GE Appliances
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1905 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Appliances |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://geappliancesco.com/ |
GE Appliances is an American home appliance manufacturer owned by the Chinese company Haier since 2016. It was founded in 1905 as part of General Electric.
Consumer-impact summary
[edit | edit source]Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the GE Appliances category.
Features of ovens locked behind cloud (date)
[edit | edit source]Some GE ovens have certain features locked behind a cloud integration, requiring the user to connect the stove to Wi-Fi and install the SmartHQ app in order to unlock.[citation needed] The ovens have the necessary physical buttons to utilise the features, but the oven refuses till the requirements are met.[citation needed] The sales literature [1], manual[citation needed], and website[citation needed] have no mention of such requirements.
DRM on refrigerator water filters (2017 - Present)
[edit | edit source]- Main article: GE Refrigerator water filter DRM
GE refrigerators manufactured since 2017 make use of RFID-based Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems in their water filtration units, preventing the use of third-party replacement filters.[2] These systems use 13.56 MHz ISO14443A passive RFID tags embedded in filter cartridges that communicate with readers inside the refrigerator cabinet.[3] When non-authenticated filters are detected, the system displays "Leak Detected" error messages & disables water & ice dispensing functionality entirely.[4]
It is possible to request a filter bypass plug from GE that allows the refrigerator to dispense unfiltered water.[5] To receive the filter, the refrigerator must be registered with GE. Registering the appliance online requires the user to create a GE Appliances account and agree to mandatory arbitration with no opt-out.[6]
Products
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Refrigerators
[edit | edit source]Ovens
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "SMART OVENS AND RANGES". GE Appliances. Archived from the original on 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "Refrigerator – RPWFE Operation and Troubleshooting". GE Appliances. GE Appliances. Archived from the original on 13 Oct 2024. Retrieved 13 Jan 2025.
The RPWFE filter transitioned to a new design at the beginning of 2017
- ↑ "Google Patents" (PDF). Google. 14 Jun 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 Aug 2025. Retrieved 28 Aug 2025.
- ↑ "Refrigerator - Leak Detected Message on Display". products.geappliances.com. GE Appliances. Archived from the original on 21 Aug 2025. Retrieved 13 Jan 2025.
- ↑ "Refrigerator - Bypass Plug". GE Appliances. Archived from the original on 20 Feb 2025. Retrieved 15 Aug 2025.
- ↑ "Terms of Use". GE Appliances. 1 Jun 2025. Archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025. Retrieved 28 Aug 2025.