Who manufactures Amana top load washers these days?

Question

I can't seem to find the brand on any of the testing websites. Is the brand any good?

Answer 1

Tappan I believe.

Answer 2

Maytag bought Amana then Whirlpool bought Maytag, so now Whirlpool owns all three. (They also bought Kitchenaide).

Then China's Hier tried to buy Whirlpool but we didn't let them. lol.

The laws against monopolies have been not enforced much in recent years. So companies have been buying out their competition. There are FAR fewer brands out there than it would appear.

GE is selling off it's appliance line, GE/Hotpoint. I wonder who will buy them.

Answer 3

I used to work in an appliance service center and I really did not like Amana products. In the old days, they were bullet proof but we had alot of service issues with them. We actually stopped carrying the brand. Top loading washers which had the fewest complaints were whirlpool, Inglis, Kitchen Aid and the Kenmore brands which were made by whirlpool. All of the products above are the same company but different divisions. GE were alright and Maytag were lower on the list because they didn't seem to wash well (what customers told us).

Answer 4

Whirlpool. They also make Maytag.^

Answer 5

Actually there are a couple different companies that make Amana... Whirlpool, Maycor, and Frigidaire made some too... Amana just put their name on the product... I've been in the appliance business for over 20 yrs now, and if I was gonna buy a new machine, it would be Estate made by Whirlpool Corp. The reason being is that these products have been on the market for over 15yrs and they pretty well have all the bugs worked out over the years... Also if you ever have problems with this type of unit, the parts are readily available, and cheap in price... Word of advice... Stay away from machines that have a bunch of extra options on them... These just tend to give you more problems then they are worth, and most likely you won't use them anyways...