Dishwasher

[NibbanaFarm]

I have an 11 year old Kenmore dishwasher (looks like it's made by Whirlpool) that cost $300 when new. The pump seal leaked and the motor bearing and shaft rotted. Otherwise the dishwasher looks in pretty good shape. I can get a new motor and pump assembly delivered for $160. A new dishwasher would run around $400-$600 probably. Although the very cheap ones go for less. And you can get very expensive ones, which I wouldn't. Should I fix it or should I get a new dishwasher? Thanks.

 

[cat fever]

Same thing happened to me a few years back; bought a new Whirlpool and never looked back. The new one is much more quite and cleans better.

 

[newbury]

IF you buy a new one pay great attention to dimension.

SWMBO bought a replacement many years ago for our built in. It fit in the hole fine. But it was "tall" on the inside and hooking it up required hands the size if a midget with arms the length of a 7' tall basketball player. It must have taken me an hour to swap it out with lots of lost skin.

 

[k0ua]

IF you buy a new one pay great attention to dimension.

SWMBO bought a replacement many years ago for our built in. It fit in the hole fine. But it was "tall" on the inside and hooking it up required hands the size if a midget with arms the length of a 7' tall basketball player. It must have taken me an hour to swap it out with lots of lost skin.

Did you learn any new swear words.

 

[rswyan]

IF you buy a new one pay great attention to dimension.

SWMBO bought a replacement many years ago for our built in. It fit in the hole fine. But it was "tall" on the inside and hooking it up required hands the size if a midget with arms the length of a 7' tall basketball player. It must have taken me an hour to swap it out with lots of lost skin.

Ditto on this - same thing happened with ours, except that it's slightly deeper.

The added depth makes it stick out a little from the counter ... and prevents a drawer from opening fully.

 

[cat fever]

IF you buy a new one pay great attention to dimension.

SWMBO bought a replacement many years ago for our built in. It fit in the hole fine. But it was "tall" on the inside and hooking it up required hands the size if a midget with arms the length of a 7' tall basketball player. It must have taken me an hour to swap it out with lots of lost skin.

Before putting the dishwasher in the hole; lay it down on the door. (padded) and hook up the drain, wiring and water line. Set it back up and slide it in while some one else slowly pulls the drain and water line in from under the sink. As a plumber this is how I did hundreds of them. This is assuming there is enough wire to reach out that far.

 

[kenmac]

11 yrs old ?? IMO...I would invest that motor $$ into a new dishwasher

 

[EddieWalker]

Mine started messing up about a year or so ago. We just sort of lived with it for awhile, but finally it got to the point that it was time to go. I'm all for fixing things, but I also believe that there is an end of life for everything and it's just not worth the time and effort to keep working on it. I don't know if you are at that point or not, but if you are ready to buy new, pay attention to how many decibels they are rated for. We went with a Kitchen Aide dish washer that was the quietest one out there. I think they all wash dishes just fine, but having one that is so quite is just amazing. You do not know it's on!!!!! It's more money, but for me, it's money well spent.

 

[jerrybob]

Time to buy a new dishwasher or get married.

 

[houstonscott]

Did you know the government has controlled through regulation how much water a dishwasher can use. As memory serves me current reg. is 2.5 gallons. New regs getting ready to role out reduce that to 1.7 gallons. Industry says they can't make them clean dishes with that little water. I would suggest anyone that is even thinking they might buy a new dishwasher get it now! HS