Luxury appliances are designed to last for even longer than average-priced appliances
Luxury brands such as Wolf, Sub-Zero, Dacor, Thermador, Viking, Miele offer features you can’t find on standard models, they are considering also reliable than low end appliances, but customer should choose the appliance for their own specific wants and desires. Luxury appliances not necessary mean that are durable and reliable in most cases it is. Many customers choose Viking or Miele appliances for their style and look that they give for a kitchen
However, we want to confirm that we consider Sub Zero fridges/ freezers are the most reliable refrigerators on the market. Nowadays, most fridges are last less than they were decades ago due to low quality materials. If about 15-20 years ago most fridges had last about 10 years, nowadays it is down to 7 years.
What disadvantages of owning high end appliances (Luxury appliances) such as Sub Zero, Dacor, Viking etc?
If time would come and your Sub-Zero fridge will break down, then you will deal with high cost of repair.
You will have an option to replace it, but it would cost even more than repair cost. Also, you can try to replace it to low end appliances like Kitchen Aid but still you may pay high buck on removing the old fridge, and you may also need to redo your kitchen cabinets because it would be hard to find low end fridge the same dimension.
The benefits of owing Sub-Zero refrigerator, it usually comes with full two years warranty that covers every single part, and with full five-year warranty on sealed systems (which covers compressor, evaporator coil, refrigerant and all other materials).
Another benefit is, it looks stylish on your kitchen and because of cost and its brand- it brings an extra value to your house.
Typically, most of our customers start experiencing some issue with their Sub-Zero fridges after 12-15 years which is a great life spin.
Most common issue on the Sub Zero fridges: issue with the door seals(gaskets)- rubber just going bad-typical cost of repair can be close to $450-$550 per gasket depending on the model, icemakers issue – replacement can cost anywhere from $400 and $650; main control board can go bad- it would cost anywhere from $600-$900, and the major issue with a sealed system- compressor goes bad or evaporator coil has a pinhole – it would cost anywhere from $1800-$3500 depending on the model and cost of all parts.
Overall Sub-Zero fridges and all lines of coolers, freezers, wine coolers are great reliable units if you can afford to buy it and to maintain it in the future.
We hope that this article will help you to make a right decision.
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