Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new house
(installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless appliances. Got
the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old, mismatched
appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms, works well.
Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water internally but
not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a single mechanical
part is still available! What the hell...

So, question for the group - let's say I take it apart and find that
whatever is making the noise is something that cannot be fixed without
replacement parts. What dishwasher, then, is reasonably priced but is
likely to still be repairable for a reasonable amount of time?

thanks!

nate

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Nate Nagel writes:

Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old,
mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms,
works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water
internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a
single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

What's Trible?

No, don't tell me, I don't want to know.

Go to google, search for "ge replacement parts".

There are many, many sources for parts.

--
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On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:57:33 AM UTC-4, net cop wrote:
Nate Nagel writes:



Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new

house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless

appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old,

mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms,

works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water

internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a

single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...



What's Trible?



No, don't tell me, I don't want to know.



Go to google, search for "ge replacement parts".



There are many, many sources for parts.



--

Dan Espen

+1

I can't imagine a GE dishwasher that's only 4 years old where
there are no parts available. Sears parts is one place to look.
They don't always have the best prices, but they have parts diagrams
and parts for a whole lot of appliances, mowers, etc.

On 9/10/2013 9:10 AM, Nate Nagel wrote:
Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new house
(installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless appliances. Got
the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old, mismatched
appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms, works well.
Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water internally but
not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a single mechanical
part is still available! What the hell...

So, question for the group - let's say I take it apart and find that
whatever is making the noise is something that cannot be fixed without
replacement parts. What dishwasher, then, is reasonably priced but is
likely to still be repairable for a reasonable amount of time?

thanks!

nate


For parts, I'd try Repairclinic.com or do a search by part number. Maybe
they just don't carry GE parts?

I'd think that any of the major brands would have parts available for
three years but, . . .

I say B.S. that parts aren't available. What's the GE model number?????

"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
...
Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new house
(installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless appliances. Got
the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old, mismatched
appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms, works well.
Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water internally but
not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a single mechanical
part is still available! What the hell...

So, question for the group - let's say I take it apart and find that
whatever is making the noise is something that cannot be fixed without
replacement parts. What dishwasher, then, is reasonably priced but is
likely to still be repairable for a reasonable amount of time?

thanks!

nate

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Nate Nagel wrote:
Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to
old, mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny
arms, works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping
water internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's -
not a single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

I just went to http://Tribles.com . Never heard of it before. It looks
like the only way to search for parts is if you give a part number or model
number. If you (or I) enter an invalid model number, all it says is no
parts available for model number blah-blah-blah.

My guess is that you entered an invalid model number.

Post the model number here and we can do searches on http://RepairClinic.com
etc and see what comes up.

On 09/10/2013 09:57 AM, Dan Espen wrote:
Nate Nagel writes:

Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old,
mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms,
works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water
internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a
single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

What's Trible?

No, don't tell me, I don't want to know.

Mail order and B&M store that sells appliance parts, IME they're pretty
good, usually have anything if it's available, and they also have a B&M
location a long walk from me, which is convenient.

http://www.tribles.com/

Go to google, search for "ge replacement parts".

There are many, many sources for parts.

Well, I found the "Mechanism Assembly" (which appears to be the pump and
motor together) at geapplianceparts.com for $183.75 plus shipping; at
that price it's still a throwaway dishwasher! Does not appear from the
parts diagram that you can break it down any farther than that - can't
just buy the motor or the pump separately, or any bearings, brushes, etc.

Fortunately I crawled underneath it and MOST of the noise was a plastic
"flag" label on one of the wires that got sucked into the fan motor.
BUT the thing is still noticeably louder than it was when installed...

nate


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On 9/10/2013 6:57 AM, Dan Espen wrote:
Nate Nagel writes:

Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old,
mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms,
works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water
internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a
single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

What's Trible?

No, don't tell me, I don't want to know.

Go to google, search for "ge replacement parts".

There are many, many sources for parts.

I've purchased replacement parts for dishwashers that were 6 years old
or so (replacement racks). I have never heard of "Trible's" but all the
parts I've needed for dishwashers, refrigerators, and stovetops have
been readily available either on-line or from a traditional appliance
parts store. I have found http://www.partsdr.com/ to have good prices
on some items and they are responsive when you ask about cross-references.

