Repair or Replace- dishwasher edition

I doubt a fix is $100. I bet it's $150 to just come and look at it

I just replace them.

About 1 Hours work, couple of screwdrivers and a minimum of cussing.

Just be sure to turn the power off at the breaker.

Fix it. The new one will just be a dish rinser that breaks in five years or less.

Just unplug it man.

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doubt a fix is $100. I bet it's $150 to just come and look at

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It’s $90-100 for the service call, plus repairs, but I half expect him to tell me it’s not worth repairing, which is why I’m thinking don’t waste the money, just put it towards a new one

I'm interested in this topic as well. I have an older (16 years old) Kenmore that unfortunately the front control panel button has to be unplugged to reset ever so often when it fails to start a cycle.

I was wondering if I should pay $125 to buy a new panel or just spend $600-800 for a new one?

I'd fix it if the part was cheap. There's only so many parts to a dishwasher so should be easy to figure out

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Depends on brand but 16 years is a great run for modern day appliances. If it were me, I’d get a new whirlpool and be done with it.

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It’s a builder grade GE- probably exactly what I’ll replace it with if that’s the route I end up going

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Would you spend $100 on a repairman to try and fix it or just call it a loss and replace it? Leaning towards replacing since it’s 16 years old, but I welcome other thoughts.

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i can help you fix it if you can change your own spark plugs

seeing if water is getting to it is easy, there is a connection fitting and loosen it to see if it starts dripping, if it does it has water.

then turn off the water and disconnect it to see if there is a screen there blocked up with crap. most have a screen but some brands dont.

if all that check out its time to test the solenoid is getting power, but that means you need to be comfortable dealing with live electricity

if you feel comfortable with electricity, and you confirmed its getting power to the solenoid, then turn off the power and remove one of the wire connectors to the water solenoid so its safe and wont touch anything.

then you turn power back on and you can touch it to its connection terminal to see if it clicks, if no click, the solenoid is bad and you just replace the water solenoid and its fixed.