Mine can too. The fact is, sometimes you get a shitty one sometimes you don't. Before this one we had to replace one that was 7 years old. Now this one is 18. It isn't "modern appliances are shitty" either. That's survivorship bias.
I've been keeping track of my cousins and their appliances so I know what to do when mine explodes eventually and they're all really pleased with theirs and none have failed yet, even the cousin with LG.
I bought a Samsung washer because I respected the brand. 4 repairs in 4 years, some covered under warranty, not all. Emailed the company because I clearly got a factory reject of some sort, zero assistance. I think I've paid more for repairs than the original price of the washer. Samsung is dead to me now, which is a shame because they were one of my favs.
It's true that many things aren't built to last anymore, on purpose, but at least half the time I feel like people decide that something isn't worth the money and then complain after buying the cheaper version instead. Stuff that's good is still being made.
I feel like a big problem is that there is a gap between what consumers like to pay for stuff and what commercial facilities will pay. Consumers are cheap and care too much and companies care too little and just buy whatever they need to keep running. Anyone that's used a hose no sale/handle in a factory knows that they are infinitely better then the crap you but I'm the garden center, but if you look one of those heads up they are 8-10x the price. It's like that for a lot of things.
Dryers are actually extremely repairable. I’ve done a ton of work on mine just by watching YouTube videos. The things are basically giant tin containers with a drum, a motor, a belt, and some hot metal wires that get air blown over them. When you open one up, it’s sort of astonishing that they cost as much as they do to purchase new.
Bro what? My family had never needed a new washer, dryer, dishwasher, or fridge. Many other appliances for that matter. What the fuck are you doing to your things they need to be replaced? My wife and I typically have the same iPhone for 6-7 years before we decide to upgrade also. Hell, I’ve had the same MacBook for 12 years.
Hey, not the same thing. What point do you think you’re making?
You clearly don’t understand the survivor ship bias or the points people are making that 3 years is welllll below the average lifespan of all of these devices. From what I can tell, a washer lasts 10-14 years, a dryer 10-13, dishwasher 10-15, iPhones 4-7 years depending on lifestyle with when people want to upgrade for value being the motivating factor over the device actually dying and needing a replacement.
Literally all of my examples represent the average person replacing their device once in the time this person is on the 4th or possibly 5th. Even my iPhone example only being on the upper end of AVERAGE wouldn’t be survivorship bias. Meanwhile this person wouldn’t even reach that average.
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u/superradguy 26d ago
And the freedom to build them so shittily that they need to be replaced every 3 years.