On 09/10/2013 10:31 AM, TomR wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to
old, mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny
arms, works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping
water internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's -
not a single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

I just went to http://Tribles.com . Never heard of it before. It looks
like the only way to search for parts is if you give a part number or model
number. If you (or I) enter an invalid model number, all it says is no
parts available for model number blah-blah-blah.

My guess is that you entered an invalid model number.

Post the model number here and we can do searches on http://RepairClinic.com
etc and see what comes up.



Model no. is GLD5600R00BB

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts... Also a lot of
the noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it
still has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have before.
So it'll get run until something actually stops working and then likely
replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound like a good deal.

nate

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Nate Nagel wrote:
On 09/10/2013 10:31 AM, TomR wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to
old, mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny
arms, works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping
water internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's
- not a single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

I just went to http://Tribles.com . Never heard of it before. It
looks like the only way to search for parts is if you give a part
number or model number. If you (or I) enter an invalid model
number, all it says is no parts available for model number
blah-blah-blah. My guess is that you entered an invalid model number.

Post the model number here and we can do searches on
http://RepairClinic.com etc and see what comes up.

Model no. is GLD5600R00BB

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts... Also a lot of
the noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it
still has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have before.
So it'll get run until something actually stops working and then
likely replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound
like a good deal.

Okay. Got it.

Your first post just said that there were no parts available for your
dishwasher through Tribles. I didn't realize that you were specifically
looking for a pump or pump parts. But, repairclinic.com shows 126 parts for
this model (including the $189 pump) at:
http://www.repairclinic.com/GE-Dishw...46-Parts?z=100 .

Good luck.

On 09/10/2013 11:06 AM, TomR wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
On 09/10/2013 10:31 AM, TomR wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to
old, mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny
arms, works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping
water internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's
- not a single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

I just went to http://Tribles.com . Never heard of it before. It
looks like the only way to search for parts is if you give a part
number or model number. If you (or I) enter an invalid model
number, all it says is no parts available for model number
blah-blah-blah. My guess is that you entered an invalid model number.

Post the model number here and we can do searches on
http://RepairClinic.com etc and see what comes up.

Model no. is GLD5600R00BB

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts... Also a lot of
the noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it
still has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have before.
So it'll get run until something actually stops working and then
likely replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound
like a good deal.

Okay. Got it.

Your first post just said that there were no parts available for your
dishwasher through Tribles. I didn't realize that you were specifically
looking for a pump or pump parts. But, repairclinic.com shows 126 parts for
this model (including the $189 pump) at:
http://www.repairclinic.com/GE-Dishw...46-Parts?z=100 .

Good luck.



Yeah, Trible's didn't have any mechanical parts at all for it which made
me assume that they weren't available from any source, as literally
everything I've ever tried to get from them they've had save for some
parts for a very old Magic Chef (I think?) gas stove at my last place.

After looking elsewhere I find that there are some places that have the
parts, but that it's just not worth fixing, as wherever the noise is
it's somewhere in the pump, motor, or somewhere between the two.

nate

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On 09/10/13 10:53 am, Nate Nagel wrote:

Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to
old, mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny
arms, works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping
water internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's -
not a single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

I just went to http://Tribles.com . Never heard of it before. It looks
like the only way to search for parts is if you give a part number or
model
number. If you (or I) enter an invalid model number, all it says is no
parts available for model number blah-blah-blah.

My guess is that you entered an invalid model number.

Post the model number here and we can do searches on
http://RepairClinic.com
etc and see what comes up.



Model no. is GLD5600R00BB

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts... Also a lot of the
noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it still
has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have before. So
it'll get run until something actually stops working and then likely
replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound like a good deal.

What's the make and model of the motor itself? It may very well be
available from an electrical supply house. When I fixed our 10-yr-old
(at the time) Frigidaire-made, Kenmore-branded clothes washer a couple
of years ago, the bearings were not listed as a separate item, only as
part of a several-hundred-$$$ drum assembly, but the bearings and seals
were in fact available all over the place.

Perce

Nate Nagel writes:

On 09/10/2013 10:31 AM, TomR wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to
old, mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny
arms, works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping
water internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's -
not a single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

I just went to http://Tribles.com . Never heard of it before. It looks
like the only way to search for parts is if you give a part number or model
number. If you (or I) enter an invalid model number, all it says is no
parts available for model number blah-blah-blah.

