Honestly, I did not believe this post when I first read it. No reflection on you, bri0822, but I figured you had been steered wrong by someone in the GE foodchain, but, sure enough, I checked the GE website and those SOBs actually DO NOT warrant their sealed system to last beyond one year. What is more, I found that Whirlpool, Kenmore, Frigidaire all are doing the same thing. Gone from the owners manuals are any mention of guarantees on sealed-system components beyond the one-year standard warranty. For this check, I went to the various websites, found the cheapest side-by-side listed, downloaded the operator's manuals, and read the warrantees. This is positively outrageous, as clear an indication of corporate malfeasance and chicanery as I have ever seen. The very idea that an appliance manufacturer would expect an owner to buy a new compressor after 12-month's service transcends the bounds of irresponsibility; it's criminal. Period. The very idea that our government, or the government of Canada, would allow anyone to sell a refrigerator with such a larcenous warranty is grim testimony to the degree of debasement our consumer protection laws have been subjected. Anyway, enough soapbox. I propose that you look at Samsung and LG for your replacement. Perhaps others here will have some more recommendations for your replacement search. For reference: Cheapest LG SXS: 1 Year on fridge, 7 years on sealed system. Cheapest Samsung: 1 Year on fridge, 5 years on sealed system. Though I am accustomed to 10-year sealed system warrantees, at least the above two Korean makers have managed to retain some sense of honesty.

I had a similar experience with Best Buy and have seen the same language in many service plans -- once they repalce, they are done. You do have the manufacturer's warranty then, but if you had a 5 year contract, you could still be left hanging a while. You have to hope the odds are that you won't get a second lemon. In my casse, it was a 3 year plan and I got left uncovered a few months longer than I'd expected on a newer machine. Then Whirlpool offered me their service plan. Given all the trouble with the Calypso, we figured that we should get the service plan and try not to replace the $2500 laundry pair for a while. To be fair, the control panel on our dryer was replaced and we had a pump and motor replaced on the washer. Apparently, on these machines, certain parts are provided at Whirlpool's expense and don't factor into their repair cost. I'd probably have a running machine if the A&E techs had properly diagnosed the problem. I had another company's tech come out and diagnose it (Hmm -- electrical part to control timer and communication issues -- not mechanical parts. Makes ssense). Trouble was, at that point, they'd ordered and paid for enough wrong parts that the cost was prohibitive. If I'd been footing the bill, I'd have felt the same way -- except, I would have had recourse against the service folks to not pay for their incompetence and to just pay for the proper repair. I could even give them the unneeded parts back for their future use.... Anywway, we are where we are with that and the service plan folks are talking to me like I'm the idiot who knows nothing and couldn't tell if the tech did the right thing or not (pretty good clue that a machine that got stuck on the cycle timer now seizes and makes horrible sounds after he works on it was not properly repaired). Anyway, we are due a replacement credit -- not a replacement, and we are at odds with how they are applying the terms there. They do have an arbitration clause -- that applies to disputes over "costs." I'm sure they invoke that to prevent anyone from coming after them snce it will make it cost more than it is worth, but my main issue is not a "costs" issue. ;-)

There's nothing wrong with the Amana, it is being moved to a new location.

I have a 2 day old whirlpool fridge, with the rotating dispenser feature. When we first got it, we flushed the water dispenser as the manual recommends, and it worked fine. Now, it is not working at all. The volume counter (counts # of oz dispensed) goes up, but no water. If I disconnect the tubing where it enters the freezer door, and push the button, water comes out of the tubing just fine. Is this a clog inside the door? Is there anything simple we can try before calling for a repair?