Thread Number: 76829
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
Using your dishwasher as a waterproof safe |
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Post# 1006942   9/12/2018 at 15:39 (2,024 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)   |   | |
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I have been seeing numerous posts on Facebook and the internet telling people in the path of Hurricane Florence to store all thier important papers in thier dishwashers. Am I correct in thinking that a DW is not a waterproof box? From working on them from the mid 1970's until now, I have seen many openings for fill flumes, forced air drying systems and vents. When I was in high shcool in the 70's, the Scranton area in Pennsylvania had major flooding and the Vo-Tech school I went to got a bunch of appliances from the flood area to work on and I saw a few dishwashers filled with mud and yuk from the flood waters.
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Post# 1006943 , Reply# 1   9/12/2018 at 15:43 (2,024 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1006952 , Reply# 3   9/12/2018 at 17:13 (2,024 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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No DW seals up water tight. Dishwashers are designed to keep the spray action in and the small amount of water in the bottom. Not keep a hurricane out. Those who are posting this nonsense should be ashamed as their bad advice will certainly cause many people needless problems who will soon have many problems to start with.
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Post# 1006953 , Reply# 4   9/12/2018 at 17:19 (2,024 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 1006975 , Reply# 5   9/12/2018 at 19:54 (2,024 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 1006982 , Reply# 6   9/12/2018 at 20:49 (2,024 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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They would be safer in a top load washer...up to a point. If the water were deep enough it would probably begin to float and bobble around. Same goes for a front loader. The door seals are "supposed to be" water tight. Then when the water is deep enough it would go in through the drawer or vent or float and bobble around until it turned & took in water. |
Post# 1007040 , Reply# 7   9/13/2018 at 08:59 (2,023 days old) by deltablu (Eastern South Dakota)   |   | |
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are supposed to be water tight from the inside-out, not the other way around. Because of the lip seal, water pressure from the inside will push the seal tighter to the door. Pressure on the outside will just cause the seal to move out of the way. |
Post# 1007044 , Reply# 8   9/13/2018 at 09:34 (2,023 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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There was a thread on here last year about using dishwashers as a waterproof safe. It was hooey advice then - and it's still a load of hooey. Bottom line? Just don't. |
Post# 1008520 , Reply# 9   9/25/2018 at 09:17 (2,011 days old) by UncleDave (California)   |   | |
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