French on appliances, yes or no?
The Journal has two pieces Thursday on the importance of banning appliances from sale in Quebec if they don’t have French on their controls. Gilles Proulx is all for it, whereas another op‑ed writer thinks it’s silly.
Ephraim 12:40 on 2024-03-14 Permalink
When the prices go up, we will see what they say. Seriously, in a sea of 372 million there are 8 million in Quebec that’s 2%. They think that they will cater to just 2% of the population without passing on the costs?
Blork 13:18 on 2024-03-14 Permalink
I was thinking we’d replace our W&D (sorry… L&S) in a year or two but I guess I’d better get hopping before prices go up and selection goes down. Particularly important for me as I have space restrictions, so 90% of the appliances I see in the stores won’t fit.
Ephraim 19:36 on 2024-03-14 Permalink
Hope you aren’t looking for anything under 24″ anymore. And most units are now 27″ or wider.
Blork 20:04 on 2024-03-14 Permalink
It’s not the width, it’s the depth. I have to keep it under 26” or it blocks a door. Not a lot of 26-ers out there, particularly not when you want to get a bit fancy.
Ephraim 22:16 on 2024-03-14 Permalink
LG WKHC152HWA otherwise you are stuck with “compact”. Samsung has a 2.9 cu ft and LG has a 2.6 cu ft. Bosch has some 2.2 cu ft. If you are a family, that’s a few extra loads. If you are 2 people, that’s 2 loads a week. Personally, I won’t buy anything but LG and Samsung front loaders
Blork 14:39 on 2024-03-15 Permalink
Thanks for the reccos, Ephraim, but that LG is completely wrong for us. We need side-by-side, not stacked. And we prefer top-loading washer. I’m also concerned about build quality. Much of what I’ve read about the LGs and Samsungs is that they are full of bells and whistles and fancy electronics but that they break down a lot and only last a few years. I’d rather fewer touch-screens and better build.
Ephraim 19:08 on 2024-03-15 Permalink
@Blork – Modern machines don’t have a “better build”. The intention is to be more energy efficient and clean better. No machine will last as long as older machines, and they don’t generally make parts past 10 years anyway. But once in top load, your only choices are GE and Maytag. Basically there are two models under 27″, if I remember correctly MVWP586GW (26″) and GNW128SSMWW (25″) or you are in the realm of things like… Danby. It’s just easier to make an energy efficient front-load machine because you can use gravity instead of a agitator. It’s like an old fridge, they use 1/5th or 1/6th of the electricity they used to use…. so $200 to $25 a year. So $2000 less to run over 10 years. Top load also used more water. Not as important in Montreal, but elsewhere people pay for water. So that’s why they have invested so heavily in front load technology…. they can’t make them energy efficient enough to meet targets