I’m publicly admitting I have disliked this dishwasher from the date it was installed. I didn’t buy it and had no input in its purchase. It replaced the dishwasher I LOVED but many fingers destroyed the touch buttons on the top of the door so it was replaced. Sad actually when you realize it’s cheaper to replace rather than repair.

Back to the current dishwasher though.

It kinda stopped working a few months ago. It was intermittent. It would run, but not really clean anything. Then it would work again. So we limped it along, rewashing and running it again every other usage or so. Until yesterday. We went to unload it and almost everything was still dirty. Like small amounts of food or drink residue on everything. I hand washed everything and used the dishwasher as a drying rack. I have 4 kids, other than day camps we are all home all summer. How many members of my family will be washing and drying dishes by hand? Oh, that would be 1. Me. I don’t mind handwashing dishes, but with the volume in this house it’s going to get really time-consuming really fast, and I want to enjoy our summer. Not watch it from the kitchen sink.

I pulled out flyers that came in the mail this past week. At least 2 stores have appliance sales. I went to the library and photocopied the dishwasher reviews. I’m armed and prepared to shop. I have only a few criteria: 1. It must clean the dishes. 2. The silverware tray must not be hanging on the door. We previewed a few yesterday and the concept of a third rack is mighty appealing. We’ll see how the search for a new dishwasher goes today.