Many of our videos have focused
on problems and misconceptions when buying appliances, you can read our reliability
rates based on 37000 actual service calls, not speculation.
Then you can read about the many problems after the sale, like delivery,
installation and finding service with chronic labor shortages.
These problems have become worse.
However, the assumption was always you
were buying the right appliances for your project in the first place.
And that is a bad assumption.
With basic research,
you probably know more than the expert salesperson at the local box store.
Then again, few may actually know what they're talking about.
Some even care about you and your project.
In this video, you learn the 10 appliance questions so you will know whether your
appliance salesperson does indeed know the latest appliances.
Then we'll look at reviews and specifics
to see how they'll treat you after the sale as a bonus.
You'll also learn whether your salesperson
is being spiffed or heavily compensated to sell an appliance by a manufacturer.
It's a problem you need to know before you apply and shop.
Let's start, by the way.
These are good questions to ask yourself before you begin a project.
This is a trick question because it really
depends on the size of the brand and all the factors. Asking this question will
demonstrate how much deep knowledge or salesperson has the proper response is,
how do you like to cook?
In fact, it should be the response
from many questions. For roasting gas is better with its moisture.
Heat boiling is also far better with gas,
especially with the intense directed heat of an infrared boiler.
Electric is more consistent, drier and better for baking.
The answer is speed of gas with the dry heat of electric.
Then you should buy induction
faster than even the hottest pro range and you have the electric oven.
So for a regular 30 inch range,
induction should be your choice unless you boil and roast more.
This isn't exactly a trick question,
but another requiring deep explanation induction is magnetic.
The magnets excite the molecules
of the pan while the pan cooks the food, bypassing the glass surface.
It's faster than a pro range burner with an infinite simmer.
Other benefits include safety.
Induction cannot be activated without
a metal pan on the top, which is a big benefit if you have kids venting.
Induction requires less venting because it
doesn't emit heat like gas. It is more cleanable. The top doesn't heat like
electric or gas or food doesn't make it to the surface inductions.
A better way to cook, except gas is a better choice in larger sizes.
If you want to grill a French top or
griddle, gas is also more reliable because
inductions vulnerable to voltage spikes to check in terrarium.
The answer to this is absolutely not a downer of then properly, yes,
it's better than nothing and should only be used as a replacement for other
downdrafts if you can't vent anywhere else.
But never. New construction venting is about
capturing how much height with in depth is in your hood.
Downdrafts have no capture.
They also reverse the direction of the air and have longer venting runs.
You can consider an overhead island hood
to vent properly or place a sink in the middle and move the cooking to a wall.
Make-up air is the law in Massachusetts,
and he had over 400 CFM requires an equal return of air,
you would either return it through your
system or 10 feet away from your stove on an opposite wall.
It's important because without a fresh
return of air, you'll be breathing unhealthy air from your garage, attic or furnace.
If you live in an older home or in a state
without the law, you should consider a fresh air return in your house.
This question has many responses.
The best response should be how do you
cook if you grill griddle or walk, then higher CFM needed because more heat,
smoke and grease will be admitted. 1000 CFM for 36 inch range should be adequate.
You should also have a recommendation
for a larger hood with greater depth or better capture. For 30 inch ranges,
600 CFM for higher output cooking is a good recommendation.
Once again, the answer should be tailored to how you use your stove.
This is a sneaky question, but you'll know knowledge and honesty
with the response, the answer is nobody should like black stainless.
It's just an oxide coating and is easily
scratched while leaving the shiny undercoating.
It cannot be repaired and is not warranted
as considered cosmetic by the manufacturer.
So the right answer is don't buy it.
Consider stainless white or other designer finishes if you want.
Just a unique pop of color.
You only need 44 decibels,
you can hear the decibel difference below that, so run again if the tact is a step,
you are based on quietness and not any other features.
Of course, you could buy 39 decibels
dishwashers from KitchenAid Beko under a thousand dollars.
The bad answer is reliability,
as it is almost identical between top and front load washing machines.
Here's the actual numbers for front loaded
size efficiency and features like steam and auto dispensers.
It's reliable, yet harder and more expensive to fix.
Most issues can occur if you don't try
residual water and always keep the door open.
Top loads are less expensive and simpler.
Fixed but lacking capacity features hybrid top load washers a combination
with the size and efficiency of a front load and the convenience of a top load
washers without the agitator. It is is an interesting design.
But Washability has been questioned in past hybrid washing machines.
The TC series has the agitator tied
to the motor, or the TR series uses water flow to move the agitator.
The TC is more aggressive in removing
stains while the TR is gentler on your clothes.
Twin evaporators
keep the freezer and refrigerator air from comingling sear station odors,
don't transfer. That is a good question to ask, because half the brands are twin
evaporator, a compressor, while the other half are just still single compressor.
Short answers door protrudes
on the counter depth, while the integrated fits within a 24 inch
deep cabinet, an integrated, seamless True cabinets
but the most expensive per square foot, you'll see the door protrude in a regular
or professional counter depth refrigerator.
The answer is the manufacturer will handle
the service, then look at this graph, we handle service or have an arrangement
with a competent local service provider is an acceptable answer.
Then find out who that competent service provider is.
So your salesperson knows their product. That's good.
However, what happens after you order appliances, how is the follow up?
How are they at handling problems that you need to do some research?
Go to the Google reviews, type in their name and see what is written.
You have to be mindful that there are
always two sides to every story and isolated complaints.
Whoever you're looking for,
patterns that show a pattern of not returning phone calls or ghosting you
after collecting your money, then consider other options.
Sales spiffs, one of the biggest problems
in our industry, spiffs are payments directly
from the manufacturer to the salesperson, even bypassing store ownership.
We don't allow manufacturers, Spirit,
salespeople, Yale and some of these payments can be huge.
So if you're applying, salesperson is pushing an unknown or
unfamiliar brand for no apparent reason, then they're probably being spiffed.
To be fair, some are brands like SJS,
Hestan and Beko have great features you should consider, but others do not.
So just be conscious of not being pushed
into any unknown brands without features you want or need.
Your kitchen is an important part of your house in life.
It's where you cook and congregate as a family.
Asking questions is the only way to determine whether your salesperson
knows what they're talking about and whether you get what you really need.
So be mindful of how you be treated after the sale by the salesperson store last.
Lastly, be careful of what and why you're
buying and make sure it corresponds to what you need.
You don't want to be persuaded into buying an appliance during your commission.