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just household we talked before about high pressure heads
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High Pressure Shower Head with 10-Setting Modes, 360° Adjustable Metal Swivel Ball Joint | Self-Cleaning Nozzles for Strong Water Flow | Easy Install Rain Showerhead Relaxing Spa Experience
it's nice and cheap w/ the coupon it's 5bucks, its replace a current high pressure shower head i have, but this one has 10settings so my wife can just choose the one she wants
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50WBWWW2
High Pressure Shower Head with 10-Setting Modes, 360° Adjustable Metal Swivel Ball Joint | Self-Cleaning Nozzles for Strong Water Flow | Easy Install Rain Showerhead Relaxing Spa Experience
it's nice and cheap w/ the coupon it's 5bucks, its replace a current high pressure shower head i have, but this one has 10settings so my wife can just choose the one she wants
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How about washing machines? I have a top end Maytag that’s 5 years old and the thing is shit. Shocks are bad and it’s like $600 to replace. I’ve had stupid shit break on it during ownership.
It’s a top loader.
sleevedraw
how about Miele for washing machine? I see they only do front loaders..
It’s a top loader.
sleevedraw
how about Miele for washing machine? I see they only do front loaders..Need a new 30" gas oven. Must be fingerprint resistant stainless steel. considering the one below. How is Frigidaire? Long lasting? Good customer service on their warranties? Easily replaceable parts?
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Top loading Speed Queen.How about washing machines? I have a top end Maytag that’s 5 years old and the thing is shit. Shocks are bad and it’s like $600 to replace. I’ve had stupid shit break on it during ownership.
It’s a top loader.
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If budget doesn’t matter which one? TR7?
Edit - seems like TC5 is the no brainer? Sounds like the TR7 just tickles your clothes.
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People shit on Samsung appliances but I bought them because my brother liked his. His are now 15 years old and mine are 10 and they have both been completely trouble free as far as I know. The only problem with mine was when the filter got clogged and I learned you are supposed to clean it monthly and I had not cleaned it for 9 years.
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How about washing machines? I have a top end Maytag that’s 5 years old and the thing is shit. Shocks are bad and it’s like $600 to replace. I’ve had stupid shit break on it during ownership.
It’s a top loader.
Miele's washers are good and super reliable like their DWs, but they generally are "European sized", i.e. smaller/designed more for compact apartment-style spaces, so you won't be able to fit as much in them.
First thing you want to do is decide whether you want an old-fashioned top-loading agitator, an HE top-loader, or an HE front-loader.
Front loaders use a minimal amount of water and are the gentlest on clothes of the 3 washer types, but they tend to be more expensive, and they suffer from the "mold problem" - you need to make sure to keep the washer door open after the cycle and ideally wipe behind the rubber door seal with a paper towel after every load to ensure the machine interior stays dry, else they have a tendency to mold up. GE has developed some countermeasures against this.
Standard agitators are cheap and reliable, but they use a lot of water and are really hard on clothes.
HE top loaders split the difference in cost between agitators, front-loaders, and wear on clothes, and they also don't have the mold problem. However, their pure cleaning performance tends to be behind both front-loaders and top loaders, because they don't allow clothes to tumble freely like a front-loader, and they don't have an agitator that "beats" the clothes to help remove the stains. The cleaning motion in an HE top-loader is mostly the friction of clothes rubbing against one another.
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If you want a top-loading agitator, Speed Queen like
Captain Suave
said, even though they have gotten slightly less reliable than they used to be. They have a good front-loader, although IIRC its capacity is like Miele - smaller. They are made domestically.LG does excellent, reliable models of all 3 types. I personally have had an LG HE top-loader for 3 years, no problems. They also have a lot of nice smart features, but as has been shown by other people, they phone home with a LOT of data, so if privacy is an issue to you, keep it behind a VLAN or off your network entirely.
If you want a front-loader, go with GE, because they have a couple cool countermeasures to help prevent mold formation in their machines, namely antimicrobial surfaces on the interior, and a venting feature that will periodically rotate and circulate air on the laundry until you open the door to remove the load. GE's reliability tends to be only average, but I have several friends with GE washers, and all love them.
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Thanks sleevey. This is going in a shed with no AC so I think I need to skip the front loader due to Florida humidity. I’d prefer to go easier on clothes but my shit gets dirty from working outside. I think the speed queen TC5 is the way to goMiele's washers are good and super reliable like their DWs, but they generally are "European sized", i.e. smaller/designed more for compact apartment-style spaces, so you won't be able to fit as much in them.
First thing you want to do is decide whether you want an old-fashioned top-loading agitator, an HE top-loader, or an HE front-loader.
Front loaders use a minimal amount of water and are the gentlest on clothes of the 3 washer types, but they tend to be more expensive, and they suffer from the "mold problem" - you need to make sure to keep the washer door open after the cycle and ideally wipe behind the rubber door seal with a paper towel after every load to ensure the machine interior stays dry, else they have a tendency to mold up. GE has developed some countermeasures against this.
Standard agitators are cheap and reliable, but they use a lot of water and are really hard on clothes.
HE top loaders split the difference in cost between agitators, front-loaders, and wear on clothes, and they also don't have the mold problem. However, their pure cleaning performance tends to be behind both front-loaders and top loaders, because they don't allow clothes to tumble freely like a front-loader, and they don't have an agitator that "beats" the clothes to help remove the stains. The cleaning motion in an HE top-loader is mostly the friction of clothes rubbing against one another.
