Last appliance standing

When we initially purchased our home, we were the first owners and it was a new build. Well, I guess that's understood. We did not get to pick out our own appliances, however we did at least get some input in color scheme for the oven/range, microwave and dishwasher - going with black. We also bought a washer/dryer set, stand up freezer and refrigerator/freezer. As one does.

In an attempt to not spend any more cash than needed, I opted to go a cheaper route on the washer/dryer - so those were the first to go. I think those were Whirlpool, if I recall. What I do remember about those absolute units of junk was that the washer had absolutely no way to clean the washout drain. You know, the thing that should have a door on the bottom of the unit so you can fetch out all the kids socks, hair, coins and whatever the hell else manages to find its way getting sucked into the black hole vortex of hell that is the washer drain. I still have no idea how socks get sucked into that small hole. So yeah - the only way to even attempt to clear that bad boy out was by taking the entire thing apart. They did not expect the owner to do that. Bye-bye!

I think the next things to be replaced was the next washer/dryer. Yeah, again. We'd opted for Samsung this time. The dryer drum is, evidently, ubiquitous with these for tearing and ripping and then destroying everything. That's exactly what it started doing on us. Sharp little bugger that. That set was then replaced with what we've currently got - an LG Washtower. I feel for the poor souls that had to deliver that bad boy.

Next up, our oven/range decided that it was time to shoot craps. We replaced it with one of the Samsung glass top units that can, sort of, serve as a double oven. It works better in theory, but we've used it as such. It's okay.

At some point during all of this, our LG fridge had the drive unit fail. Fortunately, it was juuuuuuust within the warranty period, so it got repaired for free. Then it stopped making ice in the door. That's when I found out that, yeah, door ice is not the best choice for these things. At least the water continued to work, and we could have ice made in the bottom. Which was fine. Until it wasn't and the whole thing decided to stop being a fridge. So it got replaced with (yet another…) Samsung that, at least, most absolutely does not have ice in the door. Just water, and a jug. Which is nice. Though I wonder how long it's gonna last. The separate water dispenser has this habit of sounding like a water hammer and ceases dispensing at times. Sigh.

Our dishwasher has been going decently. Though the wheels and tracks sucked and required replacement many, many, many times. The door had issues and was bent. It's really been the one appliance that the wife has wanted replaced since, oh, the day we moved in. Thus, with all of us being irritated at the drawers not sliding, it was finally decided that it should be replaced. The one we picked up, when it was delivered, was damaged. It had a dent in the back, which kept the second drawer from fully easily closing. The same drawer also did not stay raised, to allow for more clearance in the lower drawer. So it was replaced by the store.

I guess we've actually, got two original appliances left. The freezer in the garage and the microwave. Which, we almost had to replace not too long ago. The vent/fan would keep running on its own after being ran. I don't recall what we'd have to do to stop it, apart from unplugging the thing. Then, it just decided to work as expected one day and has been fine ever since. I'm not looking forward to that one.