Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 26 May 2005 06:51:40p, George Shirley wrote in rec.food.equipment:
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>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>On Thu 26 May 2005 04:21:19a, Kevin wrote in rec.food.equipment:
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>>>>My wife and I are currently in the process of building. Our builder
>>>>usually uses GE Profile appliances for the kitchen, but is open to
>>>>anything we want (as long as we pay the difference, of course, lol).
>>>>Anyone have any experiences they would care to share with said
>>>>appliances? We like the idea of the appliances all matching in
>>>>appearance, but since we do not plan on moving any time soon, I want to
>>>>get the best bang for the buck... My wife is the cook in the family,
>>>>so this is one area I am happily unfamiliar with. TIA, kevin
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>>>We're going through a similar situation right now. I have not had good
>>>experiences with GE appliances, which is also our builder's usual
>>>choice.
>>>
>>>We have opted for all Kenmore appliances; i.e., range, over the range
>>>micro, refrigerator, and dishwasher.
>>>
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>>Wayne: GE makes most domestic lower end electric stoves, and possibly
>>the gas too, AFAIK. Kenmore used to be built by White Westinghouse but
>>I'm not sure about them anymore either. Check the construction of the
>>stuff very carefully.
>>
>>George
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> Thanks, George. Advice appreciated. I've had a bit of a confidence
> builder as we have friends who outfitted their kitchen with Kenmore's top
> appliances about 2 years ago and are more than pleased, although I was
> skeptical at the time. I've since done a lot of hands on checking and
> can't find fault with the units we selected.
>
> We moved from a house that was outfitted with GE Profile appliances with
> which we had many problems. The icemaker in the refrigerator often didn't
> work and when it did it did not function properly. The convection oven was
> never able to maintain a consistent temperature and also tended to burn the
> tops of almost everything we put in it, even when food was placed on the
> bottom rack. We had numerous service calls on both units but the problems
> were never resolved. We were glad to leave them behind. In addition, the
> cover on the dishwasher's detergent dispenser would not stay attached. It
> was replaced 3 times in just over a year.
>
Icemakers can often be a problem. We had a Gibson fridge and the
icemaker came from GE. The !@#$% water where we live is loaded with
calcium hardness and the stuff coats the inside of the icemaker and
eventually it gives up the ghost. Living in Louisiana, ice is a
necessity so I replaced the thing several times at $90 a pop. Easy to
install so I saved the cost of installation. Eventually I put an inline
water filter on that solved the problem, duh! Then the refrigerator's
compressor croaked, and it only 13 years old. New Frigidaire, same
icemaker inside according to the part number. Does GE make every
appliance in the world?

George