Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community (https://thetfp.com/tfp/)
-   General Discussion (https://thetfp.com/tfp/general-discussion/)
-   -   Appliances you HATE? (https://thetfp.com/tfp/general-discussion/142727-appliances-you-hate.html)

lktknow 11-21-2008 03:41 PM

dyson
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by guyy (Post 2562940)
Vacuum cleaners. All of them.


I pretty much felt like this, until I got a dyson..it is heaven, it does what its supposed to do with all the extras...the man who invented is amazing...I tell everyone I know , you would thibnk I owned stock in the company, wish I did. the vacuum is awesome!!

Tully Mars 11-21-2008 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lktknow (Post 2563772)
I pretty much felt like this, until I got a dyson..it is heaven, it does what its supposed to do with all the extras...the man who invented is amazing...I tell everyone I know , you would thibnk I owned stock in the company, wish I did. the vacuum is awesome!!

My Dyson is one of the few things I stored and didn't sell when I moved. I have the "animal" model and it really does a job on dog hair. Every vac I had prior to it clogged or stopped working after 10mins. It wasn't cheap but I felt like I got what I pay for, which is rare any more.

girldetective 11-21-2008 04:07 PM

leaf blowers

Tully Mars 11-21-2008 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by girldetective (Post 2563778)
leaf blowers

I agree they blow.

Sue 11-21-2008 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tully Mars (Post 2563780)
I agree they blow.

http://codebloo.net/stuff/picard-headesk.jpg

Lucifer 11-21-2008 06:47 PM

The George Foreman Grill. God, i hated that fucking thing! My ex made me buy it cause when we moved our 2nd floor apt didn't have anywhere for the BBQ, so we 'had' to get an indoor grill. Incredible fat draining technology, my ass! When I moved again, (she had already moved without the goddamn thing), I took it to the Sally Ann and left it at the drop off. Good riddance!

Fly 11-22-2008 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roachboy (Post 2563208)
i hate microwaves.
all of them.




i'm with roachboy...........piece of garbage we have here.

Lucifer 11-22-2008 09:45 AM

I like mine, but all I ever use it for is melting butter for other recipes and making popcorn.

biznatch 11-22-2008 11:25 AM

My coffee machine, I love, because I depend on coffee. But it's no longer working and I now loathe it.

raeanna74 11-23-2008 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flat5 (Post 2563674)
raeanna74, there is another option for your VC.
Short out the switch so that when you plug the VC "in" the power is on.
Unplug it to turn it off.
Many people are able to do this simple wiring job for you if you can't.

Thanks. I would do that but the switch is encased in a plastic box that, in order to get into it, I would have to break the case. If I broke the case, the switch would not stay in place. Even if I soldered that in, then there's the problem of not being able to turn off the beater brush for hard floors. We have considered adding a small amount of solder to each connection to increase it's thickness BUT the opening in the plastic box through which we would have to do the soldering may be too small to get the solder wire through. When the switch completely stops working we'll have to try the least destructive option first and move to the more destructive as we go along.

I suppose I could just cut the wires and wire them together to have it set to constant on, same problem with hard floors there too. *sigh* cheap plastic switches :shakehead:

snowy 11-23-2008 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biznatch (Post 2564004)
My coffee machine, I love, because I depend on coffee. But it's no longer working and I now loathe it.

Pick up one of these for a few bucks:
http://fantes.com/images/15681coffee-manualdrip.jpg

It only makes a single cup of coffee at a time, but it's a good backup to have around, as all it needs is ground coffee and hot water to work. We're a little tricked out with coffee paraphernalia at our house--we have two of these, a French press, a fancy-dancy programmable coffee maker with built-in grinder and thermal carafe, a cheapie Mr. Coffee coffee maker, and two other grinders. So even if something broke, we would have a backup. That's good as I also depend on coffee.

thingstodo 11-26-2008 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apex Shok (Post 2562937)
Navi..... Not in my house but in our new car.

Get a damn map. I swear it is becoming a lost art to read a map.

It just makes me mad that people need Google Maps to find anything anymore.

Thank you!! What happened to the lost art of reading a map? I'd rather have a map than directions so I can see the big picture. And what if the systems goes down? Then, what would you do?? I can buy a lot of maps for the $2,500 it costs to buy a car with the system and even the small versions are $200 and flop around all over your car, require power and a thether big brother can use in reverse.

Give me a pocket map and I'm in business and no one knows where I am!!

