do you have matching name brand appliances

[Icc5]

House Remodel

My wife went with all Kitchen-Aid except the microwave because she said she researched them, talked to other people and felt in each area they were the best for her use. She wanted a double oven which replaced the existing one. The microwave is an under cabinet that she liked.
Now, in the house we are moving from and selling we only replace the dishwasher and the kitchen does not match by brand. We have always been more into use then brand.
Bart

 

[pranas]

All of my appliances match as far as brand go, but most of them came with the house. The fridge did not, I already owned it, and it just happened to be the same brand.

The upside of matching appliances would come when you need repair (unless you use an independent repair person who works on many brands). When I needed a microwave repair, I had the same guy look at my ice and water through the door. He fixed both, and as a side thing, he didn't charge repeated visits, although it took him multiple visits due to parts, etc. When a girlfriend needed her fridge repaired recently (a developer repair messed up her door handles), I suggested that she order filters to be replaced at the same time. Why not?

Next time I get a fridge, however, I will probably get an LG, even though my other appliances are GE Profile. Why? Because I find that LG's fridge design is much more suited to my needs and lifestyle.

Fern, what do you mean by LG. I have a GE profile built in style that has been causing probelms for me. Last time I had it repaired it cost a fortune and it is still acting up. I really don't want to go out and spend over two grand for a new one to fit the space nor do I want to buy a regular depth refrigerator because it will spoil the look of my kitchen.

 

[AwayWeGo]

Never Heard Of'M Till A Year Or So Ago.

Fern, what do you mean by LG.

LG is a new -- i.e., new to me, anyway -- brand name in major appliances & other consumer products.

Who knew ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[dougp26364]

I'm out shopping for new appliances (after 27 years) and the best price i got were for different namebrands ie. hotpoint stove, maytag fridge & g.e. microwave. My husband said that they should all be the same name.....So my question is to you do your appliances all match?

Ours matched only when we built the house. As they've worn out, we've replaced them with appliance we want based on our belief that they will last longer and price. I currently have a GE stove, Whirlpool refrigerator, Kitchenaid dishwasher and LG washer and Dryer. The dishwasher would have been LG as well but the way they're built, the one we wanted wouldn't fit in our cabinets.

When it comes time to replace the refrigerator I'm not sure what brand we'll go with. I'm not found of Whirlpool quality as the compressor went out of this one just short of 5 years. Fortunately that part was still under warrenty. I believe we'll be looking closer at the Electrolux models for stoves when the time finally arrives but, I'm in no big hurry to get rid of the one we presently have. I can see relacing carpet, putting on a new roof, replacing a retaining wall and replacing our privacy fence all in the next 5 or 6 years. They're not in bad shape but I like to stay ahead of my maintenance on the house.

 

[Ann-Marie]

Our refrigerator just died last Monday. Have had a GE Profile for 16 years. We shopped around, and found the LG (Living Good) to be the best. We had a side by side, and I could not wait for it to go. Now I bought one with a freezer (2 door) on the bottom, with french doors ont he top. It is Stainless Steel, and looks beautiful. I love it. I have had a Kenmoore stove for 8 years also in SS. So now we are replacing the dishwasher. Was told by several retailers to go with Bosch. So that's what we are going to order (after my billing cycle ends with the refrig on it !). Can't wait.

 

[Jbart74]

I'm a fan of Frigidaire Professional Series

All of our appliances were purchased when we bought our house three years ago. Frigidaire Pro Series Stainless -- side by side Fridge/Freezer, Ceramic top range/double oven, Dishwasher, Microwave, and even Frontloading Washer/Dryer in the basement. (they are white, as finish is not an issue in the basement)

So far.... Fingers crossed... we've been extremely happy with all of them. We did lose the Motherboard of the dryer due to a lightning strike which set us back about $300 but we've now set up surge protection for all of the appliances so that wont happen again. The things you learn as a new homeowner....

IMHO, Frigidaire Pro Series is a great buy and well worth the money.

John B

 

[SDKath]

We have GE Monogram (the higher end GE series) in Stainless and have had nothing but problems. We have had our fridge serviced 11 times (absolutely no exagguration) before they finally replaced it and called it a lemon. We are on fridge 2 and it has been serviced already 4 times....

Our stove was serviced 3 times so far. Our oven 2x. And they are less than 2 years old! The only thing working ok is the microwave.

We got the extended warranty on everything because we just KNEW these appliances are going to be really, really troublesome.

If we had to do it all over again, I would run FAR AWAY from GE!

Katherine

 

[lynne]

We remodeled our kitchen last August. We purchased a 36" DCS (Fisher/Paykel) Gas Stove, Exhaust Hood, Backsplash and Dishdrawers (all Stainless steel) and a Black textured Kenmore Elite French Door Refrigerator. Since our smaller appliances are black (coffee maker, espresso maker, toaster oven, kitchenaid stand mixer) it made sense to get the refrigerator in black as we did not want to deal with stainless steel and fingerprints.

 

[grest]

No matching here either.
Connie