That jet engine downstairs

[pbray]

Was in truth a dying washing machine. An eighteen month old washing machine (six months out of warranty) which now needs to be replaced. On the plus side, I love the realities of shopping in 2013, where not only can I look up stuff on the web ahead of time, while in the store I can borrow a friend's iPad to confirm Consumer Reports ratings and look at customer reviews.

Visited the stores to check out the options, had lunch at the brewpub while thinking things over, then went back to the first store and plunked down my credit card. New machine will be delivered and installed Thursday. And yes, this time I'm getting the extended service plan.

Comments

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

You know, I've never used the extended service plan, but the time I really wanted it I'd let it lapse a few months prior. Murphy's Law and all that.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Murphy's Law indeed.

[vespican.livejournal.com]

What a shame it only lasted eighteen months. We bought our washer and dryer before our daughter was born. Replaced the washer a few years ago, but the dryer is still going strong. BTW, daughter will be graduating from EWU next month.
Dave

[pbray.livejournal.com]

In my last place I had a washing machine over ten years old, a dryer over twenty, and both worked fine. What I'm hearing is that the new high efficiency washing machines aren't going to last the way the old ones did, and only expected to have a 7-10 year useful life. Unless, of course, you get a lemon, in which case it's headed for an early demise.