Stove & Refridgerator Opinions

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Shann

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We are "refreshing" our kitchen. Not a full blown renovation, can't afford that. But we need a new stove and refridgerator. I'd like to spend no more than 2,000.00. Anybody know anything about them? My builder suggested GE Profile series.
 
I had GE Profile in the house I previously rented for six years. I liked it very much. The oven temperature was spot-on and very well-controlled.

The touch-panel control went out at one point and cost my landlord $500 to repair, but otherwise it worked well for me.
 
I have G.E. stoves and refriges in ninety apartments I take care of. The stoves are decent and very easy to repair. You're only apt to have to replace burners or oven elements over time and they're easy to obtain and install.
Personally, I'd look into another refrige manufacturer. We've almost replaced all 90 refriges in 16 years due to bad compressors, the heart of the unit, and expensive to replace. They began dying right after the warranty period ran out :eek:
 
I have the GE stove. No problems at all. After doing some research on refrigs we decided to go with Whirlpool. No problems over 10 years. Hope this helps.
 
Don't really care about brands as long as I have a gas range.
Would like to have a professional 6 eye Vulcan, but that can wait.
 
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I would not buy a GE refrigerator. I bought a new one from Lowes. The compressor went out a week later. I took it back and got another. A few months later the compressor went out on it. I will never buy another GE fridge.
 
I have to agree no more GE appliances for me. I had the same problem with compressors.

We just purchased a Whirlpool Gold from Lowes and so far we love it. The delivery guy told us it is the best that they sell, least problems.

Our cooktop is Fridgedaire Gallery as as are the microwave and ovens. These were already in the home. We were going to do a renovation in our old home and probably would have used these.

New refridgerators just aren't built to last. When we sold our home I left the "beer" refridge which I had gotten in 1973 and at that time it was 20 years old!
Never missed a beat. ;)

Win
 
Win Heger said:
New refridgerators just aren't built to last. When we sold our home I left the "beer" refridge which I had gotten in 1973 and at that time it was 20 years old!
Never missed a beat. ;)
Win
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That's because the Chinese figured out how to cut manufacturing costs so much it became profitable to actually import refrigerators. (Haier is generally credited for this change.) Prior to this, shipping a big empty box of air just killed profits.

In order to compete on price, quality on domestic units plummetted. And the spiral continues.

That said, we bought a Haier cheapo about 5 years ago. Spent about $170 for a smallish second fridge in the basement for drinks and left-overs. Has run without problems. Temperatures along the back wall are notably cooler, freezing things occasionally. But it's served its purpose for us. I wouldn't want it as a primary refrigerator.

Phil
 
Well, I ended up getting (I think, but I don't have the receipt in front of me) an Amana gas range with a 16,000 btu burner and a convection oven. I don't even want to know how much I'm going to burn before I get used to the convection oven.

Also, got a Frigidaire bottom freezer fridge. Almost went for the side by side so that I could have had water and ice, but liked the bottom freezer better. Cost was about the same, so maybe should have gone for the water\ice tap, but the sink is right there and the water is good right out of the faucet. The bottom freezer makes it easier to find stuff in the fridge. No more down on hands and knees searching for the last beer stuck in the bottom corner!
 
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