Monday, July 16, 2007

Dishwasher Mayhem

A close friend of mine was having dishwasher troubles. The problem was the little door for the soap wouldn't stay shut. So she asked the associate at the appliance store if it could be fixed and he told her it was probably broke and she would be better off with a new one. Being at the mercy of the salesman she bought a new one and had it installed. I heard of her situation after she had already bought the appliance and it was on the way. She said if I wanted the old one it was mine. I picked it up the following day and took it home and it was a nice model with interchangeable panels. After unloading it at home I took the front door apart (8 small screws)and the latch arm clip for the soap dispenser had popped out of the slot and all it needed was a small clip to hold it in place. This appliance took me twenty minutes to repair and cost me 10 cents. And it cost her $450.00 for her new one.

SIMPLE TIP

Look online for the manufacturer and most have a schematic of their appliances and you can even view a lot of them online. So you can look at it and order the part you need and print the layout page and repair it yourself. And sometimes the library has books such as Readers Digest Repair Manual and it is loaded with easy to do repairs for all items used in the home.

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