tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post4533868559676943971..comments2024-03-08T14:27:48.599-08:00Comments on albertnet: Dishwasher ManDana Alberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13488621586586091954noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post-43920778051570190552024-01-10T11:11:00.520-08:002024-01-10T11:11:00.520-08:00And here we are, almost exactly fourteen years lat...And here we are, almost exactly fourteen years later, and I hear your dishwasher has washed its final load. Having become incontinent, it is unable to keep itself from emptying its soiled liquid on your floor. It was a good run. <br /><br />But now the question arises... will you install a new dishwasher, or will you and Erin romantically wash dishes by hand from here on out? (Obviously, the question that does not arise is, will you hire a man to install a new one?) A third question also arises... if you do install a new dishwasher, will you install an air gap thingy? It's also known as a siphon breaker or something like that... Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470419755805088234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post-55667996383952679842010-01-31T12:50:37.387-08:002010-01-31T12:50:37.387-08:00Hey Dana,
I was rapt, reading your blog. Congrats ...Hey Dana,<br />I was rapt, reading your blog. Congrats on the project! especially since yesterday I had my handyman, Jasper, here to install 20 knobs on my cabinet doors, something I could have done, and not nearly as well in maybe 6 hours (it took him minutes). He also caulked some windows and fixed the cat door, all for little money and I'm so glad I don't have a masculine ego to deal with. But I understand how it is--and Bravo! You tackled it and it works and that has to make you feel good; besides you saved an enormous sum--even here plumbers are $100/hour. My dishwasher doesn't have any air-gap thing either. The other thing that puzzles me is that it's so quiet it's hard to know if it is indeed running, a departure from any machine I've owned. Well now, what's next: a refrigerator? At least those come with a plug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post-38351964609507530852010-01-19T18:18:31.750-08:002010-01-19T18:18:31.750-08:00Well, this was a post I couldn't ignore. Dana...Well, this was a post I couldn't ignore. Dana, you should keep in mind that you have a friend who actually does this kind of thing for a living (sorta). At the very least, I know what a 3/8" N.P.T. fitting is, and I've done my share of sweating copper joints (don't say "soldering" -- people will know you're not "down"). I must say, I'm impressed with your gumption and impressed with the results. The best part of any home repair is seeing the thing you repaired do its job. This is easy in the case of a replaced dishwasher; less so in the case of a re-caulked tub. One note: all dishwashers are hard-wired (no plug). I think it's a code thing (they have rules for everything!). Another note: I've installed several dishwashers and I've never had one that needed that air gap thingy. Hmmm... I should investigate that further.<br /><br />As for doing home repairs vs. repairing bicycles, you and I should be neighbors. I never have the right tool for doing bike repairs and I'm always afraid I'll screw something up (e.g., misadjusting a "rear mech," causing my chain to jump into my spokes, seizing the rear wheel at the most inopportune time, and killing me). Thus, I leave everything beyond flat tires to my local bike shop. But the layers upon layers of good and bad work done to your average 50 yr old house is my comfort zone. I got tools, and I've got no end of un-earned confidence for fixing anything that happens under the shingles. Except the foundation. If you foundation goes bad, don't call me.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213958108392539464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post-43751131184472810532010-01-19T14:11:38.245-08:002010-01-19T14:11:38.245-08:00Alas, when I discovered that the old air gap wasn&...Alas, when I discovered that the old air gap wasn't connected, I removed it from the sink (not wishing to be reminded that I'd either been taken for a sucker, or hired an absentminded handyman). I don't know what happened to it after that, and the new dishwasher didn't come with an air gap (since it didn't come with fricking ANYTHING). So we shall see how the dishwasher does without it. So far, so good!Dana Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488621586586091954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737851275453020904.post-39042903701656438592010-01-19T12:41:49.880-08:002010-01-19T12:41:49.880-08:00Congratulations! Now doesn't that feel good? W...Congratulations! Now doesn't that feel good? Wasn't Erin impressed? There is one side benefit, too, and that's that if anything ever goes wrong with your installation, you know you can figure it out and fix it all by your self. I know the innards of my dishwasher so well that I feel as if I could keep it running indefinitely. (So far, I kind of already have!) <br /><br />So Dana, did you do the right thing and hook up the air gap? I couldn't tell by the pictures...Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470419755805088234noreply@blogger.com