On Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:57:40 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

Wes fired this volley in news:%GtVt.2177
:

I'm hoping my Kenmore top loader lasts a day longer than me

'Hope it's an old one. The ones made prior to about 1993 had really
solid guts. After that, everything went "lightweight"... plastic pumps,
thinner drain boots, cheap Chinese timer switches.

We had a 1972 Kenmore until 2005, when wifey decided it was "worn out".
(it was ugly, but worked perfectly). So we went with a Maytag front-
loader, and ditched it after two years and four MAJOR failures, one of
which would've cost over $1100 to repair, if it hadn't still been in
warrantee. Even in that, Maytag would not honor it, because even though
we 'registered' the washer when we bought it, we didn't have the
_original_ receipt from Lowes (which was on thermal paper, so probably
wouldn't have been readable after that time).

Lowes made it right; they handled it under their 'blanket' warrantee
service. Plus one for Lowes, -7 for Maytag.

Now we have a much more modern upright, and it's built to last _maybe_
five years. Cost more than the '72 Kenmore, too!

LLoyd

I now wish i had rebuilt that Sears machine i tossed two years ago.