Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 20 Dec 2010 05:10:46p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> The Cook wrote:
>>> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:07:14 -0500, "Jean B." >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Steve B wrote:
>>>>> We opted to keep an old white plastic Whirlpool dishwasher on
>>>>> our remodel instead of getting a new one. This plastic POS
>>>>> cleans very well, and we were cutting corners.
>>>>>
>>>>> A few months ago, we bought some purple bushel basket woven
>>>>> shaped plastic baskets that we used for popcorn. Wifey thought
>>>>> they needed washing. She put them into the dishwasher with
>>>>> (lucky for her) clear glass dishes that were full of drywall
>>>>> dust.
>>>>>
>>>>> On opening the dishwasher, the inside was totally permanently
>>>>> streaked with purple from the baskets. It looked like purple
>>>>> paint was perfectly slung all over the inside of the dw.
>>>>>
>>>>> It looks soooo cool!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We both love it.
>>>>>
>>>>> It will be a nice story to tell, and we hope it lasts a while.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Odd. BTW, you are smart to keep the old DW. New appliances are
>>>> rather iffy.
>>> You are so right. Last year our 5 year old dishwasher lost its
>>> water pump (I think that was it) so off to Lowe's. I was looking
>>> for one like we had, a top line Bosch which I love. Bosch had
>>> changed the rack arrangement and I did not like any of them.
>>> Decided that Electrolux was as close as we were going to get. It
>>> did not get dishes clean unless you had them almost clean to
>>> start with. Returned it. We ordered the part from Bosch (about
>>> $200) and got it in two days. DH replaced it with minimum of
>>> profanity. It is great to have a DH who can fix almost anything.
>>>
>> Hmmmm. I was just telling someone about my new GE, which has the
>> tiniest scratch in the door... which has started to rust after
>> THREE uses. I look inside my current Bosch (with the
>> nonfunctional water pump--did they ever fix this issue?), which I
>> used for many years and has an interior that looks brand new.
>> Maybe I should put a new DW the current house and store the Bosch.
>> I wonder whether the new GE will get totally rusty--like so many
>> other things that should be made for their intended uses involving
>> water.
>>
>
> I had a top of the line Kenmore with SS tub that never rusted, but
> that was 10 years ago. Our next one, when we move, will be a Maytag.
>
But... Maytag now is most likely NOT like the old Maytags. :-(

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Jean B.