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Precision of engineering helps bottom line (washer broke 2 wks out of warranty). Ignoramus4760 05-28-2007
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Posted by Ignoramus4760 on May 28, 2007, 9:24 pm
Just two weeks after warranty on our G.E. Profile washer expired, it
broke. Seems like pump does not work, there is a faint 60 Hz sound
from inside the washer when pump is supposed to pump, but no
pumping takes place.

I find this "coincidence" an evidence for intentional design where
stuff is made to break after warranty, for extra "revenue" to be made
on easy repairs and parts.

i

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Posted by Bill on May 28, 2007, 9:49 pm
Ignoramus4760 wrote:

> I find this "coincidence" an evidence for intentional design where
> stuff is made to break after warranty, for extra "revenue" to be made
> on easy repairs and parts.

Every moving part wears at some rate. Every part that wears will fail
at some point. Therefore, one piece of information that is _always_
included in the specification given to the engineering team at the
start of a project is a design lifetime. Without that there is no way
for the engineer to select materials, machining tolerances, surface
finishes, lubricants, etc.

FWIW, I recently had a garbage disposal fail two weeks before the
warranty ended. The company replaced it free including installation.
Sometimes you win and sometimes...

--
.Bill.

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 28, 2007, 10:07 pm

> Just two weeks after warranty on our G.E. Profile washer expired, it
> broke. Seems like pump does not work, there is a faint 60 Hz sound
> from inside the washer when pump is supposed to pump, but no
> pumping takes place.
>
> I find this "coincidence" an evidence for intentional design where
> stuff is made to break after warranty, for extra "revenue" to be made
> on easy repairs and parts.

I'd be amazed that the engineering could be that precise. As for the two
weeks contact your deal and they may cut you a break since it is that close.



Posted by EXT on May 29, 2007, 10:08 am
I had a Maytag dryer blow its circuit board 2 days before the warranty
expired, they came out and replaced it at no charge.

>
>> Just two weeks after warranty on our G.E. Profile washer expired, it
>> broke. Seems like pump does not work, there is a faint 60 Hz sound
>> from inside the washer when pump is supposed to pump, but no
>> pumping takes place.
>>
>> I find this "coincidence" an evidence for intentional design where
>> stuff is made to break after warranty, for extra "revenue" to be made
>> on easy repairs and parts.
>
> I'd be amazed that the engineering could be that precise. As for the two
> weeks contact your deal and they may cut you a break since it is that
> close.
>



Posted by dpb on May 28, 2007, 10:23 pm
wrote:
...
> I find this "coincidence" an evidence for intentional design where
> stuff is made to break after warranty, ...

Coincidence is just that...like most any other thing (except the
children in Lake Woebegone) for there to be an average lifetime, some
must be longer and some must be shorter.

Or, to put it in more scientific terms, "stuff happens"...

As Edwin says approach the retailer and hopefully they'll cut you a
break...


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