Brands:
If you want a top-loading agitator, Speed Queen like
LG does excellent, reliable models of all 3 types. I personally have had an LG HE top-loader for 3 years, no problems. They also have a lot of nice smart features, but as has been shown by other people, they phone home with a LOT of data, so if privacy is an issue to you, keep it behind a VLAN or off your network entirely.
If you want a front-loader, go with GE, because they have a couple cool countermeasures to help prevent mold formation in their machines, namely antimicrobial surfaces on the interior, and a venting feature that will periodically rotate and circulate air on the laundry until you open the door to remove the load. GE's reliability tends to be only average, but I have several friends with GE washers, and all love them.
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I have a Samsung refrigerator that is almost 20 years old and it works like it is supposed to and never had an issue. I hear that a lot though.
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My fridge leaks water, sometimes. It has a through the door ice maker. Even it's refilling whatever inside to make more ice, it must be filling too much. Water runs down the inside back and fills below the bottom shelf. After about a week or so, I need to remove that ice it is starts leaking out the door whenever the door is opened.
The fridge is 16 years old. Aside from a fuse going out even the house was hit by lightning, it's been a champ. I have no idea what to even look up as a way to fix lol
The fridge is 16 years old. Aside from a fuse going out even the house was hit by lightning, it's been a champ. I have no idea what to even look up as a way to fix lol
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a tube is clogged or loose inside, do you have a "spray pattern" inside like water is splurting, loose tube then.
do you also use it for water?
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there's a water dispenser as well. if i don't open the freezer side while it's refilling whatever ice trays are inside, i don't see or hear the water. it's not spraying, far as I can tell. there's just a trickle down the back and it pools at the very bottom. my guess is it takes 2 or 3 refilling of ice for that well to get full.
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maybe you have something blocking the hose right at the ice tray, cuz all an icemaker is, is just a trough that dribbles out water, freezes, then dribbles out till it's full and then the lever flips the cubes over.
i found a good video, and since your fridge is ancient, it might even look like it
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If you completely remove the ice maker, does that stop the water flow? If the answer is yes, I'd buy a new chinese ice maker on amazon. If the answer is no I'd toss the fridge immediately. You could fix the fridge, but that's getting into the territory of if you didn't already, I shouldn't recommend you try.
Pulling out an ice maker is usually super easy. 3 or so screws and the unhook the power supply. Takes like 5 mins.
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Miele's washers are good and super reliable like their DWs, but they generally are "European sized", i.e. smaller/designed more for compact apartment-style spaces, so you won't be able to fit as much in them.
First thing you want to do is decide whether you want an old-fashioned top-loading agitator, an HE top-loader, or an HE front-loader.
Front loaders use a minimal amount of water and are the gentlest on clothes of the 3 washer types, but they tend to be more expensive, and they suffer from the "mold problem" - you need to make sure to keep the washer door open after the cycle and ideally wipe behind the rubber door seal with a paper towel after every load to ensure the machine interior stays dry, else they have a tendency to mold up. GE has developed some countermeasures against this.
Standard agitators are cheap and reliable, but they use a lot of water and are really hard on clothes.
HE top loaders split the difference in cost between agitators, front-loaders, and wear on clothes, and they also don't have the mold problem. However, their pure cleaning performance tends to be behind both front-loaders and top loaders, because they don't allow clothes to tumble freely like a front-loader, and they don't have an agitator that "beats" the clothes to help remove the stains. The cleaning motion in an HE top-loader is mostly the friction of clothes rubbing against one another.
Brands:
If you want a top-loading agitator, Speed Queen like
LG does excellent, reliable models of all 3 types. I personally have had an LG HE top-loader for 3 years, no problems. They also have a lot of nice smart features, but as has been shown by other people, they phone home with a LOT of data, so if privacy is an issue to you, keep it behind a VLAN or off your network entirely.
If you want a front-loader, go with GE, because they have a couple cool countermeasures to help prevent mold formation in their machines, namely antimicrobial surfaces on the interior, and a venting feature that will periodically rotate and circulate air on the laundry until you open the door to remove the load. GE's reliability tends to be only average, but I have several friends with GE washers, and all love them.
Speed queen TC5s are OOS everywhere near me and no idea when stock will arrive again.
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which SQ do you have? It seems like 6+ years ago people were complaining the TR line only tickled your clothes. Most recent talk around it says it’s good but ofc not the best for a dude working in an oilfield or a mechanic. People say it’s fine if you use it right - use the soak option to pretreat stains before you wash. I do like the idea of my clothes not getting the shit beat out of them. I’m now considering a TR7 or TR5 based on availability. Do either of you have thoughts?
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It has been a while since doing the deep dive but I remember reading what you said about the period of complaints, I think they changed something because other people complained about damage. Can’t remember. Maybe that’s why they released the TR line vs the TC?Speed queen TC5s are OOS everywhere near me and no idea when stock will arrive again.
Just double checked again and ours is a TR5. I can’t compare vs Oil Field worked but we’ve got kids with outside dirt, grime, and a baby with puke and poop and every food stain imaginable and haven’t had a problem.
You may want to hold out for a TC if you’re worried. Our focus was on kids/babies and a little quieter for nap time.
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Thanks. I don’t work in oil fields or anything. Mostly gardening in my spare time. I imagine your kids probably get their clothes equivalently dirty as me.. I’d prefer a washer that’s less harsh on clothes while still cleaning them if I can get away with.
From my understanding SQ tweaked the cycles in 2019 due to feedback and also brought back the TC5 for customers who wanted that old school style agitator clean.
Honestly leaning towards a TR. My appliance store has 3 people on waitlist for a TC and he’s saying they won’t even receive an order until end of August and there’s no guarantee there will be extra..
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