Oct. 4. Cornelius resident Tommy Walker had more than 50 years experience in appliance repair and operated Tommy’s Appliance Service until retiring a few years ago. Tommy will offer the community his advice for various appliances monthly.
What a tough challenge it would be to purchase new appliances today.
Even having the knowledge that I do have, there are very few brands I would select. I cannot be specific with the brands to choose, but would encourage you to buy American made products.
I am a very simple person, and I believe in simplicity when it comes to appliances. The more gadgets features and options you have will greatly increase your chance of having more service calls for the future.
To compare simple appliances to sophisticated appliances: They both do the same job with the same components.
Most salesman like to push service contracts on the product or products you buy. I am not a firm believer in service contracts because you already have a warranty from the manufacturer; wait for that first-year warranty to expire and if you’ve had a lot of problems, then you can still purchase a service contract. Why buy a service contract that starts the day you purchase it, when you’ve already got a free warranty?
Thanks,
Tommy
Good tip and sound advice.
Always great advice from someone who was a trusted business owner in our area for many years.
Thank you, Tommy, for continuing to help and guide us when it comes to trying to make good decisions in regards to major appliance purchases.
Thank you Tommy. That is very good advice. I agree with keeping them simple and you’ll have much fewer problems. I have some pretty old appliances that still work fine and are quite old. Kind of like me.