5 years ago I purchased a new full sized Whirlpool washing machine in Santiago. About 2 months ago the agitator started to have problems and stopped working. I live close to Yaqi where there is an outlet that specializes in washing machine repair. Asked around and this shop has been there for 30+ years.
The owner came out with a young helper and removed the center agitator, ends up the main gear was stripped, cost, DP4000 for replacement.
After 6 attempts/visits to get it working correctly, they refuse to come back again, machine does not work.
I even contacted several stores in Santiago for contact info for their repairmen for out of warranty work, not 1 would divulge any info.
Ended up purchasing the dual compartment Dominican style machine, LG top of the line at Plaza llama, Santiago.
Reason I am posting this, if you purchase an American style machine, you may end up with the same repair problem down the road. Apparently there are numerous repair options for the dual compartment machine.
The owner came out with a young helper and removed the center agitator, ends up the main gear was stripped, cost, DP4000 for replacement.
After 6 attempts/visits to get it working correctly, they refuse to come back again, machine does not work.
I even contacted several stores in Santiago for contact info for their repairmen for out of warranty work, not 1 would divulge any info.
Ended up purchasing the dual compartment Dominican style machine, LG top of the line at Plaza llama, Santiago.
Reason I am posting this, if you purchase an American style machine, you may end up with the same repair problem down the road. Apparently there are numerous repair options for the dual compartment machine.