On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6:54:53 AM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 5/18/2021 11:56 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 4:34:26 AM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:
> >> On 5/18/2021 4:14 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >>> On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 11:45:43 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
> >>>> On 5/17/2021 6:44 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>>> Personally, I would rather to the dishes by hand. I find it more work to
> >>>>> load and unload a dishwasher than it is to do them by hand. My wife is
> >>>>> glad that it is working.
> >>>> Myself as well. If I had a dishwasher (I did my kitchen myself, I
> >>>> didn't want to waste the cabinet space), it would just be a fancy
> >>>> drying/storage rack, as my grandmother's is in her independent living
> >>>> apartment.
> >>>>
> >>> I expect that my dishwasher will outlive me.
> >>> https://www.queenappliance.com/produ...ouchsteel.html
> >>>>
> >>> --Bryan
> >> Possibly, but the circuitry in these modern units makes me nervous on
> >> longevity. When that starts to fail, I doubt there is a repair
> >> available. The old units with manual controls and timers, that's what
> >> I'd put money on for lasting forever with regular maintenance. That
> >> goes for any appliances. I love my simple durable mid-century appliances.
> >
> > The modern touch pad control panels seem to be affected by moisture and heat. They are repaired by replacing the entire panel. Finding new appliances with non-digital controls is tough these days. My guess is that such a line might be popular with a certain segment of the population. I've had to replace user control panels on dishwashers and refrigerators. My new refrigerator has no control panel but I assume all the system controls are digital these days. We pretty much have no choice in the matter.
> The one time that I bought a new window a/c unit, a few years ago, it
> was $100 at a big-box store, only 5K BTU, and it still had manual dial
> controls. I do believe they still sell the same model, but it goes up
> in price each year, at least $120 now. Otherwise, agreed, it's very
> difficult to find non-touch pad or digitally controlled appliances. I
> shopped for almost all appliances that I own used, most of which being
> older than my parents.
My guess is that window AC units with digital controls are more reliable than dishwashers - that's just my feeling, for what that's worth. Probably nothing.
The main problem with cheap AC units is that they tend to be noisy. The unit we got now is really loud. The first one we got, a Panasonic, was just great, noise-wise.