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Blooomington, Minnesota, United States
I am a happily married guy who enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, son, and dog (German Shepherd Dog “Bear”). My hobbies, which I am very passionate about, include hunting, snowmobiling, 4-wheeling, camping, home improvements, and automobiles. I am a typical male who enjoys working with his hands and “tinkering”, problem solving and trouble shooting, and being in the outdoors. I work full-time at a suburban police department and volunteer as a firefighter.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Wash Those Dishes!!!

The other day Shannon mentioned that the dishwasher was acting funny.  This wasn't a huge surprise because our dishwasher has always been a pile.  It was installed in 1998 when the kitchen was remodeled by the previous owner and matches the other appliances in the kitchen.  The soap door doesn't open during the wash cycles, it randomly has power faults and trips the circuit breaker, and it is VERY loud.  However, despite these issues, it has always worked.  This time, not so much.  I don't know if the control panel broke or something else, but the display didn't work right and it wasn't powering up.  Normally, when something like this breaks, I give fixing it a shot before replacing it, but with this dishwasher, I didn't really want it fixed!

We went dishwasher shopping at Home Depot and after a few minutes we decided on one.  We got a great deal because it is an Energy Star rated unit and they were having a sale!  You can see the one we purchased HERE.  I was hoping to take it home with me that night, but Home Depot doesn't carry any appliances in stock.  They do, however, have free delivery and old appliance haul away!  So, I spent a few minutes gutting the wiring out of the old dishwasher before they took it away...appliance wiring is very high quality and great for automotive uses!

The installation was pretty straight forward, but we ran into a couple issues with the old water line.  The fitting for the new dishwasher uses 3/8" line and the old line was 1/2".  We tried using a couple adapters (and were sold an incorrect one by Home Depot staff!) to convert the line, but ended up just cutting the line back and installing a new 3/8" line from the shut off valve to the dishwasher.  After we got the new line installed, the installation was a snap!

The new dishwasher is great!  It looks awesome and is almost completely silent!  You can watch television in the next room and you don't even have to turn up the volume!  This is one of the times, when replacing an old appliance was better than repairing the old one!
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