Reviews by DeniseDonohue

DeniseDonohue says "Would not buy Jenn-Air anything again." about Jenn-Air Electric Oven

DeniseDonohue — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:01:47 GMT

I am mostly frustrated with my Jenn-Air dishwasher (not listed here), but the stainless-steel, double oven (electric and convection) hasn't been a treat either. Six years old, was top of the line (I thought). Three years into purchase, the LCD panel began fading. Got to point you couldn't read oven temp, timer or anything. Cost $400 to repair - thankfully, happened a week before warranty expired. Dodged that bullet. Sometimes it doesn't hold the temperature and something you're baking won't get done. I think it is possibly the oven doors, which sometimes won't stay completely shut. I asked the repairman - who was here for the Maytag refrigerator (3rd visit) - and he said that hinge failure on these ovens was common, and that they specifically make a hinge kit to fix it. He added that apparently the engineers used too weak of a hinge for the heavy stainless-steel doors! Hinge kit plus labor will cost me $400 - for an engineering mistake!! So I guess we will continue to...

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DeniseDonohue says "The only decent kitchen appliance I have." about GE Microwave - Profile JVM1790

DeniseDonohue — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:52:43 GMT

I have a kitchen full of 6-year-old appliances, all Jenn-Air, Maytag and Whirlpool. Only two have functioned well, and the GE Profile Microwave is one of them! It's great. Two tiny complaints, as with all stainless steel it's difficult to keep smudge free and seems to be a bit scratched. Also, was difficult to find replacement light bulbs at first. Not carried in stores, but got a special order at an appliance parts distributor. First one cost $35!! On subsequent visits, they charged me a more normal $4 to $6.

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DeniseDonohue says "Wouldn't buy a Maytag refrigerator again." about Maytag refrigerater

DeniseDonohue — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:48:55 GMT

I have the Maytag plus stainless steel side-by-side refrigerator/freezer with door ice dispenser. Thought I was going to love it, but after only 6 years it is rapidly disintegrating. My parents GE refrigerator lasted 20+ years, maybe even 30. This one has had the ice maker hose explode, spraying water all over the inside of the freezer where it promptly froze. That was a pain to scrape off of everything; entire freezer had to be unthawed. Three weeks ago had a recall on it; relay put in over fears of overheating. No evidence of overheating on my unit.

Since then the ice dispenser broke AND the refrigerator side failed completely, possibly on the same day. Lost all refrigerated food. : ( Needed a circuit or relay or something replaced. It's now two weeks later and again tonight (Sunday, of course), the refrigerator is again 62 degrees F!!! All food is again history. It will agin take 3-4 days to get a repairman. Ice dispenser continues to be broken (latch...

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DeniseDonohue says "Think twice before buying a Duet washing machine." about Whirlpool Washing Machine

DeniseDonohue — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:27:37 GMT

Six-year-old Duet has had handle break off in my hand. Luckily, I have figured out how to buy part locally and husband could fix this one. (PS - The replacement handle, $25, has a lifetime guarantee. Don't know why they didn't put the lifetime handle on the first time.) Often the Duet seems to not fully spin the water out. Friday night it broke completely. I had to pull sheets out and wring out by hand - took an hour to dry. Had to bail the entire washer out Saturday as I cannot get the cycle to reboot and drain. Will have to wait three to four days for repair, I imagine. Also, design faulty in that the nature of this front-loader is a giant grey rubber gasket around the door. It never leaks, so don't worry about that. But water/moisture does get under the gasket. I wondered about the odor and some of my aerobics clothes seemed to get a mildewed smell. One time when I was gone on business, my husband sniffed out the odor, peeled back the gasket and found 1/4 inch...

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DeniseDonohue says "do not buy a Duet" about Whirlpool Duet Dryer

DeniseDonohue — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:18:25 GMT

I have had it up to here with the Duet washer and dryer. Mine are 6 years old - perhaps something has changed dramatically, but I am disgusted by the Whirlpool, Maytag and Jenn-Air appliances. (We are typical family of 4.) Dryer lint trap, being vertical, allows items to slip down the sides. Coins, shirt stays and guitar picks have all slipped through the lint trap sides before we figured this out. Several coins rolled onto the mother board over time, eventually shorting it out!!! This was an expensive sales call. You try to check pockets - but don't believe that nothing can slip alongside lint trap. Also, the narrowness of vertical lint trap makes it so you cannot get your vacuum nozzle into it (even w/attachments) to suck out lint that gets past the lint trap. AND they don't make a special brush for cleaning it out either. I have similar complaints about the washer.

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