Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: washing machine information

[Sally Wright (shwright]

We at Pleasant Hill Cohousing (East of Berkeley) have been extrememly
satisfied with our purchases of top-of-the-line Sears front-loading washers
and matching driers.  This purchase was made 9 years ago, and the machines
are still working well.  The washers need minor repairs about once every
other year, and I'd consider that remarkable.

Note: I'm assuming that the current model numbers are irrelevant, since much
has changed since our purchase.

Nine years ago i was against the decision to purchase residential models.  I
had advocated for coin-operated commercial washers, with the reasons that
others have articulated -- they're better built and you don't have to worry
about repairs. But I am delighted that I was wrong -- we continue to be
pleased with our decision.

S Wright
Pleasant Hill Cohousing

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sharon Villines [mailto:sharon [at] sharonvillines.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 9:02 AM
> To: Cohousing-L
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ washing machine information
> 
> 
> >>> What brand and model washing machine/s does your 
> community use??Is 
> >>> the
> > washer durable/what's the repair record? Has it >>been easy to find 
> > reliable repair service? Did the machine come with a 
> service contract? 
> > a warranty?
> 
> Another source for info on professional quality is 
> laundromats and managers of large condo buildings. They 
> usually lease but are also plugged into a pipeline. And they 
> would know how good local service is on various models. We 
> are finding, for example, that local service for our 
> resident's Bosch machines is not good, making them a poor 
> choice for larger households.
> 
> Bit of info: I had a conversation many years ago with a man 
> who repaired machines in large buildings. He kept emergency 
> replacements in his garage. I was asking why not buy Sears 
> since Maytag makes their machines. He said Maytag makes them 
> but to Sears specifications. Sears wants plastic parts.
> 
> He showed me that he could only tilt the Maytag washer 
> forward a few inches. He could lift the Sears machine as high 
> as his arm length would allow. "Plastic" he said.
> 
> We also bought residential washers when we moved in -- dead 
> in less than two years as I remember.
> 
> Eastern Village leases machines. You might ask them if no one 
> posts from there. The last I heard, about a year ago, they 
> were perfectly happy.
> 
> Sharon
> ----
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
> 
> 
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