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| MRS. CLEAN 2006-10-27, 1:25 pm |
| Oven
Cooktop
Microwave Oven
Dishwasher
Washer
Dryer
Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
they have?
I don't want to go from website to website from Kenmore to Whirlpool to
GE to KitchenAid, etc., plus they aren't objective.
Besides paying Consumers Reports, how does one get a rating on price
features and energy efficiency?
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"MRS. CLEAN" <goldenmike4393@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1161967960.143733.15100@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Oven
> Cooktop
> Microwave Oven
> Dishwasher
> Washer
> Dryer
>
> Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
> they have?
>
> I don't want to go from website to website from Kenmore to Whirlpool to
> GE to KitchenAid, etc., plus they aren't objective.
>
> Besides paying Consumers Reports, how does one get a rating on price
> features and energy efficiency?
>
Pay for Consumer Reports, it has paid for itself over the last year for my
kitchen reno this summer
PV
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| Malcolm Hoar 2006-10-27, 1:25 pm |
| In article <1161967960.143733.15100@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "MRS. CLEAN" <goldenmike4393@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
>they have?
>
>I don't want to go from website to website from Kenmore to Whirlpool to
>GE to KitchenAid, etc., plus they aren't objective.
>
>Besides paying Consumers Reports, how does one get a rating on price
>features and energy efficiency?
Consumer Reports (print version) is probably available at
your local public library. You'll likely find some other
cool books there too ;-)
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| Joseph Meehan 2006-10-27, 5:25 pm |
| As the others suggested, Consumer Reports is a good source. I will add
a warning however. Don't just look at the ratings. They can be misleading.
Read the entire article and understand why they were rated the way they
were. For example if a washer has been downrated because it is noisy and
you are planing to put it somewhere that the noise will not be a problem,
that may be a great choice for you an on the ratings it may have been rated
poor because of that.
--
Joseph E. Meehan
26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math
"MRS. CLEAN" <goldenmike4393@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1161967960.143733.15100@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Oven
> Cooktop
> Microwave Oven
> Dishwasher
> Washer
> Dryer
>
> Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
> they have?
>
> I don't want to go from website to website from Kenmore to Whirlpool to
> GE to KitchenAid, etc., plus they aren't objective.
>
> Besides paying Consumers Reports, how does one get a rating on price
> features and energy efficiency?
>
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| MRS. CLEAN 2006-10-27, 5:25 pm |
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I called my regular independent appliance dealer. He put me into the
Estate Model by Whirlpool for washerdryer and refrigerator. He has done
me well.
I spoke with him over the phone (I must trust him). I took his
recommendations, surfed the web, called back to confirm the models, saw
the rebate $400, I was providing him with credit card info in just a
few minutes. I don't really like the process. I want the product. He
told me I could come by and look at the items if I wanted. Since I
bought my car without a test drive, and bought my house without going
through (it had a dog yard, what can I say?), this should be fairly
minor.
He has remodeled my entire kitchen in Maytag for $1,500 (after rebate).
I'd say NOT TOO SHABBY for a beautiful oven, dishwasher, and cooktop.
I am going to miss my 30 year old dishwasher with the hole in the door.
I am a little sad. He told me I didn't need anything else (advised to
stay with refrig washdryer and micro).
MRS. CLEAN wrote:
> Oven
> Cooktop
> Microwave Oven
> Dishwasher
> Washer
> Dryer
>
> Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
> they have?
>
> I don't want to go from website to website from Kenmore to Whirlpool to
> GE to KitchenAid, etc., plus they aren't objective.
>
> Besides paying Consumers Reports, how does one get a rating on price
> features and energy efficiency?
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| Tim Fischer 2006-10-27, 8:25 pm |
| Go to the library, if you can't justify $20 to research a $500-$1500-a-piece
set of appliances...
-Tim
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| JohnR66 2006-10-28, 3:25 am |
| "Joseph Meehan" <sligojoeSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ers0h.19701$pq4.7158@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> As the others suggested, Consumer Reports is a good source. I will add
> a warning however. Don't just look at the ratings. They can be
> misleading. Read the entire article and understand why they were rated the
> way they were. For example if a washer has been downrated because it is
> noisy and you are planing to put it somewhere that the noise will not be a
> problem, that may be a great choice for you an on the ratings it may have
> been rated poor because of that.
>
>
Good advice. Also check the reliability ratings. CR has surveyed, in some
cases, several hundred thousand users and that is a pretty good base to
judge reliability of a product.
John
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| Phisherman 2006-10-28, 9:25 am |
| On 27 Oct 2006 09:52:40 -0700, "MRS. CLEAN" <goldenmike4393@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>Oven
>Cooktop
>Microwave Oven
>Dishwasher
>Washer
>Dryer
>
>Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
>they have?
>
>I don't want to go from website to website from Kenmore to Whirlpool to
>GE to KitchenAid, etc., plus they aren't objective.
>
>Besides paying Consumers Reports, how does one get a rating on price
>features and energy efficiency?
You can find CU publications at your local library. Copy the pages
you want. Take a close look at repair histories too. Companies have
bought others so you need to pay attention to model numbers as well.
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| rosebud 2006-10-31, 9:25 am |
| MRS. CLEAN wrote::
>
> Where can I go to find out various brands are rated and what features
> they have?
You can subscribe to Consumer Reports online for one month for a few
bucks.
Also: http://www.consumersearch.com/
bonnie
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