Sears Appliances. All my life I used Sears because of the quality they represented. Four years ago, I purchased their best 55gal water heater. The one I replaced was a Sears my mother purchased over fifteen years ago. Nothing as changed in my mothers home sense 1948. I purchased my mothers house in 2003. The water heater started showing signs of fatigue. So, I purchased the best 55gal water heater that Sears had to offer five years ago. It's been knocking for over a year now. I've flushed it twice and did everything I could to stop the severe knocking noises being created by this water heater every time we use the hot water. What happened to Sears Kenmore Quality? Now my New Kenmore Washer Elite... of course...is passed my one year warranty is dumping softener all over the floor every time I use the washer and add softener to it