tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17862494.post2264550286450394452..comments2024-03-28T15:56:01.577-04:00Comments on Wednesday's Child: Establishing A Guest BedroomJoanne Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01623855664379207620noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17862494.post-40564057846315017182015-07-31T23:18:30.242-04:002015-07-31T23:18:30.242-04:00I am intrigued by the story of your fridge. Today ...I am intrigued by the story of your fridge. Today our four year old Maytag went to the dump. The issue was that the bottom freezer froze everything rock hard while the food in the upper area heated. We would have to take the food out, remove the back inside wall of the freezer, put a heater inside to melt the ice buildup, and drain the water via the back (it never ever drained on its own), all of which took about 4 to 4.5 hours each time. That started at the first year mark, then every six months, and recently it's been every three weeks or less. Our local independent appliance store sold us the recommended repair kit so obviously there was a recognized problem. They also warned us that no one had any success with these kits which were supposed to help us bypass the issue...<br /><br />Contacting Whirlpool was a waste of time and energy. They told us that the problem was our own fault because we did not have a registered technician install the kit. My husband is an electronic technician and begged to differ on an installation he assured me a 5 year old could do. They offered us another kit which we would have to pay a technician to come install. His fee? 90.00 for the call and 30.00 for every 15 minutes. Remember I mentioned the process took 4 to 4.5 hours...They also offered us 10% off a new appliance. Big whoop.<br /><br />Arriving home last Saturday morning after visiting family while my husband worked out of town, he met me at the door and we immediately went and ordered a GE...After working long hours all week, he had come home to spend another 4.5 hours defrosting and throwing out more wasted food.<br /><br />The only good thing in all this is that tomorrow I will go shop for condiments and probably spring for some nice jellies and yogurt! After all the food we have lost over four years, we can finally - hopefully - buy more than just small containers of the necessities. <br /><br />Whirlpool? Never, never, ever again. <br /><br />Jennifer Scantlebury Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172657760079159817noreply@blogger.com