BEST REFRIGERATOR FOR LONGETIVITY

[camper6]

I watched a video on U Tube.  GE was rated on top made in the U.S.  Worst refrigerators to buy are those with .the water and ice in the door.  Too many problems.  It seems the less gadgets you have the lesser repair calls you will have.  Average life of a new refrigerator is only ten years.  Mine is over twenty.  I never make ice.  And the trays are always empty. Electronic stuff is always subject to problems.  For instance a radio.  The condensors eventually stop working.  There's no way around it except to replace them.

[Ronald]

I watched a video on U Tube.  GE was rated on top made in the U.S.  Worst refrigerators to buy are those with .the water and ice in the door.  Too many problems.  It seems the less gadgets you have the lesser repair calls you will have.  Average life of a new refrigerator is only ten years.  Mine is over twenty.  I never make ice.  And the trays are always empty. Electronic stuff is always subject to problems.  For instance a radio.  The condensors eventually stop working.  There's no way around it except to replace them.

GE is good so is Frigidaire. The worst one on the market is LG won't last less than a year.

[camper6]

GE is still made in the U.S.  quality control.  Too many gadgets to go wrong on the water and ice in the door.

[Ronald]

GE is still made in the U.S.  quality control.  Too many gadgets to go wrong on the water and ice in the door.

They are all computerized today.

I am still using the same fridge I bought some 35 years ago, frigidaire.

[camper6]

Me too.  It's a Kenmore from Sears, they are made by Whirlpool. I'm not sure how old but at least 20 years.

[Ronald]

Me too.  It's a Kenmore from Sears, they are made by Whirlpool. I'm not sure how old but at least 20 years.

Whirlpool made them in Ohio, I was in the plant a couple of time.

[camper6]

And parts are still available.  However some parts for my Kenmore stove are no longer available.  The oven doesn't work and I think it's the electronic panel.  The burners work.  So I just went out and bought a countertop convection oven.  It works great. 

[Ronald]

And parts are still available.  However some parts for my Kenmore stove are no longer available.  The oven doesn't work and I think it's the electronic panel.  The burners work.  So I just went out and bought a countertop convection oven.  It works great. 

Check this out: https://www.repairclinic.com/RepairHelp/Range-Stove-Oven-Repair/13-6--/Kenmore-Range-Stove-Oven-Troubleshooting

Could just be the element.

[camper6]

I don't think it's the element because the display doesn't light up.  The display is no longer available as a part which is what hapns when you keep an appliance too long.  I didn't want to spend any money on it and I spent the money on a new convection oven which does everything I need as a lonely bachelor. I use the oven for storage which I desperately need.

[Ronald]

I don't think it's the element because the display doesn't light up.  The display is no longer available as a part which is what happens when you keep an appliance too long.  I didn't want to spend any money on it and I spent the money on a new convection oven which does everything I need as a lonely bachelor. I use the oven for storage which I desperately need.

Know how you feel. At our Townhouse I use the oven for storage, very little in cupboard space, two people in the kitchen is to tight to move.
My oven in the Townhouse stopped, I went to check the oven elements and the bottom one the wires had burned themselves off, I cleaned them and put new connectors on, still going after 5 years now.

Had to go for shoulder x-rays this morning, after having that done I went to the Superstore and got a few groceries, went on to Lowes which is next door to get two toilet flappers. I decided to look at the fridges and stoves, they sure are great looking, but the prices are out of this world. Maybe when I come back to a new life.

[camper6]

Yes storage space is at a premium although my apartment is quite large compared to other apartments.  You have to go vertically.  I have hooks in my kitchen to hang all the utensils and pots. 

It's the electronics that break down in the modern appliances not the mechanical ones like your oven.  On mine it's the control panel that failed.  It's too bad because it just adds to the landfill if you want a full featured stove. 

[Ronald]

Yes storage space is at a premium although my apartment is quite large compared to other apartments.  You have to go vertically.  I have hooks in my kitchen to hang all the utensils and pots. 

It's the electronics that break down in the modern appliances not the mechanical ones like your oven.  On mine it's the control panel that failed.  It's too bad because it just adds to the landfill if you want a full featured stove. 

Sell it for scrap.

[camper6]

The burners still work.  I hear that induction stoves are quite the thing now.

[Ronald]

The burners still work.  I hear that induction stoves are quite the thing now.

I do not know a thing about induction stoves, I heard of them but that's all.

[camper6]

They use magnetism to heat a pot.  The pot has to bee able to attract a magnet like cast iron.  So that lets aluminum out as well as copper.  It is supposed to be super efficient because it doesn't waste heat around the pot. I watched a show on it on This Old House.