What Appliance Brand Is The Best

There's an appliance brand that proudly labels themselves as low grade, and there's another one that claims to be just good enough by now. I don't think it's a secret to anybody that appliance quality has seen better days, and I actually have a little conspiracy theory about this whole planned obsolescence for household appliances. About 20 or 30 years ago, you could go to a store and you would see some products that had a lifetime warranty. But let me ask you this: What is the last time you went to a store and actually saw a tool or some kind of product that had a lifetime warranty label on it? It's becoming nonexistent. With time. They decreased it to 20 years, 15, 10, 7, 7, 5, and now, when you buy an appliance, they give you a 2- or 3-year warranty.

What Is The Best Brand For Your Appliance?

That goes with that appliance, which goes to show how much they believe and stand behind their product. And my theory is that government regulations, energy organizations and appliance manufacturers are all in cahoots with each other to get us to buy more appliances more frequently. Their objective is simple: make the appliances less durable, make them cost more, and make them break more often, with those repairs costing increasingly more and more, so that people are discouraged to repair it and instead just go out and buy a new appliance, and this, often, is very lucrative for the people that areraking in the profits. But this is just a conspiracy theory, and I have no proof or evidence to back it up. So let's just move on to the main topic. When people ask me, Jay, what is the best appliance brands to get if I'm going to go ahead and replace my kitchen set or my laundry set, my answer is none of them. Pretty much all of them are bad nowadays.

All the new stuff is not durable. It's not going to last very long, which is why the conspiracy theory in the beginning. I think they're all working together. I have a video on the best heating and air conditioning brands, and my standpoint there is the same for appliances as well. If you have appliances that are working good and they have no problems, I would not replace them. They're probably going to outlast any new units that you put in. If durability and longevity is not something you're concerned with, you have a lot of money and you just want something that looks nice, Well then just go out and buy whatever is the most expensive, and when it goes bad.

Just replace it when the time comes. But for the rest of us, if it's not broken, don't replace it. Now, if your appliance is broken, you can't get it for some reason, and you're asking me which brand is the best to get. Here is what I would do personally if I needed a new appliance. I would go on Craiglist and try to find somebody that is upgrading their appliances, meaning they're getting rid of their good old appliances–to put in a nice Samsung or LG–that looks pretty, but probably only going to last two years. I would buy their used appliances and it's almost guaranteed that this used appliance that I got for them will outlast whatever new product they get. The older Whirlpool and Kenmore appliances from Sears.

Those Things Are Monsters

those things are monsters. They last forever. I have a brother-in-law that used to work as a maintenance guy in an apartment complex, and he said there were some units that they never went to to to anything, and those were typically the units where the person lived there for over 30 years. They've been living there forever, and if they unfortunately pass away or move out and they finally come in in that apartment almost every time, the appliances were super old and those things were still working great and in good condition. And personally, I love that. I've been a repair guy for 10 years now, and throughout my career I've never been a salesperson or an installer. So the whole time my goal was always to repair, not to sell a new unit. So my perspective is a little biased towards repair over replace.

The Bad News About Modern Appliances

The reason most modern appliances are bad news is because the new stuff is made out of less durable material. The metal they use is thinner. They use a lot more plastic than metal, and what used to be a mechanical knob now turned into a control board with an electronic display, and that control board costs 20 times more than a mechanical switch if you ever have to replace it. And the bad news is that control boards do often go bad. The old guys I used to work with who were close to retiring would always be referring to me remembering the good old days when they could almost all appliances with 20 parts on their van, which was alwaysstocked. They never had to order anything, and nowadays pretty much every repair they do, they have to order a part, and if they were to stock every part that they need, they would have to drive around a semi-truck. Now, if you do need a new appliance and getting a used one is not an option for you, then I won't list any particular models because often they're out of stock.

