Guess what my LEAST favorite appliance is...

[MarkCO]

If you have an alarm system, water alarms can be added for about $20 each tied into the alarm system.

If the DW is not that old, you might have a claim against the manufacturer, even if you are leery of filing an insurance claim.

While I typically do failure analysis work for Insurance companies and attorneys, usually on claims over $100K, we have started doing more and more work for homeowners on product failures. We issue a report, and to date, not a single customer has failed to recover their losses in small claims court when it was a product defect. Of course, in many cases, abuse and or installation error can be an issue.

If you need some more info, feel free to send me a message. I put our two websites below.

http://pfacorp.com/pfacorp/

http://entropyec.com/

[TheGrey]

If you have an alarm system, water alarms can be added for about $20 each tied into the alarm system.

If the DW is not that old, you might have a claim against the manufacturer, even if you are leery of filing an insurance claim.

While I typically do failure analysis work for Insurance companies and attorneys, usually on claims over $100K, we have started doing more and more work for homeowners on product failures. We issue a report, and to date, not a single customer has failed to recover their losses in small claims court when it was a product defect. Of course, in many cases, abuse and or installation error can be an issue.

If you need some more info, feel free to send me a message. I put our two websites below.

http://pfacorp.com/pfacorp/

http://entropyec.com/

Thank you!

After some discussion with someone qualified to diagnose the problem, (rather than just me kicking the dishwasher and muttering, "Damn broken thing!") it turns out that at least one of the issues is the way it's hooked up to our garbage disposal. The disposal tends to allow guck to siphon back into it. UGH.

I'm over it. I personally can't wait to haul the carcass of the DW out onto my driveway so I can go Office Space on it with a sledgehammer. I've already got happy little plans for that valuable space- I could put some canning supplies there, or put some of my oversized cookware on shelves....that DW is DEAD to me. DEAD.

[theGinsue]

My wife doesn't understand why I despise dishwashers. Too many problems. They cam leak, they're too loud (yes, even the new ones), you should semi-clean the dishes before you put them in the DW, etc. Nope, I'm much happier just washing the dishes in the sink and letting them dry on the counter. I think she likes the DW because it lets you put the dishes out of sight.

[TheGrey]

There IS something to be said about having a supersized dishrack that you can use. I know for the holiday parties, it was sure nice having a place for the dishes to dry.

I think that the concept of a dishwasher is incredibly attractive...it's the execution that's a disappointment.

It's a lesson learned. Show her the pictures of our kitchen floor, and let her know we have a week of fans whirring. Those dishwashers can turn and bite you at the worst time!

[jerrymrc]

I just bought a new one a couple of weeks ago. I will say it is very silent compared to the old one.

[TFOGGER]

Thank you!

After some discussion with someone qualified to diagnose the problem, (rather than just me kicking the dishwasher and muttering, "Damn broken thing!") it turns out that at least one of the issues is the way it's hooked up to our garbage disposal. The disposal tends to allow guck to siphon back into it. UGH.

Current plumbing code requires a separate drain for the DW, or so my plumber told me. Any changes to the plumbing require a retrofit. I'm really glad that when we remodeled the kitchen a couple of years back that we redid all the plumbing. Apparently, you can replace the DW without upgrading, but it's getting harder to find a disposal with the DW fitting these days.

[TheGrey]

Current plumbing code requires a separate drain for the DW, or so my plumber told me. Any changes to the plumbing require a retrofit. I'm really glad that when we remodeled the kitchen a couple of years back that we redid all the plumbing. Apparently, you can replace the DW without upgrading, but it's getting harder to find a disposal with the DW fitting these days.

Yes! Apparently, ours has been "grandfathered". I can't understand how the people that lived here before us coped with the issue...

[Singlestack]

...that DW is DEAD to me. DEAD.

Sounds like appliance anger management issues!

[TheGrey]

Sounds like appliance anger management issues!

Oh, I'll manage my anger issues, all right. I have a nice sledgehammer in the garage, and I may just have to practice my John Henry impersonation on this GE piece of garbage...

[Irving]

My biggest issue with the dishwasher is that I wash all the dishes before I put them in, and they still come out dirty sometimes. When I worked in a commercial kitchen, THAT dishwasher was AWESOME. You would just rinse the dishes, fill of a rack, slide it through and everything was washed in about 60 seconds. I'd love to have one at home. Why does my dishwasher take over an hour to get the dishes only half clean?