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Post# 1107353 , Reply# 1   2/9/2021 at 12:49 (1,143 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1107354 , Reply# 2   2/9/2021 at 12:51 (1,143 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1107355 , Reply# 3   2/9/2021 at 12:52 (1,143 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 1107366 , Reply# 4   2/9/2021 at 13:55 (1,143 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1107377 , Reply# 5   2/9/2021 at 15:11 (1,143 days old) by donprohel (I live in Munich - Germany, but I am Italian)   |   | |
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Post# 1107390 , Reply# 7   2/9/2021 at 18:02 (1,142 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1107399 , Reply# 9   2/9/2021 at 19:34 (1,142 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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The hose is a standard size. As long as you can get at it easily and the fitting it's attached to on the machine isn't all crusty, it shouldn't be a big deal to replace. Just be careful when removing it and coax it off gently. There will probably be some water remaining in it, so be prepared with a towel to absorb it.
You can remove the stainless steel trim pieces from one side of the dishwasher door and the lower access panel, and there should be additional sheets behind the almond ones with other color options. The colors will be vintage, like avocado or harvest gold, but white will be in there too. This should apply to the trash masher as well. |
Post# 1107409 , Reply# 11   2/9/2021 at 20:49 (1,142 days old) by Good-Shepherd (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Are you sure those are not hard water deposits? If so, you'll need something like Lime-Away or diluted Muriatic acid to remove. |
Post# 1107411 , Reply# 12   2/9/2021 at 21:03 (1,142 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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I don't know what they put on there, it looks like pieces of tubing but with an open top like that it just catches the water and guarantees a rusty mess.
If you don't want or can't find replacement racks, I would take these outside to keep the mess out of the house, remove the tubing pieces, take a wire wheel set on a drill and remove all the rust. You have to be down to clean shiny metal. Then treat those areas with rubbing alcohol and bring inside. Then paint and/or use a combination of dishwasher rack paint and rack tine covers. After the first coat let it dry over night and go over it again the next day. Remember you can't have any exposed metal as that will just begin to rust again. In some areas, the rust on that may be so bad you will need to cut out the section of rack using a lock cutter to get a nice clean cut. I did one of these a couple years ago that was even worse. I had to cut out about a 4x4 section but once it was done it worked good. You certainly don't want to use it like it is as the rust will stain not only the dishes but also the dishwasher and the detergent won't work as well. |
Post# 1107414 , Reply# 13   2/9/2021 at 21:13 (1,142 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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As for draining the dishwasher...
Is there an air gap on the top of the sink? If it were me, I would make a dedicated drain for the dishwasher. I have found that running a dishwasher into a garbage disposal is often a problem for a number of reasons. You can also do a tie-in on the other side of the sink and plug the hole in the garbage disp. The inside of the dishwasher looks like you have some serious hard water there. I would soak all the parts in vinegar overnight to get the hard water lime off before putting the pump parts back together. A water softener may be in order there. Or fixing the one that might be there already.
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Post# 1107429 , Reply# 14   2/10/2021 at 01:20 (1,142 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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You might be able to find a donor machine locally through the various on-line classified sites, and it could be cheaper than buying just a rack on ebay. That's if you have the room to store an extra machine, or just harvest what you want from it and scrap the carcass.
Otherwise, rack repair goop can be found in small bottles at appliance parts retailers or stores like ACE hardware. It brushes on like white-out typing fluid. The only thing is that all of the racks these days are white or gray, so light blue will be tough to find unless you know of an appliance parts store that's been in business for decades and may have some old stock. Honestly though, those tines are so rusty that they may not be viable anymore even if slathered with rack repair. I think the plastic tubing only served to promote more rust. |