On 7/4/2014 10:12 AM, Gomez wrote:
On 07/03/2014 11:41 PM, Nelly W wrote:
On 7/3/2014 7:13 AM, Gomez wrote:
On 07/02/2014 10:11 PM, Nelly W wrote:
Are no modern dishwashers user-servicable anymore?

Most manufacturers no longer offer repair help because of liability.

Liability for what?
No, I seriously do need it spelled out for me.

Imagine a dishwasher with a leaky fill valve, wet hands, a wet kitchen
floor, 120 volts and an ignorant DIYer.
What could possibly go wrong? Who would our crazy jurors blame and how
many millions would they award the deceased's family?

But don't take my word for it, check out:

http://money.howstuffworks.com/8-out...its.htm#page=0

or google " frivolous lawsuits "

Never underestimate the power of a few stupid jurors.

I don't really know how a leaky fill valve relates to a clogged trap,
but is it possible the latter could lead to overflow? Water on the floor
has the potential for more lucrative suits than someone just getting an
"owwie" on their finger from a ceramic shard.

My other guess is that it was just cheaper to make the units without
that feature, in line with the higher probability of us poor saps having
to replace the unit sooner.

I've often wondered what if any role major appliance mfgrs had in doing
away with all traces of phosphate in the detergents.