As for my original thought, I hate my microwave. Not because it doesn't work but because I only use it for popcorn and to melt butter. Food tastes much better warmed in the oven.
-----Added 26/11/2008 at 08 : 22 : 44-----
Quote:

Originally Posted by onesnowyowl (Post 2564334)
Pick up one of these for a few bucks:
http://fantes.com/images/15681coffee-manualdrip.jpg

It only makes a single cup of coffee at a time, but it's a good backup to have around, as all it needs is ground coffee and hot water to work. We're a little tricked out with coffee paraphernalia at our house--we have two of these, a French press, a fancy-dancy programmable coffee maker with built-in grinder and thermal carafe, a cheapie Mr. Coffee coffee maker, and two other grinders. So even if something broke, we would have a backup. That's good as I also depend on coffee.

Also...Always remember - you can heat water on the stove and pour it through a broken coffee maker. That's what we do if the power is ever out since we have a gas stove.

MSD 11-27-2008 05:48 PM

After four tries, I finally have a microwave that can cook popcorn. I suppose the last three technically did cook it, but they also set it on fire.

ItWasMe 11-27-2008 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tully Mars (Post 2562942)
I saw a report one day where people were driving into rivers and buildings etc... All based on what their Nav systems were telling them. Such as "Turn left now." So they turn left and end up in someone's living room.

In some ways technology is making people less intelligent by the day, IMHO.

We talked about this at work today in the lunchroom. I think if you drive into a river just because a computer voice tells you to, you shouldn't be driving. In fact, you probably shouldn't be reproducing, either. My coworker swears it's a conspiracy to weed the stupid from among us. "Turn right here...collision detected...doors locked...self destruct initiated..." It was a hilarious conversation that left us with aching bellies from laughing so hard. My makeup needed a serious retouch.

end threadjack.

Tully Mars 11-27-2008 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItWasMe (Post 2565946)
We talked about this at work today in the lunchroom. I think if you drive into a river just because a computer voice tells you to, you shouldn't be driving. In fact, you probably shouldn't be reproducing, either. My coworker swears it's a conspiracy to weed the stupid from among us. "Turn right here...collision detected...doors locked...self destruct initiated..." It was a hilarious conversation that left us with aching bellies from laughing so hard. My makeup needed a serious retouch.

end threadjack.

I don't have any real life experience with them in urban areas. But in rural areas they can indeed suck. I rented a car one time in Beaverton, Or after dropping off my truly most hated appliance, my Ford F-150, at the repair shop. The car I rented had a GPS system in with traffic alerts, weather alerts. I guess it would even recommend a restaurant. I got in it and thought "hey this is interesting, I'll input my home address near Astoria and see what route it suggests." The idea it came up with was drive through McMinnville to Grand Ronde then over to Tillamook and up Hwy 101 to Astoria. It gave me a total est. travel time of four plus hours, which I think was a low ball number. I decided to do the Cornelius Pass to Hwy 30 and was home inside an hour and twenty minutes.

snowy 11-27-2008 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tully Mars (Post 2565952)
I don't have any real life experience with them in urban areas. But in rural areas they can indeed suck. I rented a car one time in Beaverton, Or after dropping off my truly most hated appliance, my Ford F-150, at the repair shop. The car I rented had a GPS system in with traffic alerts, weather alerts. I guess it would even recommend a restaurant. I got in it and thought "hey this is interesting, I'll input my home address near Astoria and see what route it suggests." The idea it came up with was drive through McMinnville to Grand Ronde then over to Tillamook and up Hwy 101 to Astoria. It gave me a total est. travel time of four plus hours, which I think was a low ball number. I decided to do the Cornelius Pass to Hwy 30 and was home inside an hour and twenty minutes.

Christ, that's way outta the way. Even taking the Sunset all the way out and driving up 101 would be faster. That would probably be my choice, given the destination and my familiarity with those roads.

Man, I miss the North Oregon Coast.

And ItWasMe, I laughed so hard at your post that I had tears in my eyes.

Tully Mars 11-28-2008 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onesnowyowl (Post 2565974)
Man, I miss the North Oregon Coast.


I do too, but I don't miss the cold rain.

Yes Itwasme's had me laughing too. Yet thinking, hum... is this really that bad an idea?

BTW- my house is about 12 miles east of Astoria little south of HWY 30. Currently leased to the Coast Guard.

Probably form for a Mod to thread jack so...

Another appliance I hate is my Magic Bullet. At least one other mention on here for this product. Magic my ass. The only magic preformed by this POS shit is separating people from their money. Someone said they "crushed ice once." My thought was really? Was the ice already half way crushed... 'cause mine won't do that. POS.

genuinegirly 12-05-2008 01:13 PM

Tully, I feel the same way about my parents' central vacuum system as you do about your dyson. Didn't realize how spoiled I was until I moved away.

