Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
If you're going to spend big money on an appliance you really should do the work to check ratings and reviews. There are several sources of information.
I'll never tell. Maybe...Kohler?
As far as I know, Lowe's does not request a manufacturer to lessen their standards. Since I told our daughter her uncle's comments, she's been looking for that very thing. (She's worked for Lowe's for about a decade) I'm NOT implying that you are guaranteed better quality if you purchase at Lowe's. In fact, on house branded items it would not surprise me that they contract with the cheapest manufacturer. That's marketing. I can tell you our experiences. We've bought our stove (Maytag), dishwasher (Bosch), and washing machine (Bosch) from Lowe's, our refrigerator (LG) from Home Depot. We've had no problems (I hope I'm not jinxing myself... ) with the range and washer, a minor one with the dishwasher. We've had a boatload of problems with the fridge.That was what I was eluding to CG, in the past I had been told something similar at Sears..
So true, Andy.
I'll never tell. Maybe...
As far as I know, Lowe's does not request a manufacturer to lessen their standards. Since I told our daughter her uncle's comments, she's been looking for that very thing. (She's worked for Lowe's for about a decade) I'm NOT implying that you are guaranteed better quality if you purchase at Lowe's. In fact, on house branded items it would not surprise me that they contract with the cheapest manufacturer. That's marketing. I can tell you our experiences. We've bought our stove (Maytag), dishwasher (Bosch), and washing machine (Bosch) from Lowe's, our refrigerator (LG) from Home Depot. We've had no problems (I hope I'm not jinxing myself... ) with the range and washer, a minor one with the dishwasher. We've had a boatload of problems with the fridge.
FWIW, almost any big store will price-match their competitor's lower price. We saw the stove at Lowe's, saw a lower price at Best Buy. This was before every cellphone had a camera as a standard feature, so this sneaky chick slipped the price card out of the sleeve on the stove. When we showed the lower price to the saleswoman at Lowe's, she did not hesitate in giving us the lower price.
That's great Kgirl! Now that you know the water quality is bad. you can address it.
I've learned to live without having a water softener, but I sure can't drink the stuff and artificially softened water tastes patooie too, making the water undrinkable either way.
As was mentioned, a reverse osmosis unit for under the sink will set you back a chunk of money, or you can opt for bottled water for drinking, cooking and ice like I do.
Again, it will set you back under $500, and these days that's not that much. When you are having a home built, it would be pretty painless to have it pre-installed by the builder. The tiny added in cost would be lost in the rest of the mortgage.
Actually, after looking at the website for the company we bought ours from, the price for a specialized 6 stage mineral filtering RO system is just $320 from APEC. The standard 5 stage system like we had is just $280.
We were happy with the system and with APEC as a supplier. RO water costs as little as 2 cents a gallon, meaning that you can save back your investment rather quickly if you use very much bottled water.
Don't forget there's always an additional charge to have the RO also routed to the refrigerator for ice and/or water. It couldn't have been done in my previous 60 yr. old house with a slab floor, and a second story.
That may be true Rick, but my old home had no water connection behind the refrigerator at all.
This was an interesting conversation...Does your RO system run to your refrigerator? (new house, construction) - Phoenix area - Arizona (AZ) - City-Data Forum
Is the tube visible in your kitchen?Ours has never had anything behind the fridge either. They run the tube from the cold water pipe under the kitchen sink.
Is the tube visible in your kitchen?
So yeah everyone, Mr.K and I have concluded that we will have "whole house RO system", but this an entirely different topic, I'll start a separate thread for this one...
I forgot our checkbook, so we sign the contract tomorrow and then the broker said she's trusting us to mail her the check for the down... How cool is that?
Our DF's are over the moon that we're going to be neighbors! We all went to have pizza at our favorite joint up here and Mr.DF told the pizzeria owner (who calls my husband "Philly" every time we walk in) that we're moving here and he said, "I knew it! I knew you'd move here, I told you that years ago!"
Did I say that everyone is very excited?
That's wonderful news! Just think of how much...I forgot our checkbook, so we sign the contract tomorrow and then the broker said she's trusting us to mail her the check for the down... How cool is that?...