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Tue, 03 Jun 2008

Water Water Everywhere... or GE Dishwashers are Junk
Our GE Profile dishwasher (model# GSD5940) broke for the 122nd time since we inherited it (brand new) with our new home purchase some 8 years ago. I exaggerate (somewhat), but I have seriously poured about $500 in parts into that thing and an untold number of hours fixing it at least 5 or 6 times. (I'm always loathe to call in for service without first attempting to fix it myself... and dishwashers are pretty simple creatures really.)

This time a leak developed in an elbow joint of a hose that connects a couple of pumps. It that was small enough that we didn't notice it until today when it finally gave way and dumped water everywhere. After I pulled the dishwasher out, we discovered that the (unfinished) wood floor beneath it has completely swelled up and warped terribly. Great. Later in the day the warped extended out around the now empty space where the dishwasher used to be (the dishwasher is now sitting out in the garage now in pieces).

I will repair it (again) myself for $50 in parts (already ordered), but Kristy is tired of the thing... and frankly so am I. So we spent the evening down at Lowe's and on-line studying some brands. I 'm partial to the Bosch line which I understand (based on talking to my local independent appliance repair shop) is the most dependable brand of dishwashers on the market. However, the Bosch is a bit smaller than some of the larger US counterparts and lacks a heating element to shorten the drying cycle (most European brands only offer an air dry system). Also, no Bosch dishwasher has a food grinder... and Kristy and I are very (very) lazy "dish rinsers".

However, we may have hit upon an interesting compromise with a "very pretty" Electrolux model we saw at Lowe's. The Electrolux is as quiet as a Bosch, features a food grinder, but still only uses air circulation to dry the clean dishes. These high-end Electrolux appliances (pumped by Kelly Ripa) are new to the US market... like within just the last year. My repair shop said that they have installed some of these, but have not had any service calls on them - likely due to the factory warranty still being in effect. I am loathe to buy a product line that is just starting out. The last time I made such a leap was buying the 1999 Mercedes Benz ML320... then in it's second year in the market. That has worked out okay, hopefully this one will too... we crossed our fingers and ordered the Electrolux. It will arrive next week (and I will install it myself of course!).

:: Posted by rus on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:31 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2008



        

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