re: Appliances - Throw Away

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Energy Star requirements ruined appliances

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That's just part of the problem. The main issue is that they use cheaper and cheaper parts and materials.

A repairman had my microwave apart and pointed to a shield. He explained how that part had (d)evolved, step by step, in his 25+ years from a strong piece of sheet metal held on with four nuts/bolts to a piece of flimsy foil-like material that was just put in place with no mounting (so that it rattled like shite if not perfectly in place).

Each new consultant or bean counter comes up with a way to save/make money by making a part just a little cheaper. In a few years, what may have started as a decent product rolls off the assembly line as junk.