MBS
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Post by MBS on Jun 25, 2021 0:24:12 GMT
I bought the house I’m currently living in in April 1992.
We installed three brand new Kenmore appliances, a washer, dryer, and refrigerator.
Fast forward to today, 6/24/21. All three appliances still work.
I had to replace my rooftop AC unit. Got it done today. It was the original unit, and I got 29+ years out of it, in the scorching Las Vegas summers.
It seems that things back then didn’t have the built in obsolescence that today’s appliances do.
Mild rant over.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jun 25, 2021 6:07:43 GMT
Troof, MBS m8!
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Post by Magnus on Jun 25, 2021 7:03:16 GMT
Sometimes all it takes is a few minutes of research and you're good to go again  About 6 weeks ago my wife told me she "needs a new washer AND dryer because the washing machine stopped working and it's old" (about 10 years or so?)... Good thing that before I handed over the credit card I took a few minutes and found this excellent tip on YouTube from my appliance selling California brother from another mother who saved me some $$$ Seems this is a very common issue these days, I wonder how many service calls are generated and/or machines get replaced because of that stupid switch ? Thanks Richard !!! |
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brothersteve
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Post by brothersteve on Jun 25, 2021 13:58:51 GMT
I considered getting out of the insurance business in 2012 after Obamacare had closed my department and done away with our jobs. I worked less than 2 months selling appliances and learned a lot. One customer, who was about 75, purchased a new GE appliance (can't remember what) said he had worked for GE here in Syracuse and in some other places around the world as a researcher for the company. He said that they found the number of times an appliance was moved shortened it's life. Also learned from the product reps that came out to us that the average 'life' to be expected of an appliance was about 9 years and if you got more your were lucky.
Cheap parts and shoddy manufacturing of these items makes them disposable.
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Post by mr potatohead on Jun 25, 2021 14:27:28 GMT
The same could be said for a lot of people these days too.
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pierinifitness
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Post by pierinifitness on Jun 25, 2021 15:46:19 GMT
I just sold a rental property built in 1986. Your home is just a little younger. It’s the age when you’re pulling out your wallet often to do the right thing. Never regretted a penny spent in upgrading and making it nicer.
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MBS
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Post by MBS on Jun 25, 2021 22:08:05 GMT
Sometimes all it takes is a few minutes of research and you're good to go again About 6 weeks ago my wife told me she "needs a new washer AND dryer because the washing machine stopped working and it's old" (about 10 years or so?)... Good thing that before I handed over the credit card I took a few minutes and found this excellent tip on YouTube from my appliance selling California brother from another mother who saved me some $$$ Seems this is a very common issue these days, I wonder how many service calls are generated and/or machines get replaced because of that stupid switch ? Thanks Richard !!! Funny. about six months ago I thought my washing machine was finally done, and yup, it was the lid switch. It had gotten stuck, so I cleaned it, and all is good. |
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Post by trog on Jun 30, 2021 8:07:43 GMT
I was vacuuming the floor about a month ago, flash - spark and the Dyson gave up the ghost. It is only 18 years old. The parts are available, but it was nearly as expensive as buying a new one, so I did that. Mom has the Goblin vac that they got as a wedding present in 1955 and it still works a treat. She also still uses her mothers sewing machine. It's 100 years old. I have some fairly old cameras. I bought the Ricoh KR5 with my first pay cheque in 1979. Still going strong. In 1995, I bought a Pentax LX of 1980 vintage. It's basically a press camera and built like a tank. I also have an Exacta Varex VX of 1954 vintage; older than me and still as good as the day it left the factory. Digital SLRs haven't got a prayer of lasting as long.
One of the things I like to do is make my own sox. You can't buy pure wool thick sox very easily, so I knit my own on a 120 year old CSM. Here's a video of one in action.
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Post by Magnus on Jul 1, 2021 0:27:14 GMT
I bought the Ricoh KR5 with my first pay cheque in 1979. Still going strong. What a great minimalist camera to learn photography, I bought one a few years after you did and 'accidentally' took some really nice pics while I was experimenting with it... |
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Post by Magnus on Jul 1, 2021 0:37:29 GMT
Early 90's I stopped between service calls to pick up some film at a camera shop in Queens N.Y. and this strange looking thing caught my eye... camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Konica_AiBORG ...still have it in perfect condition with the original box, and I see they're fetching a good few bucks on eBay. |
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