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Default GE Dishwasher life expectancy?

On Sep 22, 4:15 pm, "Pete C." wrote:
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On Sep 22, 6:38?pm, Meat Plow wrote:
On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:26:27 +0000, JLF wrote:
Today my almost 15-year old GE Potscrubber 1100 seems to have stopped
working. The motor didn't seem to start. I can faintly hear it trying,
but nothing happens. The detergent compartment opened and the bottom
seemed to fill half-way with warm water, but nothing beyond that
happened...


Do I need to buy a new one?


Any suggestions?


Mine would be replace it.


check for debris in pump, replace dont fix at that age its a loser,


clearing a stuck pump is worth it.


some new dishwashers have extra deep baskets, you can find them the
kick panel is very small in height. I just bough a whirpool they are
the only maker to have silverware in the door, saving space in the
main part of the washer. new dishawshers heat the water which is nice


In my opinion, it is worth spending 30 minutes on. It should take about
5 minutes to unhook and pull it out from under the counter. In the
remaining 25 min, if you can't identify and resolve a problem such as
debris in the pump, a mouse jamming a pulley (don't laugh, I had an
electric car radiator fan jammed by a big honkin' cicada) or similar,
just replace it, they're too cheap to spend any more time on. Go buy
another for the $300 at whatever local place you prefer, spend the 30
min to install it, and forget about it for another 15 years.


Thanks -- I'll give it a look but also start window shopping.

J.