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Post# 169806 , Reply# 1   11/26/2006 at 09:19 (6,331 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Shane, unfortunately, with electronics, this is a situation which isn't always avoidable. Electronic controls and circuit boards can also fail in the two brands you are desiring now. I'll tell you, another member I nkow here talked to me lasty night and their Bosch went dead in the middle of the cycle the night before. They're not throwing it out cuz it went dead, they're having it repaired. Do what you will, but you're simply throwing out a very good machine--throw-away-society. What a shame. I erally like modern dishwashers, especially Bosch, but electrnoics, or the lack thereof, is the main reason why I am hoping to find a 1995 or earier KitchenAid. Bob
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Post# 169944 , Reply# 3   11/27/2006 at 00:17 (6,331 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Shane, the machine's pump is not involved in getting water into it. Household water pressure fills the dishwasher, the same way it runs out of the kitchen faucet into the sink. If a few mins after starting a cycle, you open the door and there is water in the tub but it hasn't been sprayed up on the dishes, then the recirculation pump motor may be bad, or the electronics that control the motor. If when you start a cycle, no water enters the machine at all, then it could be the water valve has gone bad (a relatively simple and inexpensive repair), or the electronics that control the water valve has failed. |
Post# 169950 , Reply# 4   11/27/2006 at 01:15 (6,331 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 169955 , Reply# 5   11/27/2006 at 02:03 (6,331 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 169958 , Reply# 6   11/27/2006 at 02:43 (6,331 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Well my Kenmore 18" (Frigidaire built), is all mechanical as one can hear all the clicks and clanks as the timer goes about it's business, with the machine doing what it is told. Being as that may, yes today just because one sees a dial, does not mean the controls are mechanical. IIRC Speed Queen front loaders have a dial, but they are electronically controlled. L. |
Post# 170112 , Reply# 7   11/27/2006 at 20:09 (6,330 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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You have a baby Frigidaire-built DW, Launderess? I've used one of those (though this one was Frigidaire-branded) while staying with a friend and I was surprised how well it cleaned. The small size and tower drove me a little crazy, but it did a great job---no specks on glasses, dried oatmeal cleaned from bowls, etc. And dishes were bone dry at cycle's completion. Is the 18" your daily driver? |
Post# 170113 , Reply# 8   11/27/2006 at 20:10 (6,330 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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You have a baby Frigidaire-built DW, Launderess? I've used one of those (though this one was Frigidaire-branded) while staying with a friend and I was surprised how well it cleaned. The small size and tower drove me a little crazy, but it did a great job---no specks on glasses, dried oatmeal cleaned from bowls, etc. And dishes were bone dry at cycle's completion. Is the 18" your daily driver? |
Post# 170115 , Reply# 9   11/27/2006 at 20:37 (6,330 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Yes it tis, and has been so for better part of 15 or so years now with no problems (knock on wood). Despite Frigidaire's poor repair ratings by CR, we needed an 18" DW and it had to be portable. At that time there were only the two models Frigidaire and the rebadged Kenmore (built by Frigidaire). Someone told us to look at the serial number on the plate inside the unit to find out who made the Kenmore, that is how we came to find out it was made by Frigidaire. Later found out like many compact appliances there is only a finite market, so usually only one vendor makes them and they are sold under various brand names. Much like portable washing machines. Neither Danby or Avanti were on the scene then, and rather prefered going with Sears/Kenmore. Yes, the tower is maddening, but the unit does a decent enough job if one is careful about loading. We like ground flax seeds with porridge for breakfast, and sadly the bowls have to be rinsed otherwise bits of flax seed end up all over the place. Otherwise no problems, though the this dw is NOT one of the quietest units out there. One hears a constant swoooosh, swooosh, swoosh as the unit goes about it's business. Purges are equally noisy, in fact the only quiet part is during drying ! *LOL* |
Post# 170263 , Reply# 11   11/28/2006 at 11:50 (6,329 days old) by re563 (Fort Worth, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 170398 , Reply# 12   11/28/2006 at 23:36 (6,329 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 170428 , Reply# 13   11/29/2006 at 07:01 (6,328 days old) by brent-aucoin ()   |   | |
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I was so lucky to find a KDS-18 that was never used about a month ago. Everytime I use it, it smells new!!! Best dishwasher I have ever owned! And I have owned, many! Brent |
Post# 170489 , Reply# 14   11/29/2006 at 12:10 (6,328 days old) by gocartwasher ()   |   | |
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we had one simular to yours ,only needed a pump rebuild kit in 11 years was running good still |
Post# 170495 , Reply# 15   11/29/2006 at 13:46 (6,328 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT)   |   | |
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