Dishwasher broken

[cosmo20002]

My dishwasher won't work--its a Kenmore, about 8 years old.
Stops midway through the cycle. I learned to do the thing where you press a series of buttons to reset it, but in the end the thing won't dry.

I assume I need a new heating element thingy. That sound right?
Do I have to call those dickheads at Sears or can someone else supply this?
How difficult to do it myself?

I tried running antifreeze through it and it didn't help.

Thanks!

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Don't you have a wife?

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Don't you have a wife?

[TimBone]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Don't you have a wife?

If you're gonna take the woman is a dishwasher joke, please do it some justice you selfish prick.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Don't you have a wife?

That's what I was taking about. Any suggestions?

[bevischief]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Don't you have a wife?

Beat me to it.

[Dragonocho]

Mr. Obvious already solved this problem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FvT9...FvT9bH9rzM#t=4

[AndChiefs]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

My dishwasher won't work--its a Kenmore, about 8 years old.
Stops midway through the cycle. I learned to do the thing where you press a series of buttons to reset it, but in the end the thing won't dry.

I assume I need a new heating element thingy. That sound right?
Do I have to call those dickheads at Sears or can someone else supply this?
How difficult to do it myself?

I tried running antifreeze through it and it didn't help.

Thanks!

You could try putting in a burning AIDS tree.

[Otter]

You just need to find someone to blame the problem on instead of fixing it like ya do with everything else. Let me know how it works in the real world, kay? thx!

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Otter

You just need to find someone to blame the problem on instead of fixing it like ya do with everything else. Let me know how it works in the real world, kay? thx!

Ok that was funny.


As to the question, I think they only go about 10 years most o the time so you're probably close to a new one anyway. I've had them repaired in te past and buying new costs about the same in the long run with fewer hassles

[TribalElder]

Originally Posted by ping2000

There must be a government program where you can get a free dishwasher.

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Obamawasher?

Originally Posted by ptlyon

You don't want one of those, it will never work to begin with

Originally Posted by tooge

Makes all sorts of noise, but doesn't actually clean the dishes

OBAMAWASHA

[Sideburn]

Originally Posted by TribalElder

OBAMAWASHA

This is the proper way to say it. It's racist if you use "er".

[AustinChief]

[cosmo20002]

Yeah, looks like I could handle that. Of course, how do I know for certain that it is the heating element thingy that's busted? It won't dry, but maybe there's some malfunctioning switch or other do-hickey that is the real cause and not the heating element itself? The dickheads from Sears seem to be able to plug something in and diagnose this stuff.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Yeah, looks like I could handle that. Of course, how do I know for certain that it is the heating element thingy that's busted? It won't dry, but maybe there's some malfunctioning switch or other do-hickey that is the real cause and not the heating element itself? The dickheads from Sears seem to be able to plug something in and diagnose this stuff.

Sounds like you're not the person to be diagnosing the problem