“I've heard that some Maytag parts are from LG, and others are from Whirlpool. Does this model have any LG parts, in particular, the compressor?”
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Maytag products are made by Whirlpool Corp. The Maytag brand is a sister brand to Amana, Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Jenn-Air. The hierarchy of the Whirlpool Corp. brands starts at the low end, with Amana, then the Whirlpool brand, followed by the Maytag brand, in the middle, then the KitchenAid brand, and finally, at the top, the Jenn-Air brand. It is no secret that manufacturers in most, if not all industries can and have bought parts made by their competitors. That is not a bad thing! A manufacturer my find out that a certain part, a compressor, for example, made by a competitor may be a better design than the one the manufacturer was using, or can be purchased for a lesser price than the manufacturer could make it themselves. In the auto industry, the various manufacturers sell engines, transmissions and other parts to one another, all the time. It is the quality or price of the parts that is important to any manufacturer, rather that the real manufacturer of the part. If Whirlpool is happy using a particular part made by one of its competitors, then the buyer should have no concerns.
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