Despite the great reputation of Maytag appliances in general, this isn’t the first story I’ve heard of their microprocessor equipped whiz bang stuff being troublesome. My brother had a Maytag washer that blew out control boards on a fairly regular basis @ $350 each. If I lived out in the boonies, I would definitely prefer luddite-grade appliances with no computers in them. The Maytag washers & dryers that I have seen work for twenty plus years are entirely mechanical, turn the knob and push the button. No clock, no display.
My sister had nothing but problems with washers with all the fancy electronics and finally ended up buying a basic washer without all the fancy stuff. One of the fancy ones she had would turn on by itself.
My wife and I recently had to replace our Fisher Paykel washer and dryer units. Wife got them barely used from a friend of a friend for cheap, two years ago.
In that time, they've been nothing but trouble. Too much high tech, whiz-bang gadgetry, and micro computer controls. Even the mechanical parts were 21st century 'advanced' design and engineering crapola.
After about the fourth home repair, the bearings in the dryer barrel gave out, and the washer developed an annoying habit of jumping the tub off the three suspension supports.
Wifey couldn't take it anymore, so we went down to Home Depot and got a new Maytag set. They also have all the 21st century bells and whistles, but so far so good, and at least it's a trusted American brand.
Speed Queen washers and dryers are like that. Ours will last for many years after we’ll probably be gone.
I agree. Buy older without LCD read outs. Look at Craig’s list plus you can post a WANTED at Craig’s list.
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