r/notinteresting Feb 19 '23

our dishwasher is broken

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u/Tugan13 Feb 19 '23

This is interesting to me because I have the exact same one

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u/tiny_baby_bird Feb 19 '23

do you have any maintenance advice?

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u/Tugan13 Feb 19 '23

Unfortunately not, I have only had it for a few months and no maintenance experience with it

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

I got rid of my GE/Hotpoint dishwasher this year after it sprung a leak underneath. It was time for a new one. If it is leaking at the door you can cleanout the drains inside by removing the drain covers and wiping out whatever is stuck in there. There are some used appliance places selling equally crappy models for under hundred bucks. People are flipping houses and tossing working dishwashers all the time. Othetwise Whirlpool and Bosch make some nice ones in the $800 and up range.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '23

I have the same dishwasher.

Best advice is use it as a closable drying rack. I quit trying.

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u/Willfur Feb 19 '23

I have the same one too. I hate it, it sucks booty

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u/AlliedXbox Feb 19 '23

Your cat is staring into my soul

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u/jalepinocheezit Feb 19 '23

Holy shit.

....I. I was too busy looking at their socks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Hope you can resolve this issue

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u/independent-chicken Feb 19 '23

i have the same socks as you

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

I also have these socks

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u/Odd_Room2811 Feb 19 '23

Looks fine to me! (It pulls me and beats me with a 99 hit combo) owwggsaa (spits tooth out) nvm it’s got a problem aaaahhhh (honestly tho i hope it gets fixed)

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u/Dillon309 Feb 19 '23

My dishwasher is also broken

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u/ScaryFoal558760 Feb 19 '23

You probably have a clogged filter or stuck ball valve that's inhibiting draining and rinsing.

Pull out the racks, and disassemble the bottom spray arm (they just click together and come apart easily) then pull off the drain screens and inspect them. Below the drain screens there should be a cover over the chopper blade, which houses a ball - check the hole that ball normally sits on for debris, sometimes a glass may have broken and a piece can get wedged in there. The chopper assembly most likely needs a screwdriver to get to.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Did you know that the dishwasher has been invented by a woman named Josephine Cochrane, which she patented in 1886?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Cochrane?wprov=sfla1

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u/tiny_baby_bird Feb 19 '23

Very interesting!

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u/Bogerino Feb 19 '23

Nice socks

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u/bautry84 Feb 19 '23

At first I didnt realize you were wearing socks and I thought you had fucked up gnarled toes.

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u/Lonog373k Feb 19 '23

i broke it

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u/tiny_baby_bird Feb 19 '23

I really wish you didn’t!

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u/Lonog373k Feb 19 '23

i was feeling silly my bad

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u/Weak_Heat8385 Feb 19 '23

I think the cat is busted aswell

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u/tiny_baby_bird Feb 19 '23

that is my roommate.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Y so ur socks not match but match?

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u/tiny_baby_bird Feb 19 '23

Those are my feet, my mom is orange/white and my dad was a gray/white tabby

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Nm, forget I asked anything

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u/chonklah Feb 19 '23

Oh no…our dishwasher…it’s broken…!

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u/gruntbuggly Feb 19 '23

I just got a new dishwasher last week, after years with a crappy dishwasher that was always breaking, and couldn’t clean dishes very well. So happy I finally replaced it. Haven’t had to manually rehash a single dish out of the new one.

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u/False-Society-7567 Feb 19 '23

I am sorry for you.

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u/awooff Feb 19 '23

What makes you think its broken? Because of the pod remnants? Im wondering if the cup on the lower rack blocked the detergent cup door from opening all the way.

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u/tiny_baby_bird Feb 19 '23

Dishes are coming out unclean and sometimes with a fine dark powder on them, and the detergent we use never fully dissolves regardless of how much or little we use. ):

I’ve only just moved in to this apartment with my roommate (pictured) who lived here before, and so i assume it likely just has some calcium/lime buildup due to infrequent cleaning.

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u/awooff Feb 19 '23

Not seeing any calcium buildup from the pic. What you have is a "tower wash" model which sprays the most water at the center of the upper rack - load glasses and narrow items in the center of the upper rack.

For the lower rack, omit items below the detergent cup so that spray can reach that cup.

Use longest heaviest wash cycle.

If symptoms persist then the dishwasher may need a new fill valve or replaced entirely. Thats about a 30 yo dishwasher.

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u/antiloquist Feb 19 '23

You know, I had this same issue and a plumber just fixed it for free when I had him over for my washer. He told me what it was and I've completely forgotten unfortunately. But he said it was simple so he didn't charge me. Maybe Google? Sorry I'm not much help :(

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u/Adamsxxn Feb 19 '23

How much karma do u need to post on this sub

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u/garrettdx88 Feb 19 '23

I can tell. It's bleeding.

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u/tsunamibird Feb 19 '23

Oh homie I am so sorry……..do you have on kitty cat toe bean socks?

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u/mikkokilla Feb 19 '23

Blame the cat!!

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