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Thermador and Other High-End Brands are Less Reliable than Mid-Range Appliances

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

For years, I’ve been saying that many of the high-end brands are overpriced junk. Finally, Consumer Reports has caught on to this (or Thermador and Viking are no longer able to pay their bribes to Consumer Reports), and is reporting this sad but very real truth. Moral of the story: You don’t [...]

Maytag and Samsung Brand Front-Load Washers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Another one for the “Oops!” file:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturer, announced in mid-March a voluntary recall of about 250,000 Maytag-brand and about 20,000 Samsung-brand front-load washers made by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., of South Korea.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately. Water leakage onto the electrical connections to the [...]