Dishwasher advice
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Comments (4)After speaking with Sears ( where I purchased the dishwasher) They are going to send out a repair man to look at it for free. The gentleman at the corprate office told me that they don't last any more than 5 yrs anymore so be happy with that. Never again will I buy at Sears. They have changed so much. the repair man is coming tuesday... I will let you know what he has to say. Have a beautiful weekend all! Sharon PS. I did purchase the extended warranty that is the only reason they are coming out for nothing...See MoreDishwasher advice
Comments (3)Not uncommon that a touchpad/pushbutton control panel goes bad. Some may be expensive for what they are (no way to know without researching your specific dishwasher model) but it's certainly a doable repair, and is not difficult for a competent DIYer. You need to determine what is the specific model of your machine from the tag on it. A reference to a current model that looks similar is not sufficient, Sears carries many different models that look similar but may be sourced from different manufacturers ... not to mention that model numbers cited in online or catalog sales listings are notorious for being incomplete. A wildcard search for 1327 (the stated model in the link you provided) returns 83 items ranging from twenty-one Kenmore dishwashers to Craftsman bandsaws, refrigerators, bookshelf stereos, refrigerators, televisions, Amana microwave ovens, etc. The model tag may be on edge of the door or edge of the tank, viewable with the door open. Look it up at SearsPartsDirect.com to confirm price of the part. Picking one of the models at random, the control panel is $38 to $40 (depending on color). The separate computer control board is only $90....See MoreNeed dishwasher advice
Comments (1)Check out the link below. They list, from Consumer Reports and JD Powers, the various dishwashers. They go from overall best to luxury to the most economical. Here is a link that might be useful: consumer search dishwasher reviews...See MoreDishwasher advice
Comments (32)We have a Bosch - and wish we didn't. We live in Canada so I do not know if this could be an issue for you. We bought ours in 2000 and had to go with a Bosch dishwasher and built-in single oven with a cooktop due to the weird configuration of our kitchen - there was a depth issue. Although made in the U.S. the sizes are not standard. In the first 5 years of use - and there are just the 2 of us and the dog, the electrical panel failed, the soap dispenser unit failed and then there was an issue with it making a loud screeching noise - fortunately it happened when the repair man was here. None of these items was covered by warranty - except for the electrical part - we had to pay for the labour - no surprise the part and the labour cost the same. Our Bosch oven had a recall problem with the convection element - again Bosch paid for the part but not the labour. We have had igniters go as well as the electrical start for the gas cooktop. I am worried that our Bosch dishwasher will fail and we will have to get another one since North American "standard" brands will not fit. So perhaps you might have the opposite problem. The dishwasher is long as well - too long. We also had to buy a Bosch subcompact front load washer and dryer after our Kenmore Elite front loader duo went kaput in year 8 - and we hardly put anything in the dryer. Due to a space problem we had to get the subcompact to allow for the venting. The Washer cost $1,800 and the dryer was about $1,600. We could have bought the full size for half the price and received a comforter set to boot. The only other alternative to the Bosch subcompacts were the LG but the dryer was a condenser and while they are used in Europe we were afraid to buy one here. The GE fridge died at age 9 and that was after a major fix. We have a height issue - what are we supposed to do, redo the kitchen to accommodate the fridge!? Our only option was a Whirlpool - a disaster starting with the problems that everyone with a Whirlpool fridge (or Whirlpool under any other name) has - starting at age 1 1/2. Apparently the rattling sound is "normal" and rattle it does. The rattling wasn't the main problem - it was the ice buildup, the total rusting of the interior of the bottom mount freezer and the FAILURE! of the fridge - 3 times. So, my suggestion is to not buy a Bosch if you can help it. By the way we had to pay for installation of our Bosch dishwasher. But then we live in Canada....See More3katz4me
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