On Fri 27 May 2005 05:20:41a, George Shirley wrote in rec.food.equipment:

> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>
>>>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?

GE made one of the first "successful" icemakers that seems to have been
adopted by most of the manufacturers. I've seen few improvements in them
despite the need for greater reliability.

In the early '80s, GE was making an icemaker that produced short cylinders
of ice rather than the familiar crescent. We had one on the first fridge
that we owned with an icemaker. The thing never gave us a problem. Don't
know why they left that design behind.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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