Appliances I hate:
Food processor. Not just any food processors - just the broken one that my mother in law still uses because she doesn't want to bother getting one that's functional.
Refrigerator. See reason above.
Garage refrigerator. See reason above.
Garage door opener. See reason above.
I swear this place isn't falling apart, just a few critical pieces.

Zeraph 12-06-2008 10:34 AM

Clocks....always with their incessant ticking.

Magpie_1 12-06-2008 09:49 PM

I hate using my family's computer. This thing is so slow. My littlest sister has loaded this thing with so much crap.

Bear Cub 12-07-2008 07:14 AM

Adding the smoke detectors in my apartment to the list.

They are SO FREAKIN SENSITIVE. Just a wisp of smoke is enough to set them off. And all three of them go off, all at once. Its almost impossible to cook or broil anything in here. And I know its not just me, because throughout the day I can hear the melodious beeping from the floors beneath me.

james t kirk 12-07-2008 09:58 AM

i have Kitchen Aid Appliances.

Pieces of shit, everyone of them (except the fridge, for some reason, the fridge works.)

All are about 2001 or so.

Washer - Broken 3 times. Last time I fixed it myself by diagnosing from a site on the web.

Drier - For some reason, every once in a while, the drum siezes up. I need to spin it by hand to free it up.

Oven - biggest piece of shit ever. Broken down 3 times now. The last time, it just didn't heat anything up.

Cooktop, one knob doesn't turn properly, when you turn the gas on, it doesn't always ignite the gas.


Long and short of it, I found out that Whirlpool makes pretty much every appliance in North America now.

Whirlpool (obviously)
Kitchen Aid
Amana
Maytag
Kenmore
Inglis

anti fishstick 12-10-2008 02:03 PM

can openers. i don't get them. i prefer the manual can openers...

Flow 12-10-2008 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tully Mars (Post 2562935)
My refer sucks. Not long after I moved in it caught fire. A little troubleshooting and 16G wire and that no longer happens but it still sucks. Some of the problem is the humidity here. But a lot is it needs a new thermostat which I can't find down here.

oh dear LMAO. Sorry but the visuals on that one were great. Kinda defeats the purpose...
hey honey let's have frozen pizza for dinner...sounds good let me just put the pizza in the fridge, it'll be charred up in a minute

hunnychile 12-10-2008 05:25 PM

I had an electric can opener from hell - that I had to put outta it's misery and toss in the trash! The newer old-fashioned hand held opener works much better and doesn't try to chew off my thumb when I use it.

EEEeeeks!!

raeanna74 12-10-2008 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeraph (Post 2569506)
Clocks....always with their incessant ticking.

Funny how these are a "love 'em or hate 'em" kind of thing. My hunny hates the incessent ticking, especially when he's trying to sleep. I LOVE them. Had a few wind up ones at one time. Would hang a wind up pocket watch by my bed so I could hear the soft tick tick when I was going to sleep. I had a wind up watch (needs a new glass so not using it now) that I used to wear all the time and leaning my head on my hand so that I could hear it ticking away was theraputic.

guyy 12-10-2008 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lktknow (Post 2563772)
I pretty much felt like this, until I got a dyson..it is heaven, it does what its supposed to do with all the extras...the man who invented is amazing...I tell everyone I know , you would thibnk I owned stock in the company, wish I did. the vacuum is awesome!!

I've used one. I think i was cleaning for someone in preparation for a party or because he was sick. Anyway, to me, it's the same as the rest and i hate it. The dog hates Hoovers & Dysons & all the rest, too. I think it might have something to do with our ears.

In the absence of carpets -- which i dislike as much as vacuum cleaners -- a broom is perfectly adequate. It is quiet, simple, and effective.

Amaras 12-10-2008 11:20 PM

I sell appliance insurance for a living. This is a rich vein of knowledge for my day to day
work. I'm not kidding.
I do this shitty job to feed and clothe my daughter. Additionally, what I sell is somewhat
worthwhile. It's okay if you wish to insure products that have cost you a lot in the past.
Maybe then you are cursed. But a buy a service plan, NEVER a warranty.
Get parts and labour costs out of the way. Warranties generally suck.
Don't worry, I'm not trying to sell anything here.
Just stating it as it is.
Chris

ObieX 12-11-2008 01:24 AM

Anything that vibrates my hands too much.. saws, sanders, leaf blowers, snow blowers etc.

newtx 12-11-2008 12:04 PM

I have to think a bit to find appliances I don't hate. All large appliances are hated except the gas stove and it will probably make the list soon. My dual fuel heat pump is the most despised. 15 years of service calls and it is working at only about 65% capacity as I type.

special_k_77 12-15-2008 02:23 PM

I am an in appliance sales so most of mine are really good. As someone stated on page one, Miele is an incredable D/W. I love my Sub Zero ref. and wolk range.

