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Previousman755 t1_j6brvsb wrote

I have a Maytag we purchased in 1994. The repair this year, the first major one, was going to be $600, the repairman suggested we buy a new machine. $600 later still going strong!

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alvipelo t1_j6d3o6e wrote

How much did you buy it for originally?

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Previousman755 t1_j6d4sn9 wrote

It was over $500 in 1994. We had to make weekly payments on it. 4 dryers later it is still going. Funny thing about the 4 dryers is that we hang dry our clothes 90% of the time. So the dryers are really only for sheets and towels.

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alvipelo t1_j6g18z8 wrote

I ask because we have a Roper washer and dryer. We bought them for around $450 each ten years ago. They're still plugging along. With four kids, we do plenty of laundry. I've had to replace the timer on the dryer, but it's still working perfectly. I had to take apart the washer to fish a baby sock out of the washer pump, but other than that, we've had no issues.

I've always kinda figured that if a repair at any point was going to cost close to the original purchase price, it would be time to buy a new one.

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shenanigans2day t1_j6d96ea wrote

We had I think it was a whirlpool from the early 90s that was going strong up until a year ago. Bought a new washer and hate it. It has water level sensing that makes it take forever to do a load of laundry. Everything in the store within my budget had this feature and I wasn’t familiar with it so I figured what the hell. Worst purchasing decision ever.

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RandoThrow5316 t1_j6dca5a wrote

We have the level sensing in our maytag, along with a locking lid. Awful, takes forever and you’re literally locked in.

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shenanigans2day t1_j6dek2t wrote

Yep. The days of throwing in a shirt or something I forgot about are over. Hate it and will never purchase auto sensing again in the future

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poopdog316 t1_j6dluqo wrote

Can you not pause the wash and unlock the lid?

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oblivious_student t1_j6do7wb wrote

You can idk what they're all frustrated about...

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shenanigans2day t1_j6edhfi wrote

Tried doing that before but mine drained the water so it’s a waste to have to redo the whole cycle again to unlock it for one piece of laundry.

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shenanigans2day t1_j6ecyb7 wrote

It takes FOREVER to do a load of laundry compared to my previous one. That’s why I’m irritated.

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russelln t1_j6e9vlr wrote

You can pause it but the lid won't unlock for a good amount of time.

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BlackWhiteCat t1_j6fdwgc wrote

That is what I hate about my fairly new washer. Takes forever to stop. Especially if it started sensing mode and the drum turned a little bit. I just want to toss in a sock I missed.

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dandycannon120 t1_j6fhgj3 wrote

Back when Maytag made good stuff. Their stuff today isnt worth the gas it takes to bring one home.

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