Appliance Parts Warranty? 1 Year or 90 Days

Years ago most of the big appliance brands such as Whirlpool, General Electric, Electrolux, Admiral, Avanti, Bosch, Dacor, Frigidaire, Hotpoint, Frigidaire, Jenn-Air, Kenmore, Maytag, KitchenAid, LG, Magic Chef, RCA, Roper, Samsung, Sears, Speed Queen, Tappan, Thermador, U-line, and Westinghouse all carried a 1 year warranty. The warranty was there because they stood behind their parts. Today's industry standard on warranty for appliance parts has changed to only 90 days. That usually means 90 days from the day of purchase from the vendor. Even though there is only a 90 day warranty companies try to help their customers and take care of them even if they are a little outside of the 90 days (companies take shipping time-frame and time of installation into account on most occasions).

Midwest Appliance Parts out of Chicago carries all the listed brands above. They offer the original OEM manufacturers warranty on every part that they sell and even offer to sell you an extended warranty for pennies on the dollar.

What exactly is covered under this manufacturers warranty?  When buying from any of the bigger appliance brands listed above one should not worry because all electrical parts and functional parts are covered under the 90 day warranty.

What is not covered? Cosmetic parts are usually not covered under the warranty. They are only covered if they are incorrectly manufactured or if there is a defect in the part.

How do you submit a warranty claim? To submit a warranty claim you must have a model # and serial # of your machine. You must also have a receipt or invoice showing that you purchased the part within the last 90 days.

Why a shorter warranty? With the economy being in a slump, larger companies are trying to save money. They are doing it two fold. They raise their prices little by little on the replacement parts and they lower the warranty. This way they make more money on the parts they sell and they do not need to replace as many if they are faulty. The answer is Money.