Rubber glove time

[stephbg]

When we came here 6 years ago, Sector 7 came complete with a dishwasher of unknown vintage. At the time it never would have occurred to me to buy one, but I wasn't about to refuse the opportunity. I grew fond of the dishwasher. Very fond indeed. However, it was a bit of a black box (despite being a white good) and it occurred to me once or twice that if something went wrong I'd be pretty much at a loss for what to do.



So it's finally failed: it fills with water, then gets stuck making a buzzing noise and won't start the wash cycle. Fortunately when I turn it off it drains, so I haven't had to deal with nightmarish plumbing issues.

Turns out after a bit of googling and a chat with a Nice Appliance Repair Guy on the phone that it's almost certainly the motor and seriously not worth repairing. I greeted this news with mixed feelings.

Oh good, I thought, I won't have to go through the trouble of repairs and tracking down parts, or feel inadequate because I can't fix it myself.

Oooh, I thought, I get to have a new dishwasher.

Hang on, I thought, I will have to *pay* for a new dishwasher.

Just a moment, I thought, I don't *have* to have a dishwasher. But I *really* want one.

And here we are. I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy a new dishwasher, but right now I have no idea what they cost. I wonder if modern dishwashers will even fit in the existing space?

Comments

[accy.livejournal.com]

Vaguely useful information sent to your advertised ACS email. Tell me if it doesn't arrive.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Got it, thanks. I've discovered very quickly that cheap=water hungry.

[splanky.livejournal.com]

Do you need Choice reviews? If so I can supply. Mine has been acting dodgy too, so I've been looking these things up.

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Thanks but that's what accy sent to me. I am well connected it seems :-)

[mortonhall.livejournal.com]

can I just say that I love my two-drawer dishwasher - especially useful for smaller households :)

[talmor.livejournal.com]

Talked to a dishwasher repair guy as he was fixing ours, and he said he loves two-drawer dishwashers as well - because they fail twice as often.

There's only two of us, and we seem to end up filling a normal dishwasher at least once a day...

[redbraids.livejournal.com]

Yes, we are almost the same, particularly since M is home more. I still do pots and pans and delicate things by hand.

I need the dishwasher to save my hands from the heat of washing up (even with cotton gloves inside rubber gloves). It is why I often will leave that 'one' dish or counter wipe down to do in batches as it means that I need to put on all of the gloves each time.

[stephen-dedman.livejournal.com]

The seal on our dishwasher failed months ago. I liked having one, but replacing it didn't seem like a high priority. (I had hoped that when we called an electrician to fix the oven, he'd be able to do it, but no. Apparently, repair people are now so specialized, it takes two to completely fix a gas oven with electric controls.)