What to Look For and What to Avoid When You Go to a Store

But when you go to a store, I can give you some tips and suggestions of what to look for and what to avoid. I think just about any repair technician will tell you to avoid Samsung, except maybe if they're getting a commission for selling the Samsung units, because Samsung just tends to have the worst quality and they break down and have a lot of issues. LG is another brand that I would avoid. They do have some nice models that are better than others, but for the most part, well, long story short, let's just say that I've worked on a lot of LG's, which goes to show that they probably break down more often. One brand that I rarely work on is Speed Queen. I think there's two reasons for that. One is there's less of them because they cost twice as much, and of course, the other reason is because they're actually a good product and they don't break down as often, and there's a good reason for that. Up until recently, their washers and dryers were fully mechanical.

They had no control boards or electronic displays on them, which contributes greatly to them not breaking down as often, but I guess from pressure from government regulations they finally made a high-efficiency series, and that's where some of their issues began. those new ones do break down more often. They do have some known issues. I mean they're still great units and as high efficiency goes, they're probably better than their counterparts like LG and Samsung, and Electrolux and the rest. When you're shopping for an appliance, if your goal is to save money and to get a durable unit that will last long, then you have to avoid the ones that look pretty, especially if they have an iPad hanging on their door on the refrigerator. definitely avoid that. The more simple a unit is, the less bells and whistles and features that it has, the less often it'll break down and the less trouble you're going to have with it. And that kind of stuff is why Samsung sells a bunch of appliances.

People just keep buying them, even if they heard bad things about them, because they look really nice and they're always standing up front. Let me tell you a secret … They actually have a deal with Samsung and they get a commission every time they sell a unit. So they have an incentive to push the Samsung units. I know it's tempting, but I would encourage you to avoid the units that look really fancy. If you want to get it just because it looks super nice, that's probably a bad choice.

GE Profile Series GE Profile Series GE Profile Series

Another popular brand is GE, and they're generally good enough. I would pick a GE over a Samsung or an LG any day. And their profile series, the GE profile. They seem to be a little better quality and they last better than the regular GE's. If you're looking at a dishwasher, the best brand for that is a Bosch. I think most technicians will agree with me on that one. If you're looking at refrigerators once again, the less features the better. And also if the ice maker is in the fresh food section, not in the freezer, I would avoid that one at all costs.

That one is almost guaranteed to have problems regardless of what brand it is. If you're shopping for a stove, then I would get something that has knobs regardless of if it's electric or gas. You want it to have the knobs. If you have no knobs and everything is one big control panel, you're just asking for trouble if you have to ever replace that thing. That board is going to cost almost as much as the whole whole stove. If you're looking at laundry machines for the washing machine, if you can.

Top Load Washers Are Better Than Front Load Washers

generally top load washers are better and they last longer than front load washers, and they tend to have less problems. The two brands that I would avoid if you do get a top load washer, though, is Samsung and GE. For some reason, a lot of top load GE washers just tend to have a lot of issues. As for the dryers, the brand doesn't really matter, and most people will get a matching set with the washer anyways. But one tip is to get a dryer with the lipt screen up on top, the one that you pull out.

Laundry Machines – The Less Bells and Whistles, the Better

These are usually better built and they have less problems, and the same rule applies to the laundry machines as the rest of the appliances, the less bells and whistles, the better. Mechanical is good, And that's actually all I had for you today. If you agree or disagree, have some stories of your own or have any questions that I didn't explain that clearly in this video, please let us know in the comment section below. I'll see you there. My son was chewing on electrical cords recently, so I had to ground him. He's doing better now and conducting himself properly. I also told my wife that she needs to embrace her mistakes. She gave me a hug.

Conclusion

Government regulations, energy organizations and appliance manufacturers are all in cahoots with each other to get us to buy more appliances more frequently. If you have appliances that are working good and they have no problems, I would not replace them, Parini says. The more simple a unit is, the less bells and whistles and features that it has, he says. Top load washers are better and they last longer than front load, says Parini, who would pick a GE over a Samsung or an LG over a top load washer or dryer.