Dishwasher horror and success stories please. - Page 2

monster · 07-02-2011, 09:02 PM

Bosch is outta the price range.

Ok, we picked a Maytag Stainless Steel interior, steam clean setting, nylon racks, good energy rating etc.... $381 for a $500-$700 (depends on the store) appliance (July 4 sale -best time to buy domestic appliances). We're still debating the $100 5 yr extended warranty....

Pros (of the extended warranty)

dishwashers aren't very easy to fix compared to -say- dryers
that's pretty cheap as extended warranties go -20% of average retail
less than one call-out charge plus minimal repair costs
Covers damage from power surges from day 1, a big problem around here (but not for us so far....)

Cons

We never had a problem with the old dishwasher that would have been covered by this warranty (main problem is old age)
There's a 1 yr manuafacturer's warranty. Our experience/opinion is that if it lasts a year, it'll last long enough...
Money is pretty tight right now

Your further thoughts, please.....

monster · 07-02-2011, 09:19 PM

OK, so let's assume we did that, and that we'd also like to hear the opinions of people whose judgement/opinions on other topics are known to us and have been evaluated by us....

Pico and ME · 07-02-2011, 09:22 PM

well yeah...just sayin

sheesh

monster · 07-02-2011, 09:25 PM

I know, but I kinda made it clear that we just want the "stories" now......

Pico and ME · 07-02-2011, 09:26 PM

You really police your threads....

monster · 07-02-2011, 09:28 PM

You just earned yourself points on your Dwellar Licence.....

Pico and ME · 07-02-2011, 09:32 PM

aw man

So does that replace going on report?

Clodfobble · 07-02-2011, 10:28 PM

Personally, I never get extended warranties, and have never had opportunity to regret this. But I suppose there's always a chance...

limey · 07-03-2011, 03:34 AM

[insurance insider]The sales persons who pick up the commission on the extended warranties highly recommend them. The underwriters who pick up the money and the "risk" on extended warranties love them. Money for old rope is what they call them. I never buy them.[/insurance insider]

wolf · 07-03-2011, 10:09 AM

Apartment dwellar.

Apts seem to use GE dishwashers (well, the last four that have had dishwashers, anyway.

They must, therefore be cheap and sturdy. I've never had a significant dishwasher problem. And if I do, it's solved with a phone call and no money out of pocket for me.

ZenGum · 07-03-2011, 11:17 PM

My dishwasher horror story:

A student share-house. Four students. Each one owned a four-person dining set.

The horror? We did not have a dishwasher.

It was bad. Very bad.

On one occasion, everything was dirty. The sink was buried under dirty dishes and inaccessible. We piled the dishes onto the kitchen table, but still more dishes remained. In the end we had to pile things on the floor so we could get to the sink to start washing.

Good times, good times...

ZenGum · 07-03-2011, 11:18 PM

No, wait, that bit sucked.

monster · 07-03-2011, 11:27 PM

So nobody's dishwasher expired after the manuacturer's warranty ran out? No extended warranty for us, then. But we'll blame you if it happens to us......

Rrrraven · 07-03-2011, 11:53 PM

I have a Whirlpool Quiet Wash Plus. It was very inexpensive. I'm betting it's around ten years old at this point. Did not get the extended warranty - never do in fact. I would like for it to break so I could get a new stainless steel to match my fridge and range. It's not cooperating so far. I have no small animals to coax into the workings of it - I do hear hamsters will really F up your appliances.

TheMercenary · 07-04-2011, 07:18 AM

Kenmore, going on year 12.

07-02-2011, 09:02 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Bosch is outta the price range. Ok, we picked a Maytag Stainless Steel interior, steam clean setting, nylon racks, good energy rating etc.... $381 for a $500-$700 (depends on the store) appliance (July 4 sale -best time to buy domestic appliances). We're still debating the $100 5 yr extended warranty.... Pros (of the extended warranty) dishwashers aren't very easy to fix compared to -say- dryers that's pretty cheap as extended warranties go -20% of average retail less than one call-out charge plus minimal repair costs Covers damage from power surges from day 1, a big problem around here (but not for us so far....) Cons We never had a problem with the old dishwasher that would have been covered by this warranty (main problem is old age) There's a 1 yr manuafacturer's warranty. Our experience/opinion is that if it lasts a year, it'll last long enough... Money is pretty tight right now Your further thoughts, please..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-02-2011, 09:19 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OK, so let's assume we did that, and that we'd also like to hear the opinions of people whose judgement/opinions on other topics are known to us and have been evaluated by us.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-02-2011, 09:25 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I know, but I kinda made it clear that we just want the "stories" now...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-02-2011, 09:28 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	You just earned yourself points on your Dwellar Licence..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-02-2011, 09:32 PM	#7
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	aw man So does that replace going on report? Last edited by Pico and ME; 07-02-2011 at 10:13 PM.

07-02-2011, 09:22 PM	#3
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	well yeah...just sayin sheesh

07-02-2011, 09:26 PM	#5
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	You really police your threads....

07-02-2011, 10:28 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Personally, I never get extended warranties, and have never had opportunity to regret this. But I suppose there's always a chance... __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-03-2011, 03:34 AM	#9
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	[insurance insider]The sales persons who pick up the commission on the extended warranties highly recommend them. The underwriters who pick up the money and the "risk" on extended warranties love them. Money for old rope is what they call them. I never buy them.[/insurance insider] __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-03-2011, 10:09 AM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Apartment dwellar. Apts seem to use GE dishwashers (well, the last four that have had dishwashers, anyway. They must, therefore be cheap and sturdy. I've never had a significant dishwasher problem. And if I do, it's solved with a phone call and no money out of pocket for me. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-03-2011, 11:17 PM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	My dishwasher horror story: A student share-house. Four students. Each one owned a four-person dining set. The horror? We did not have a dishwasher. It was bad. Very bad. On one occasion, everything was dirty. The sink was buried under dirty dishes and inaccessible. We piled the dishes onto the kitchen table, but still more dishes remained. In the end we had to pile things on the floor so we could get to the sink to start washing. Good times, good times... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-03-2011, 11:18 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	No, wait, that bit sucked. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-03-2011, 11:27 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	So nobody's dishwasher expired after the manuacturer's warranty ran out? No extended warranty for us, then. But we'll blame you if it happens to us...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-03-2011, 11:53 PM	#14
Rrrraven Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 87	I have a Whirlpool Quiet Wash Plus. It was very inexpensive. I'm betting it's around ten years old at this point. Did not get the extended warranty - never do in fact. I would like for it to break so I could get a new stainless steel to match my fridge and range. It's not cooperating so far. I have no small animals to coax into the workings of it - I do hear hamsters will really F up your appliances.

07-04-2011, 07:18 AM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Kenmore, going on year 12. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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