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Originally Posted by Paslode
Larry,
Another thing to keep in mind when purchasing an appliance is the service life is generally far less than it used to be.
Example, I have a Whirlpool side by side that is still going strong after 15 years. On the other side of the coin I have been many, many households that are replacing 5-7 year old high dollar fancy refrigerator/freezers...or my small cabinet freezer that fail at about 2 years.....or the 6 washing machines I have replaced over the past 14 years.
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a good friend of mine just graduated from NJIT. Companies pay engineers good money to ensure things fail after a certain time period. Usually at point just slightly past the warranty.