Sunday, September 16, 2007

A New Dishwasher

I wrote last month about the problem I was having with the dishwasher and how I hate to hand wash dishes.

Efforts to eliminate the problem were to no avail, and Monday my husband came home with a new Kitchen Aid dishwasher.

It had a stainless steel interior, whereas the old one was plastic.

However, by the third load, it wasn't rinsing well, either. I haven't told my husband as he will, undoubtedly, go out in the yard and give birth to a cow.

What I did do was buy some new detergent, a completely different brand. I was using Cascade Complete. I have used Cascade in some form or the other for 24 years without problem, but maybe they changed the formula. The dishwasher came with a sample of Electrosol so I will try that.

The other thing that may be the problem is the water heater, because this not-rinsing-well issue started right after we had to replace the water heater in August. I thought the water temperature set to low but my husband has adjusted that and now it should not be a factor. I don't know why the hot water heater would keep the dishwasher from rinsing the dishes well, though.

I washed the dishes last night with the new soap powder and it seems to have helped. My fingers are crossed.

3 comments:

  1. Mine is over 20 years old and on its last leg. God forbid I should have to start handwashing dishes along with all the other kitchen chores I don't do.

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  2. I have had four dishwashers in the last 20 years. I am envious.

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  3. Mine died briefly today, but my husband was able to resusitate it. All its little green lights were flashing in a random order while it did nothing, so I suspect the dishwasher equivalent of Alzheimers.

    It's six and a half, in an era where appliances can only be expected to live for five years. Plus the mud clumps that stained its interior when the well went low a few years ago didn't help. And it's one of the models recalled by GE, and if I get another one soon, I get a nice rebate.

    Might as well finish it off. . . .

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