Dishwasher Part 1

 Something like nine years ago, we redid our kitchen, main bathroom and living room. When we did this, we got new appliances. One was a stainless steel dishwasher my spouse (now former spouse) picked up for song. He had to drive 40 minutes up and down a mountain canyon, but he got a dishwasher for something like $250. It was insanely cheap even at the time. 

He installed the dishwasher even running to the store to get additional parts. Then we ran it. And the dishes came out dirty. "We can't keep this," I remember tell him. "It has to be returned." But it was installed, the canyon, etc. all made Wendell unwilling to return the dishwasher. So for nine, long years I've dealt with a dishwasher that does not clean the dishes. Several things had broken down over the years and Wendell dutifully replaced the upper washer arm and the door that held the soap. But after he'd moved out, the dishwasher started breaking down again. Nearly half of the bottom rack would not clean anything. An error message was a permeant part of the display. 

One of the things my former spouse was good at, is researching quality appliances. But so is my mom. I had neither the time nor the interest in doing the necessary research and delegated this responsibility to her. My mom happily took up the task and as the spots in the dishwasher that did not clean grew, my mom texted me the results. She had three machines she recommended. All could be purchased at a local home improvement store for somewhere between $550 and $800. 

In the final straw, the dishwasher began leaking.  It's final Sunday a pretty good sized puddle got the attention of our young cat, Smokey. Getting his attention, drew my attention. At that point the dishwasher was turned off and became an expensive drying rack. It was time to go shopping.