RogueGypsy 12-19-2008 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear Cub (Post 2562927)
There has to be SOMETHING around the house that you use, but just can't stand.

For me, it's this God-forsaken GE dishwasher. Not only is it completely incapable of actually getting the dishes clean, but the racks are so poorly designed that nothing fits in the damn thing. But by FAR, the worst characteristic is the noise.

I know dishwasher's aren't the quietest contraptions in the world, but sitting 15 feet away in my living room is roughly the equivalent to the cleaning cycle of a drive-through automated car wash.

A close second would be my ice maker. It happens to lack the ability of being turned off. All day, every day, making and dumping ice into the ever growing glacier in the middle of my freezer.


So, what's the biggest POS you've got floating around your homestead?


I think I have that same dishwasher, what an annoying POS. They aren't all this bad. My parents just bought a new GE, middle of the line model. It's virtually silent, We can actually carry on a conversation standing next to it. The difference is in the insulation. My el cheapo GE has a thin fiberglass blanket covering the box. Their's has a layer of insulating foam covered with a dense fiber glass blanket, world of difference. I'm thinking a couple of cans of 'Great Stuff' are going to solve the problem until I can get a new one.

..

Bear Cub 12-19-2008 04:35 PM

Add my ceiling fans to the list. They all only have a low setting. When I turn a fan on, I want gale force winds blowing down on me, not mouse farts.

MoonDog 12-21-2008 01:52 PM

I hate pretty much all of our small appliances, because when my wife takes them out to use, she neither cleans them nor puts them away. In a week, there is no counter space left :-(

canuckguy 12-21-2008 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear Cub (Post 2569819)
Adding the smoke detectors in my apartment to the list.

They are SO FREAKIN SENSITIVE. Just a wisp of smoke is enough to set them off. And all three of them go off, all at once. Its almost impossible to cook or broil anything in here. And I know its not just me, because throughout the day I can hear the melodious beeping from the floors beneath me.


I can relate to this one, it is now part of my cooking routine. turn on oven, take down smoke detector. turn oven off, put smoked detector back.

bastard.


oddly today i purchased a fire extinguisher out of the blue. saw one on the wall at the store, realized i don't have one and purchased one for my kitchen.

ecenur 10-26-2010 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bear Cub (Post 2575020)
Add my ceiling fans to the list. They all only have a low setting. When I turn a fan on, I want gale force winds blowing down on me, not mouse farts.

I agree with you, they barely work. The worst is in the summer, when it's hot and you have the ceiling fans on and all it does is blow hot air out, it just makes it worse. However, I've come across certain ceiling fans that actually work well but, their prices speak for them selves!

snowy 10-26-2010 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowy (Post 2563016)
I hate my refrigerator. It's old, inefficient, and tiny. With 4 people in the house, we've had to switch to buying some groceries communally to save on fridge space. We can't have our own individual blocks of Tillamook cheese if we're going to have room for all the beer.

I also dislike the dishwasher intensely. It's as old as the fridge. I think they were purchased at the same time--they're both from the 70s and they're both Kenmore. We have to use the pots and pans setting if the dishes are actually going to get clean, especially on the top rack. I miss our old dishwasher--it was a brand-new Frigidaire that worked like a charm, even on the energy saver setting. It also had a separate top rack only function. I'm also jealous of my parents' Bosch. The thing is so quiet you can't tell when it's running.

Well, both appliances are long since gone! PHEW. Parents replaced the fridge not too long after that post with a brand-new side-by-side, and then they replaced the dishwasher a month or so ago. Now we have the same quiet Bosch my parents have in their home. SCORE! I really don't mind doing dishes anymore. That Bosch can handle anything, and I mean anything.

Baraka_Guru 10-26-2010 02:03 PM

I hate juicers. They're difficult to clean (usually) and take out too much of the good stuff. I prefer a blender.

I also hate it when people complain about their dishwashers. I haven't had access to a dishwasher since 1998. :)

ring 10-26-2010 02:51 PM

Garbage disposals whisper evil self-destructive bloody horrorshow ideas.

InSinkErators want to eat my hand.

tasineah 10-26-2010 03:18 PM

::::looks up and over at the woman who speaks like river movement::::

ah..ring...:::sparking eyes:::CD speaks highly of you!

I myself loathe anything electronic. Ask CD what face I wear when he starts speaking electronicese to me....

appliances? food processors are dungeon crackers of bones..waiting for my fingers...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ring (Post 2834367)
Garbage disposals whisper evil self-destructive bloody horrorshow ideas.

InSinkErators want to eat my hand.



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:11 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360