Warranties on the whole have declined over the years. Very few things have more than a year now. That is why I was pleasantly surprised when my control board on the kitchenAid DW was still under warranty (5 years).LMD wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:50 pm It's been almost 13 years since purchasing the last laundry machines, but in that time (a little while back) i was told the front loaders would last about 5 years. And if you got 7 or 8 years - bonus! I dont know if things have changed or not, but the warranty on most units is generally about a year. LG gives 3 years on some parts and 10 yrs on the drive line.
What I get from this, is that most manufacturers don't trust their workmanship beyond 12 months.
Sad.
I suspect the bean counters are part of the problem as corporations must retain some earnings to fund warranty repairs and it is a liability on the books.
I can't quote you any sources but my take is that the front loaders are more prone to repair, cost more, don't last as long, are prone to develop foul smells, only wash smaller loads, don't get the clothes as clean and no one I know that has one ever wants another one. Exception being LOL's who find the height and ease of unloading more to their liking.
We moved here in 1995 and brought a 2-3 year old gas dryer and old washer with us. 2-3 years after that we bought a new washer and except for replacing a whiny fill valve last year both are still going strong. I will admit that since about 1998 we are just 2 people and the load on the machines is reduced over your usage.
I read on other forums that appliance life as a whole is greatly reduced over what it was 20 years ago and I tend to believe that data.
<rant>Models, machines and parts go obsolete far sooner than they formerly did. We are meant to consume, repairs are scoffed at and we should throw away and buy new. </rant>