of that part in stock in the US, both in Atlanta. So
here I sit with dirty clothes waiting for the part to ship - didn't
want to pay an extra $30 for expedited shipping.

Guess it could be worse - could be waiting for the part to ship from
Korea.

Jerry


AppliancePartsPros.com, Inc.
Posted by RickH on August 6, 2007, 4:26 pm
> Thanks in advance for listening, just venting.
>
> Tried to convince the wife a couple of years ago to go with a garden-
> variety GE, Whirlpool, whatever washing machine - but she had to have
> one of those expensive LG front-load direct-drive things.
>
> They're OK until you have a problem and need a part. Then you wish
> your washer was a more common model.
>
> Saw a small leak under the washer while in use, turned out to be a
> hole/tear in the corrugated hose connecting the bottom of the tub to
> the filter ahead of the drain and pump. OK, doesn't look too bad to
> replace. Surely one of the appliance parts stores in Phoenix will have
> one. Nope. Only 2 of that part in stock in the US, both in Atlanta. So
> here I sit with dirty clothes waiting for the part to ship - didn't
> want to pay an extra $30 for expedited shipping.
>
> Guess it could be worse - could be waiting for the part to ship from
> Korea.
>
> Jerry

Welcome to the club of peole who have had problems with LG
appliances. Their TV's are supposedly ok though.



Posted by Gini on August 6, 2007, 9:01 pm

"RickH" wrote
Jerry wrote:
.................
>>
>> Tried to convince the wife a couple of years ago to go with a garden-
>> variety GE, Whirlpool, whatever washing machine - but she had to have
>> one of those expensive LG front-load direct-drive things.
>>
>> They're OK until you have a problem and need a part. Then you wish
>> your washer was a more common model.
.......................................................
>
> Welcome to the club of peole who have had problems with LG
> appliances.
==
It seems LG has some kind of scam going on--Make the appliances *look* high
end
to get them out the door then make the consumer look like a total idiot when
the crap
fails. (Heh--and Jerry, don't even let her talk you into an Audi.)



Posted by KLS on August 6, 2007, 9:42 pm
>It seems LG has some kind of scam going on--Make the appliances *look* high
>end
>to get them out the door then make the consumer look like a total idiot when
>the crap
>fails. (Heh--and Jerry, don't even let her talk you into an Audi.)

I talked myself into an Audi (my second, in fact!), with zero regrets
110,000 miles later and going strong. They're good for some people,
not for others (obviously not for you).

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on August 6, 2007, 9:22 pm

>
> Welcome to the club of peole who have had problems with LG
> appliances. Their TV's are supposedly ok though.

LG, of course is Lucky Goldstar. They did not fare well under the Goldstar
name so they went upscale to LG. Guess they should have made a few more
improvements. I do like my LG LCD monitor though. It's lasted four week so
far :)



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