We cleaned the garage today. Well, Jenny, Micah(Jenny’s friend), Ann, and Betty did most of the cleaning. Actually Jenny and Micah but Ann and Betty did some. Patrick did some too but he was the most help on the dishwasher.
Ok, I’ll start at the beginning. A few years before we moved into this house we bought a new GE Quiet Power Dishwasher. It was a very nice model but had a few problems which were covered by the warranty. When we bought the house and moved in there was already a Kenmore dishwasher so we put the GE in the garage. I’ve been planning to replace the Kenmore for a long time but as long as it was working I couldn’t quite justify the effort.
Finally this week I was told the soap dispenser wouldn’t open anymore. I figured this was a perfect time to do the job and I wanted to get the garage cleaned out too. Since the GE was all the way in the back it was perfect.
I got a small trash bin delivered yesterday and then today we all went to work.
I had to go to Home Depot to get the fittings to plumb it. I just needed a few adapters and the old one was actually hard wired into the wall. I got an electrical box and just put an outlet in it and left it under the washer.
Patrick helped a LOT with getting under the sink and unhooking/hooking hoses. He’s a bit smaller than me so it was easier for him to do.
We now have a “New” 12 year old dishwasher installed. I was a little worried that the hoses would be brittle but everything seems fine. It ran through it’s cycle and seems to work like it should. I’ll take a picture later. It’s not quite straight so I need to move one of the brackets before I do.