# Washer Dryer suggestions **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 31, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-dryer-suggestions/315051 "2005-07-31T23:55:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-dryer-suggestions/315051/21 "2005-08-04T18:43:33Z")
I used to be a garbage man (great job by the way, learned a lot). In any case, we used to drop off old appliances at a recycling place. They would knock out the dents, repaint them and sell them with 1 year warrantees to institutions like dorms and so on. They also sell to the public. Since I saw this one place, I have learned the most every US city has a similar business. If I was in the market, I would start there. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-dryer-suggestions/315051/22 "2005-08-04T21:01:59Z")
> [@Paul in Saudi](#): > > we used to drop off old appliances at a recycling place. They would knock out the dents, repaint them and sell them with 1 year warrantees to institutions like dorms and so on. They also sell to the public. Looks like someone (or a whole bunch of someones) found themselves a nice economic niche! Washers, dryers, refrigerators, and other large appliances are very sturdy machines; if they’re running today, chances are good they’ll be running a year from now. And the ones that don’t - well, you just give 'em another machine that somebody junked. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-dryer-suggestions/315051/23 "2005-08-05T18:26:22Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > You really can’t go wrong with a Whirlpool, Kenmore, or Maytag. > > I’ve got some large capacity basic Whirlpools that are going smooth after 6 years. 6 years? Is that supposed to be impressive? Our Kenmore went 20 years or so. We also got a good 20 years out of our heat pump. I think we were told that they are only supposed to last 5 or 10. It did leak towards the end. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-dryer-suggestions/315051/24 "2005-08-05T22:22:52Z")
> [@Debaser](#): > > The moisture sensor does not work. At all. I’ve had similar problems with consumer reports as well. I won’t be re-subscribing when my years up. How is it the fault of CR that the sensor doesn’t work on the machine you bought? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washer-dryer-suggestions/315051.md?page=1)