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Appliance 411 - Comparing Appliances - Who Makes What?

Source: Appliance 411 Information Website

There are only a limited number a major appliance manufacturers left in the marketplace. Over the years, the big ones have bought up the smaller ones and merged those product designs into their own product lines. They now produce products under the various brand names they own.

Often there is only cosmetic differences in the appearance of the appliance, while the underlying mechanical workings are very similar, if not the same. The manufacturers warranty may also differ between brands and models.

To aid in comparing new appliances, Appliance411.com compiled a list of some of the major appliance manufacturers and the brand names they own. They've noted where a product with a particular brand name varies greatly from the other brands of the same manufacturer.

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Manufacturer

Brand Name
Amana
(recently owned by Maytag,
now owned by Whirlpool)
Amana
Caloric
Danby ( 5 )
Econowash
Glenwood
Imperial ( microwave, refrigerator )
Litton
Maytag ( washers with models starting SAV, NAV... )
Menu Master
Modern Maid
Speed Queen (older domestic models)
Sunray
Viking (US fridges except built-in models)
Fedders Airtemp
Climette ( current models )
Comfort-Aire ( window a/c's )
Comfortaire ( window a/c's )
Crosley ( some window a/c's )
Emerson Quiet Kool ( a/c's )
Fedders
Hamptom Bay ( some a/c's )
Maytag ( window a/c's and dehumidifiers )
Microsonic
Frigidaire/Electrolux
~ non-USA brands below ~
Affinity™
Airdryer ( dehumidifiers )
Capehart ( freezers & dehumidifiers )
Citation ( freezers )
Dometic (microwaves - serial number prefix "HG")
Design Manufacturing ( D&M )
Electrolux
Euroflair ( 1 )
Frigidaire
Gallery
General
General Freezer
Gibson
Harvard Logic ( dehumidifiers & microwaves )
Kelvinator
Kenmore ( see Sears below )
Icon
Leonard
O'keefe & Merritt
Polaris ( freezers & dehumidifiers )
Roy
Tappan
Vesta
White Westinghouse ( major appliances only )
commercial products by
Frigidaire/Electrolux
Arctic Air ( fridges and freezers ) ( 9 )
Edina ( refrigerators )
Edina Technical (freezers converted to pop machines)
Fedpak (freezers converted to soft ice cream freezers)
Imperial ( freezers ) ( 9,10 )
Venex (freezers converted to vending machines)
General Electric * Amana (older dishwashers)
Americana
Beau*Mark ( most )
BeefEater
Camco
Concept II
Eterna
General Electric
Hotpoint
Kenmore ( see Sears below )
McClary
Moffat
Monogram ( 1 )
Profile
RCA
In-Sink-Erator Ace Hardware ( 6 )
Badger
Crosley ( 6 )
Dayton ( 6 )
Emerson ( 6 )
Franke ( 6 )
Frigidaire ( 6,7 )
ISE (In-Sink-Erator)
Kenmore ( 6 ) ( most )
KitchenAid ( 6,7 )
Master Plumber ( 6 )
Maytag ( 6 )
True Value ( 6 )
Whirlpool ( 6 )
Wolverine Brass ( 6 )
Maytag Corp.
(now owned by Whirlpool)
Admiral (USA)
Atlantis
Crosley (except a/c's, also see Whirlpool)
Dynasty
Gaffers and Sattler
Gemini ( 1 )
Hardwick
Jade
Jade Range
Jenn Air ( 3 )
Magic Chef (major appliances only)
Maytag ( 2 )
Neptune ( 1 )
Norge
Sears * Capri
Coldspot
Galaxy
Kenmore
Oasis

Sears does not manufacture any of their products, instead they are all made by the other leading manufacturers, often with added features. They are then rebranded with the Kenmore (or other) brand name.

Notably are: most laundry products and dishwashers made by Whirlpool, lower end front load washer and matching dryer by Frigidaire and many range models by GE.

new See model number reference

Whirlpool * Admiral (Canada)
Chambers
Coovert (ac's)
Crosley (newer fridges, a/c's and all portable washers)
Danby ( 8 )
Estate
Inglis
Ikea
Kenmore ( see Sears )
KitchenAid ( 4 )
Kirkland
Maytag Epic®
Roper
Speed Queen (Canada)
Sub Zero (undercounter ice makers)
Whirlpool
WC Wood Amana ( older freezers )
ArticAire
Country Squire
Crosley ( freezers )
Danby ( freezers, some dehumidifiers )
Edison
Electrohome (range hoods, humidifiers, dehumidifiers)
Estate ( freezers )
Frost Queen
KitchenAid ( freezers )
Maytag ( freezers )
Miami Carey (range hoods)
Quickfreeze
Quickfrez
Roper ( freezers )
Sahara
Whirlpool ( freezers )
Electrolux
(non-North American)
ACEC
AEG
Alfatec
Arthur Martin
Arctis
Atlas
Bendix
Buderus
Castor
Elektro Helios
Elektra
Electrolux
Faure
Flymo
Husqvarna
Ibelsa
Juno
Lehel
Marynen
Moffat
Nestor Martin
Parkinson Cowan
Progress
Rex
Rosenlew
Simpson
Therma
Tornado
Tricity Bendix
Volta
Voss
Zanker
Zanussi
Zoppas
Nordyne
(HVAC products)
Frigidaire ( 11 )
Gibson ( 11 )
Grandaire ( 11 )
Intertherm ( 11 )
Kelvinator ( 11 )
Mammoth ( 11 )
Maytag ( 11 )
Miller ( 11 )
Philco ( 11 )
Tappan ( 11 )
Westinghouse ( 11 )

Notes:

  1. Unique product line
  2. 'Dependable Care' laundry line is unique to the Maytag brand name and is the product they are famous for. Now sold as "Performa" brand with model numbers starting LAT.... LAV... LAW...
  3. Unique range product line
  4. Dishwasher has stainless steel tub and a redesigned wash system including pump.
  5. Most full size laundry equipment and gas ranges.
  6. Garbage Disposals and Hot Water Dispensers Only.
  7. Current models.
  8. Canadian full size refrigerators and some electric ranges.
  9. Distributed by Broich Enterprises
  10. Sold through Blue Ribbon Foods, Colorado Prime, Duttererís, Guaranteed Foods, Service Foods, Town & Country, and Farm & Home.
  11. HVAC products only.

 

 

 
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