I replaced the refrigerator (harvest gold) first thing. It didn't
involve a big installation.

I avoid the labor charges, being a woman alone and all. I may take on
installing a new dishwasher after I hang my Electrical Service Panel
today.

I was quoted $400 to install an electric oven. There's already one in
there wired up, I can't see letting them rip me off. I will get one
wired virtually the same, pull, drop new one it, and see if I need to
get help doing it instead of paying the upfront fee with no
justification except "$400 because they can be complicated."

I actually believe electricians are the biggest thieves around, ahead
of lawyers.



Mark wrote:
Mrs Clean, I think you are at the bitter end on this DW. I don't know what
kind of floor you have, or what is on the floor below you kitchen, but a
water leak would be pretty damaging to both. Also at 30 years your DW is
probably not all that efficicient as far as water and electric use, so a new
one would likely pay for itself in a few short years. You'll also be
surprised at how quite a new one is!

Give it up - give the thing a kiss on the control knobs and drag it to the
street! You are right, you probably won't get 30 years out of a new one -
But you are really fortunate to have had the old one live that long!

Mark

P.S. That old harvest gold refrig should probably go too! I know a new one
would save you $$$ in operating costs!


wrote in message
ups.com...
It was harvest gold but I painted it white hahahah

I was thinking a bike tire patch with cement glue.

I am hanging on to the bitter end.

Mrs. Clean

mm wrote:
On 6 Oct 2006 16:59:11 -0700, wrote:

The nylon rollers have worn a hole in the inside of my dishwasher.

It's 30 years old but the new ones only go 7 years, so I want to keep
it. It's sound mechanically.

How or what should I use to patch the inside of the door?

If it is all the way through, I think auto body putty would do it. I
think they have a couple general kinds, for small dents and for larger
that is sometimes supported by a piece of fiberglass mesh.

I can't imagine the hole is bigger than a dime, so I think you can use
the small dent stuff and just leave the door open, (the hole is in the
door, right?) and push enough through so that it lands on the far
side (now the bottom side) and keep applying it until the pile reaches
up to the level where you are. You can onoy apply it a half inch deep
at one time, or something like that. Read the label. So do it in
stages. When it reaches the hole smooth it out. You may want to paint
it with the little bottles of white porcelain paint they sell for
kitchen appliances (only in colors that appliances come in.)

I live alone and only wash full loads, so Idon'pt use my dishwasher
very often, but it's 27 years old, and works and looks fine, and has
only broken once when a tiny half inch long very thin chicken bone got
caught in the anti-siphon thing on the sink. And t hat wouldn't have
happened if I cleaned my dishes better.

I wouldn't care about style, but afaict mine is still stylish.

It's a sears, probably whirlppol and has 3 sheets of metal stored in
the front, representing 6 colors**, if I wanted it to be adifferent
color. So far everything is harvest gold. Now that IS out of style,
but I don't care.

White, harvest gold, ovacado?, and I forget the other three. I've
only seen them once 15 years ago, because I have to take out two
screws and remove a strip to look at them.