OT: Bosch Kitchen Ovens, Pieces Of Junk Options

[windforfun]

They're overpriced pieces of shit that even Bosch can't repair. Don't buy one.

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[914sgofast2]

When we moved into our house 12 years ago, we bought a new Bosch dishwasher which is still going strong. We also bought a new LG refrigerator which turned out to be piece of junk which expired one year after the major warranty ran out. It still had a limited warranty on the compressor as the result of a consumer class action lawsuit settlement, but the labor cost to repair/replace the compressor and recharge the freon system was over half the cost of a brand new fridge, so it wasn't worth fixing.

[wonkipop]

When we moved into our house 12 years ago, we bought a new Bosch dishwasher which is still going strong. We also bought a new LG refrigerator which turned out to be piece of junk which expired one year after the major warranty ran out. It still had a limited warranty on the compressor as the result of a consumer class action lawsuit settlement, but the labor cost to repair/replace the compressor and recharge the freon system was over half the cost of a brand new fridge, so it wasn't worth fixing.

yeah, its all over the place with brands.
refridgeration is an interesting one.
not many of them seem to do a good job.
i think the story with the LG washer dryers was they were actually all japanese tech.
and date from when they were entering the market.
probably all de-speced these days. often happens.

a lot of the old US brands like westinghouse were still pretty good in refridgeration 20 years ago but have kind of disappeared, from the market down here at least.

fischer and paykel dominate in the mainstream refridgerator market down here.
and their fridges are good. generally speaking. haven't heard a bad word.
their dishwashers seem to have a very troubled reputation.
it depends where they source electrical components.

i recall a brand called Smeg who were very popular down here back in the 90s.
the crap lasted about 5 years if you were lucky. a lot of it went down after 18 months.
they nose dived.

a lot of brands are also just rebranded objects from major manufacturers in order that companies can appear to offer a complete range of appliances all with the one brand name. but are in fact from different companies and different factories in different countries.

as far as i am aware only miele truly manufacture all their own stuff across the full range of appliances - with the exception of refridgerators which they never traditionally did or were involved with.