My guess is that you entered an invalid model number.

Post the model number here and we can do searches on http://RepairClinic.com
etc and see what comes up.

Model no. is GLD5600R00BB

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts... Also a lot of
the noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it
still has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have
before. So it'll get run until something actually stops working and
then likely replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound
like a good deal.

The additional noise could be just that you are paying attention.
You might have moved some of the sound deadening material, but I doubt
it.

Parts coming in big expensive assemblies is nothing new.
I think another poster said he found sub-assemblies,
non-GE part sources might be better in that respect.

Anyway, sounds like you saved yourself some bucks.
Good deal.

--
Dan Espen

On 9/10/2013 10:53 AM, Nate Nagel wrote:

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts...

Very common practice. Need a cotter pin? It comes attached to a $500
shaft and sheave.

Also a lot of
the noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it
still has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have before.
So it'll get run until something actually stops working and then likely
replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound like a good
deal.

nate

Ear plues $1

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:33:11 -0400, Nate Nagel
wrote:

On 09/10/2013 09:57 AM, Dan Espen wrote:
Nate Nagel writes:

Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to old,
mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny arms,
works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping water
internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's - not a
single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

What's Trible?

No, don't tell me, I don't want to know.

Mail order and B&M store that sells appliance parts, IME they're pretty
good, usually have anything if it's available, and they also have a B&M
location a long walk from me, which is convenient.

http://www.tribles.com/

Yes, there's one 2 miles from me in Baltimore. Nice folks.

Go to google, search for "ge replacement parts".

There are many, many sources for parts.

Well, I found the "Mechanism Assembly" (which appears to be the pump and
motor together) at geapplianceparts.com for $183.75 plus shipping; at
that price it's still a throwaway dishwasher! Does not appear from the
parts diagram that you can break it down any farther than that - can't
just buy the motor or the pump separately, or any bearings, brushes, etc.

Fortunately I crawled underneath it and MOST of the noise was a plastic
"flag" label on one of the wires that got sucked into the fan motor.
BUT the thing is still noticeably louder than it was when installed...

Under these circumstances, It might be your imagination. I finished
a 350 mile drive without stopping the last 2 hours, and when I stopped
the car, the fuel pump in back was making a tremendous racket and I
figured I'd need another one Lasted 4 more years with no trouble
until the car died for other reasons. I'd figure the dishwasher is
fine until it does something more than make this noise. Or mayvbe
a corner of the label is bouncing around near the fan, and that will
go away eventually.

nate

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:11:54 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound like a good deal.

What's the make and model of the motor itself? It may very well be
available from an electrical supply house. When I fixed our 10-yr-old
(at the time) Frigidaire-made, Kenmore-branded clothes washer a couple
of years ago, the bearings were not listed as a separate item, only as
part of a several-hundred-$$$ drum assembly, but the bearings and seals
were in fact available all over the place.

Perce

Absolutely. My girlfriend at the time had a broken fridge or stove
and called a repairman who was a friend of mine. He couldn't find the
part for sale at all, but she found the little switch inside the part
that was the problem and bought it from the people whose name was on
the switch. Something like that. Under 10 dollars. I think this
was before the web too.

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:27:18 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 9/10/2013 10:53 AM, Nate Nagel wrote:

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts...

Very common practice. Need a cotter pin? It comes attached to a $500
shaft and sheave.

Also a lot of
the noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it
still has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have before.
So it'll get run until something actually stops working and then likely
replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound like a good
deal.

nate

Ear plues $1

Don't bloe your nose when your ears are plued.

On 9/10/2013 12:14 PM, micky wrote:


Ear plues $1

Don't bloe your nose when your ears are plued.


Hey, snot funny!

On 9/10/2013 8:11 AM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 09/10/13 10:53 am, Nate Nagel wrote:

Dishwasher is probably 3-4 years old... came out of a friend's new
house (installed by builder, friend upgraded to all stainless
appliances. Got the range, dishwasher, and fridge as upgrades to
old, mismatched appliances.) GE model but a nice one, three spinny
arms, works well. Started making an awful noise this AM when pumping
water internally but not draining. Looked the model up on Trible's -
not a single mechanical part is still available! What the hell...

