re: Of all the hot garbage appliances made today, the dishwasher has to be the worst

Home Depot worker talked me into buying a Midea dish washer. Apparently, they aren't super popular but very durable. Its super quit for sure.

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I always washed them before putting them in the dishwasher anyway.

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This is something people forget they still need to do before putting dishes in the dishwasher. You don't have to get them spotless but you can't put dishes with caked on food and expect what's essentially a hot water/soap rinser to scrub and dispose. There's a filter/trap at the bottom that needs to be cleaned out from time to time.

Remember that your dishwasher is NOT a food disposal unit so don't expect it to do the job of one.

avoid bells and whistles bc those are the most vulnerable.

also avoid using dry mode as that will ruin dw the fastest. just air dry

zener diode on cicuit board usually go out first, making board useless.

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Wash them yourself

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I got tired of screwing with dishwashers years ago. We haven’t used one in ten years.
Dishwashers and microwaves - two things you should learn to live without in your kitchen

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Now it's down to 5-10 years. Chinese shite may be 50% cheaper, but it only lasts 25% as long. The way we've dealt with it is by changing our culture. Now it's fashionable to "upgrade" every 5 years or so.

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Another take on this is that the labor and repair industry in this country has gotten out of hand. 125 an hour to work on an appliance, 125 to diagnose.

1st visit, diagnose the problem and leave to order the part; 2nd visit another 125 plus part to install the part; 3rd visit part didn’t fit or another issue cropped up, another 125 plus parts. Now I am 3 or 4 weeks in, and my appliance is still not running properly and spent at least 375 dollars in labor not including the parts. Also, depending on your location a repair tech may also throw in travel costs if you live in the sticks.

Meanwhile, the cheapest dishwasher at Lowe’s is now 299.

It is the same with TV’s, Air conditioners, and water heaters, sometimes it is cheaper to bite the bullet and buy a new one.

Now, if you are handy with tools and the repair parts are readily available, you can fix it yourself, but do you need time and patience to get the job done. Some appliance manufacturers like to put parts that frequently fail in inaccessible locations like car manufacturers. Or you have to remove a bunch of parts to get to the issue and when you put it back together, either cause more issues or need to replace other parts like gaskets when you take an item apart.

No washing machine. Had to rearrange clothes 4 times yesterday so the piece of shite would spin the clothes dry

I have to stick my dick in mine to keep it going. Minimum of once a week but really it runs better when it's every 3 or so days.

Outside of that, just your routine glass of wine and occasional steak dinner.

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Not to mention the shitty government eco regulations

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There isn’t much to a dishwasher. The breakdowns I’ve had are the heating element going out and the rubber washer under the rotating spray thing wearing out causing a leak. I just replace the parts myself. None of the wearable parts have anything to do with government regulations.

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My dishwasher is over 20 years old & still going strong.


Yeah, how much does it cost though,

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While daily maintenance can be a bit high with that model, that's not the issue. It's when the warranty runs out and it quits. It'll cost at least 1/2 his shite.

We got a fridgidaire about five years ago. Works great. Chews up all the chucks and crumbs the kids throw in there too.