rsg@cbscc.UUCP (Bob Garmise) (03/06/85)
>Being a first time home owner, I am in market for > 1). Electric washer 2). Gas Dryer 3). Lawn mower. >Any suggestion will be appreciated. Also anybody has any >experience with Sears for above appliances (i.e. Kenmore brand) ? Whirlpool used to make Sears' washers and dryers and just put the Kenmore name on them. This caused them to be higher priced than just plain Whirlpool, and yet be exactly the same machine. BTW, gas and electric dryers are equivalent (I've had both), and since there are all electric homes and no all gas homes, I would opt for an electric dryer. That way you can move with confidence. As far as lawn mowers go, I try to stimulate the economy by hiring a neighborhood professional (i.e. kid about 13 years old) to do it. ...bob garmise...at&t bell labs, columbus...
2141smh@aluxe.UUCP (henning) (03/07/85)
**** **** From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA aluxe!2141smh > Whirlpool used to make Sears' washers and dryers and just put the Kenmore name > on them. This caused them to be higher priced than just plain Whirlpool ... Sears owns Whirlpool. They bought Whirlpool from RCA years ago. Westinghouse makes the best electric dryers, I don't know about gas. Maytag makes the best washers. I use a Ford tractor with a bucket for a lawn mover.
seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy) (03/07/85)
>Being a first time home owner, I am in market for > 1). Electric washer Didn't your mother ever tell you that it was dangerous to wash electricity? I always have mine dry-cleaned. :-) _____ |___| the Bavarian Beagle _|___|_ Snoopy \_____/ tektronix!mako!seifert \___/ If God had intended Man to Smoke, He would have set him on Fire. -the fortune AI project
phyllis@utcsri.UUCP (Phyllis Eve Bregman) (03/10/85)
I just purchased a GE washer and electric dryer (my house has
gas, but I wanted electric in case we move somewhere where gas
isn't available). I asked a bunch of people, and for price
and reliability all recommended GE. I checked in the 1985
Consumers Guide and GE was listed 4th (Maytag was 1st and
Whirlpool was 3rd--I can't remember what was 2nd).
--
Phyllis Eve Bregman
CSRI, Univ. of Toronto
{decvax,linus,ihnp4,uw-beaver,allegra,utzoo}!utcsri!phyllis
CSNET: phyllis@torontojc@mit-athena.UUCP (John Chambers) (03/19/85)
> An "electric washer" is not a device for cleansing electricity > (that is an "electricity cleanser"). No, an electric washer is > comparable to a hydraulic washer... Where the washer in a faucet > keeps the water from leaking out when you shut the faucet off, > an electric washer keeps the electricity from leaking out when > you turn a switch off. > > > Matt Fichtenbaum Gee, I'm glad you straightened me out on this one, Matt. Here I was laboring under the mistaken impression that an "electric washer" was comparable to an electric can opener. That is, it is a little metal (semi-conductor?) ring with long cord attached; you insert in into your faucet and plug the cord into a switched wall outlet. That way, you can turn the faucet's drip on and off by merely flipping the switch. If that's not called an "electric washer", what is it called? -- John Chambers [...!decvax!mit-athena] If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the precipitate.
mike@amdcad.UUCP (Mike Parker) (03/20/85)
> > an electric washer keeps the electricity from leaking out when > > you turn a switch off. > > > > Matt Fichtenbaum > > is a little metal (semi-conductor?) ring with long cord attached; > you insert in into your faucet and plug the cord into a switched > wall outlet. That way, you can turn the faucet's drip on and off > by merely flipping the switch. > > If that's not called an "electric washer", what is it called? > > John Chambers [...!decvax!mit-athena] > Maybe I should let this one die, but..... John, I'm afraid that you've mistaken the "electronic washer" for the electric washer. Matt's right. Mike @ AMDCAD