I just went to http://Tribles.com . Never heard of it before. It looks
like the only way to search for parts is if you give a part number or
model
number. If you (or I) enter an invalid model number, all it says is no
parts available for model number blah-blah-blah.

My guess is that you entered an invalid model number.

Post the model number here and we can do searches on
http://RepairClinic.com
etc and see what comes up.



Model no. is GLD5600R00BB

as per my previous post however it appears that only the motor/pump
assembly is available as a unit, no component parts... Also a lot of the
noise was a "flag" wire tag that got sucked into the motor, but it still
has a little bit of whine/howl to it that it didn't have before. So
it'll get run until something actually stops working and then likely
replaced. $200 to get rid of a little noise doesn't sound like a good
deal.

What's the make and model of the motor itself? It may very well be
available from an electrical supply house. When I fixed our 10-yr-old
(at the time) Frigidaire-made, Kenmore-branded clothes washer a couple
of years ago, the bearings were not listed as a separate item, only as
part of a several-hundred-$$$ drum assembly, but the bearings and seals
were in fact available all over the place.

That's true. And I know that for pool pump motors there are companies
that specialize in stuff like bearing replacement but of course the pump
manufacturer can't be bothered with selling small parts.

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:33:11 -0400, Nate Nagel
wrote:



Well, I found the "Mechanism Assembly" (which appears to be the pump and
motor together) at geapplianceparts.com for $183.75 plus shipping; at
that price it's still a throwaway dishwasher!

That depends on what it will cost to replace the dishwasher.
I'm fixing my washing machine right now.
Might end up spending 3 bills on parts.
To replace it would cost at least 7 bills.
Besides that, the new one might break down.
And besides that, once you learn to disassemble/reassemble the
machine, you basically don't worry about it anymore, because you can
fix it.
And you can always fix it much, much cheaper than buying a new machine
that does the same thing. As long as parts are available anyway.
It's kinda like a car. Unless it's rusted out, it's cheaper to repair
it than buy a new one.
With the machine I'm fixing the only thing that would stop me is
extensive rust or if a truck ran over it.
As others have said, repairclinic.com is an excellent site.
Good repair videos. Made it real easy for my machine.
Besides that, you can find that " $183.75 plus shipping" part on eBay
for $135, free shipping.
Or you can find it for +$200. Up to you.
If you plug the GE part number into google you'll find wide price
variance.

On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:28:49 -0700, Tony Hwang
wrote:



Hey,
You're my kinda man. Our GE DW needed motor/pump assembly once in 20
years. I got replacement from eBay for less than 50 bucks including
shipping. It is still running very well. No issues.

New units often uses less water and power per load but I am not sure of
their reliability being all plastic, etc.


Good to hear there were parts available.
My washer is a newer "efficient" model, about 6 years old.
Basement flooded, that's what go it.

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:33:11 -0400, Nate Nagel
wrote:



Well, I found the "Mechanism Assembly" (which appears to be the pump and
motor together) at geapplianceparts.com for $183.75 plus shipping; at
that price it's still a throwaway dishwasher!

That depends on what it will cost to replace the dishwasher.
I'm fixing my washing machine right now.
Might end up spending 3 bills on parts.
To replace it would cost at least 7 bills.
Besides that, the new one might break down.
And besides that, once you learn to disassemble/reassemble the
machine, you basically don't worry about it anymore, because you can
fix it.
And you can always fix it much, much cheaper than buying a new machine
that does the same thing. As long as parts are available anyway.
It's kinda like a car. Unless it's rusted out, it's cheaper to repair
it than buy a new one.
With the machine I'm fixing the only thing that would stop me is
extensive rust or if a truck ran over it.
As others have said, repairclinic.com is an excellent site.
Good repair videos. Made it real easy for my machine.
Besides that, you can find that " $183.75 plus shipping" part on eBay
for $135, free shipping.
Or you can find it for +$200. Up to you.
If you plug the GE part number into google you'll find wide price
variance.


Hey,
You're my kinda man. Our GE DW needed motor/pump assembly once in 20
years. I got replacement from eBay for less than 50 bucks including
shipping. It is still running very well. No issues.

New units often uses less water and power per load but I am not sure of
their reliability being all plastic, etc.