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

 

[MinnesotaEric]

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.

I fix stuff. But if you get a new dishwasher, get one with whirlie-twerrilie, spiny washer thingies for dishwasher cleaning quality (I like the stainless interior of Whirlpool) and learn from my Amazon review of a Bosch dishwasher:

We were promised that this Bosch dishwasher was not only quiet, but very good at cleaning. After we got it home and properly installed, I was impressed at how quiet the Bosch dishwasher really was. Sadly, I now know why the Bosh dishwasher is quiet: This Bosch dishwasher is quiet because it isn't getting anything clean! It didn't blast salad bits out of a salad bowl. Instead, it made them shiny and hard and with the uber heat cycle, doubtlessly sanitary as well. Chucks of rice resumed their former glory before they were boiled and goo left over from cutting a pie was left on a serving knife. Ewe. The new Bosch SHE43P22UC dishwasher didn't clean or dry dishes and its racks are such a bad design that I'm going to try and return it today and buy a different, not-Bosch dishwasher after two whole days of frustrating Bosch dishwasher ownership. If the shop won't take it back, this thing is going onto Craigs List.

Who thought this was a good dishwasher?

One star for living up to the hype of being quiet, negative stars for not getting anything clean and making me uninstall it and install another dishwasher. Bad dishwasher, no dinner.​

 

[MossRoad]

When our old dishwasher died, we got a new one. It is energy efficient. It does not clean nearly as well as the old one. We have to rinse the dishes before we put them in. It won't clean peanut butter off of a knife. And it requires soft water. The jets are too small and plug up easily, so we have to run lime away through it several times a year. All in all, its like a low flow toilet, to me. Our old one cracked down the inner panel of the door and started leaking, so there was no repairing it. Had it been a replaceable part, I would have repaired it instead of purchasing a new one.

On the plus side, it has a sanitizing cycle, so it kills everything. And it dries the dishes very well. And it is much quieter than the old one. I think the old one was basically a power washer contained in a box!

 

[kenmac]

I bought my current whirlpool DW about 6 months ago..It replaced another aged whirlpool (kitchenaid) I paid about $500.00 for this whirlpool (ordered through H.D.) with ss tub fast cleaning cycle or slow cleaning.. It's very quite on the slow cleaning cycle.. It gets the dishes clean..It has an on board filter that needs to be cleaned from time to time

 

[oldpilgrim]

I don't know what model it is, but I (we) bought a new Bosch dishwasher about 4 months ago. Quietest, best cleaning machine we've ever had. Expensive, around $1100.

My mother has one and she says it's the best one she's ever had.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

My old dishwasher was beginning to rust on the inside. The plastic coating on the racks had worn or broke off, and the exposed metal doesn't last long in soapy water.

We bought a Bosch from Lowe's to replace it. It was one of the most expensive models for about $900. The decibel rating is 44, which is the quietest of all the models at Lowe's. Another feature of this model is that it has a shallow third rack on the top. It's good for silverware.

It took me about 3 hours to install it by myself. It seems to hold a lot more dishes compared to our old one. So far we have done about 4 loads in it, and I am pleased with the results. It is so quiet that we don't hear it at all in the next room. In fact, it has a small red light projected on the floor to let you know it is operating.

 

[oldpilgrim]

My old dishwasher was beginning to rust on the inside. The plastic coating on the racks had worn or broke off, and the exposed metal doesn't last long in soapy water.

We bought a Bosch from Lowe's to replace it. It was one of the most expensive models for about $900. The decibel rating is 44, which is the quietest of all the models at Lowe's. Another feature of this model is that it has a shallow third rack on the top. It's good for silverware.

It took me about 3 hours to install it by myself. It seems to hold a lot more dishes compared to our old one. So far we have done about 4 loads in it, and I am pleased with the results. It is so quiet that we don't hear it at all in the next room. In fact, it has a small red light projected on the floor to let you know it is operating.

Sounds like the same model as mine. I guess I missed the sale.

 

[k0ua]

We are pretty happy with our Bosch dishwasher.. It is extremely quite, and seems to get the dishes as clean or cleaner than the old Whirlpool that was installed when we bought the house.. With the Whirlpool, you could not watch TV without using the surround sound to amplify the TV sound, some threshing machines made less noise. With the Bosh, you cannot even really hear the thing run, you kinda need to look at the panel to be sure it is really running. I cannot remember what we paid, but it was a lot.

 

[Al Mac]

Well I had a 11 year old dishwasher till yesterday. It was still working fine but I found a good deal on a high end unit. The old one is being given to a home that can use one.
Many if not all manufactures only keep parts for 10 years and I find parts way over priced. Most times a new unit can be bought for less than 50%.
I do like to keep out old items going but when it comes to appliances I gave up.
Get new and enjoy it.

Al

 

[jerrybob]

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

They can have our dishwasher when they pry it from my wife's cold dead hands!unch:

 

[k0ua]

Well I had a 11 year old dishwasher till yesterday. It was still working fine but I found a good deal on a high end unit. The old one is being given to a home that can use one.
Many if not all manufactures only keep parts for 10 years and I find parts way over priced. Most times a new unit can be bought for less than 50%.
I do like to keep out old items going but when it comes to appliances I gave up.
Get new and enjoy it.

Al

Not to mention you are helping the economy!