Fix Kitchenaid Dishwasher or Replace with Bosch?
 

I selling a relative's home and am wondering if I should pay to have a
45 yr old Kitchenaid dishwasher that won't start fixed, or replace it
with a brand new Bosch? The difference in cost is a few hundred
dollars. If the repair only adds 90 days or whatever to the life of the
Kitchenaid, does it make sense?

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I selling a relative's home and am wondering if I should pay to have a
45 yr old Kitchenaid dishwasher that won't start fixed, or replace it
with a brand new Bosch? The difference in cost is a few hundred
dollars. If the repair only adds 90 days or whatever to the life of the
Kitchenaid, does it make sense?


45 years? Or did you mean 4 to 5 years? No, repairing an very old unit
makes no sense.

According to my dealer, Bosch is a good dishwasher, but more prone to
service calls than KA, Whirlpool, Maytag.

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I selling a relative's home and am wondering if I should pay to have a
45 yr old Kitchenaid dishwasher that won't start fixed, or replace it
with a brand new Bosch? The difference in cost is a few hundred
dollars. If the repair only adds 90 days or whatever to the life of the
Kitchenaid, does it make sense?

Why replace it now? New owner may be planning a color change or complete
remodel of kitchen. I would put a fixed dollar amount in the Realtor's
listing to be given to the new owner at closing for dishwasher changeout.
Bosch is probably the quietest dishwasher out there but isn't the easiest to
service and doesn't have a "hard food disposer" which is wanted by most
buyers. Bosch has a little cup that catches the hard stuff and relies on
hot water and time to dissolve most stuff caught in it.

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I selling a relative's home and am wondering if I should pay to have
a
45 yr old Kitchenaid dishwasher that won't start fixed, or replace it
with a brand new Bosch? The difference in cost is a few hundred
dollars. If the repair only adds 90 days or whatever to the life of
the
Kitchenaid, does it make sense?

Hi,

45 years old d/w??

If this is a 4 or 5 year old d/w, likely worth the repair.

dishwasher that won't start

Is it dead?...no sounds?

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

best to do nothing and just note it is not working and offer an allowance.
As has been stated new owner may want a different color.

You could install a Bosch and have someone look at the house that does not
like Bosch and make it into a negative? Or they may never had heard of
brand.
Best to just let the buyer be aware and then you can negotiate the
replacement or an allowance.

It is kind of like carpet 99% of homes you look at have tan/beige carpet
because it is neutral. Everyone is afraid they will get a color someone else
will not like.


Wayne
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I selling a relative's home and am wondering if I should pay to have a
45 yr old Kitchenaid dishwasher that won't start fixed, or replace it
with a brand new Bosch? The difference in cost is a few hundred
dollars. If the repair only adds 90 days or whatever to the life of the
Kitchenaid, does it make sense?