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Posted by mm on October 5, 2009, 9:40 pm
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:00:18 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
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>my dishwasher "died" a few months ago. probably could be revived;
>problem is that water won't enter.
Would "cash for appliances" apply to you? I hear it's coming. 50 or
100 dollars, I forget. Does it include dishwashers? Or only things
people need more.
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Posted by John Gilmer on October 5, 2009, 10:54 pm
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> excuse l/c; typing one-handed; broken wrist
> my dishwasher "died" a few months ago. probably could be revived;
> problem is that water won't enter.
> from liitle research i have done, 13-year-old d/w not economical to
> repair. can't afford good new one and
> don't wany to buy c**p.
> 2-person household can do nicely w/o d/w.
> friend said she removed d/w and converted space to drawers
Nah!
Actually a "dead" dishwasher can hold a LOT of stuff. At worse, it is a
handy drying rack when you wash the dishes by hand.
When you get around to selling you simply disclose the D/W doesn't work.
No big deal, the buyer will just figure in $300/400.
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Posted by fftt on October 5, 2009, 10:54 pm
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> excuse l/c; typing one-handed; broken wrist
> my dishwasher "died" a few months ago. =A0probably could be revived;
> problem is that water won't enter.
> from liitle research i have done, 13-year-old d/w not economical to
> repair. =A0can't afford good new one and
> don't wany to buy c**p.
> 2-person household can do nicely w/o d/w.
> friend said she removed d/w and =A0converted =A0space to drawers
> i could use shelves; drawers seem very expensive, what with the
> carpentry.
> what does group think?
> tia
I vote to for fixing or replacing the d/w.
What mfr is yours?
If oyu;re handy enough to build a set of shelves you can replace the
fill valve. I'd guess the problem is either fill valve or "timer".
Fill valve relatively cheap...timer, not so cheap.
Alternative, used machine on craigslist.
cheers
Bob
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Posted by Roger Shoaf on October 6, 2009, 2:52 am
I vote to for fixing or replacing the d/w.
What mfr is yours?
If oyu;re handy enough to build a set of shelves you can replace the
fill valve. I'd guess the problem is either fill valve or "timer".
Fill valve relatively cheap...timer, not so cheap.
Alternative, used machine on craigslist.
cheers
Bob
I second Bob's suggestions.
If you fix the thing yourself or swap in a used replacement (very easy) and
still opt to hand wash you can still use the machine for storage but when
the gang show up and you have a lot of dishes to do you can return it to
use.
--
Roger Shoaf
About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.
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Posted by gfretwell on October 6, 2009, 10:21 am
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:00:18 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
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>excuse l/c; typing one-handed; broken wrist
>my dishwasher "died" a few months ago. probably could be revived;
>problem is that water won't enter.
>from liitle research i have done, 13-year-old d/w not economical to
>repair. can't afford good new one and
>don't wany to buy c**p.
>2-person household can do nicely w/o d/w.
>friend said she removed d/w and converted space to drawers
>i could use shelves; drawers seem very expensive, what with the
>carpentry.
>what does group think?
>tia
I ditched my dishwasher (that was working) because we never used it.
Two people do not generate that many dishes, at least we don't. We
would rather have the space. I lined the inside of the hole with
plywood stained to match our cabinets and put in "euro" drawer slides
with flat shelves attached. We didn't want doors but I am guessing I
could have ordered them from the cabinet manufacturer. (or just
bought/built something acceptable).
That worked for years until we renovated the whole kitchen. I still
don't have a dishwasher.
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