Hotpoint

For example, the Hotpoint HDA3600R WW scored an excellent for energy efficiency, but was merely good at washing.

In the labs: A visit from the government 2010

• Hotpoint RGB530DEPWW 30-inch freestanding gas or RB757DPWH 30-inch freestanding electric range similar to the model RB758DPWH we tested for $298.

Home Depot's Black Friday sales come early—and stay late 2010

Hotpoint was taken over by Edison/General Electric in the late teens.

Things I Found in my Mother-in-Law's House: The Kitchen ewillett 2008

Martin was delighted with the result and bought her a newfangled Hotpoint washing machine as a reward.

Winter Bloom Tara Heavey 2010

Interestingly enough, in view of the Hotpoint history I mentioned earlier, the ad was purchased by “Southern Canada Power Company Limited,” which apparently sold electrical appliances in order to justify its own existence.

Things I Found in my Mother-in-Law's House: The Kitchen ewillett 2008

Hotpoint was started by Earl Richardson, who was plant superintendant of the power company in Ontario, California.

Things I Found in my Mother-in-Law's House: The Kitchen ewillett 2008

The two brands with the lowest repair rate (8 percent) are Hotpoint and Whirlpool.

House Watch: Scouring for the facts on pricey dishwashers 2010

Hotpoint and Whirlpool were deemed most reliable at an 8 percent repair rate each.

Video report: One dishwasher gets a raspberry in our tests 2010

This old “swing” type, with two doors you could put your bread into and them flip them up next to the elements inside, is a Hotpoint, which by 1913 was (at least according to their advertising) “the largest exclusive manufacturers of electrically heated household appliances in the world.”

Things I Found in my Mother-in-Law's House: The Kitchen ewillett 2008

Hot: Home Depot has the LG RG3095ST 30-inch freestanding gas range for $998 and the Hotpoint RGB530DEPWW 30-inch freestanding gas or RB757DPWH 30-inch freestanding electric range similar to the model RB758DPWH we tested for $298..

Black Friday: Best and worst appliance deals 2010