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I remember this report well I would call it completely accurate, consumer reports did not rate on construction quality or on repair records so the Westinghouse whirlpool and KitchenAid dishwasher were about equal performance they all worked very well. A family friend of ours bought the...

Reply # 10 If the spin bearings lock-up the machine would still drain just fine. John L.

Kenmore direct Drive washer, My chart says this was made the 12th week of 2007 Build quality on the direct drive machines really started to deteriorate into the early 2000s. It could still be a good washer. Just depends on the condition We started to see a lot more rustic center post and...

Subzero refrigerator- freezershave two completely separate sealed systems in them. For many years, they used a copper tube evaporator in the refrigerator section with aluminum fins. The copper would be attacked by the food acid in the refrigerator, and they had a great problem with leaks, the...

If you can’t find the original one, it should not be too hard to cobble in an additional water level switch set to the correct level needed, you could leave the existing water level switch and only use the high or low level switched depending on which one is still functional. John L

Speed Queen TC five washer problems Reply number eight the Speed Queen does not have an electric drain pump unless it’s a Canadian or Australian edition. There is no clean out port on any Speed Queen top load washer. This model washer has a mechanical pump that’s mounted on the bottom of the...

Reply number 41, the GE rotary compressor, which they built here in the United States, had a defect that used a powdered metal process to make the rotor and they found that it wore too fast. It had nothing to do with oil additives. It had nothing to do with the EPA or the Japanese GE made this...

Reply number 15, yes, GE silicone sealants used to have arsenic in them. It was removed a long time ago when I was a little kid we had a neighbor that fixed an aquarium using GE silicone sealant, and it killed all the fish immediately. One should definitely be careful with what they use inside...

Is your machine under warranty or not? Did you register it? If it’s under warranty, call for warranty service otherwise follow the instructions I listed above if you want to fix it yourself. John L

Hi Robert, I would agree of the two dishwashers. I’d much rather have the KitchenAid loading was easier too because the two racks were independent. The kitchenaid also proved to be far more durable than the Hotpoint because it was based on a commercial machine. Also, your KD 12 worked a little...

One of the short seals goes below each bearing these are to help keep the oil in the bearing area, they’re not really water seals at that point because water shouldn’t be in the bearings in the first place. You can use one or two seals at the top whirlpool only used One seal at the top until...

Consumer reports first dishwasher report Based on my experiences and talking with many people who owned these early dishwasher models, I would say they were spot on in their ratings, even though the KitchenAid was a much better built machine. It’s lack of a water heater and the overhead filling...

The small rubber washer is the seal that goes under the agitator mounting bolt. They included it because they want you to replace it to make sure you have a good air pocket under the agitator to prevent water from getting into the seal and bearing area.

1968 GE built-in dishwasher This definitely must not have been used, you may be able to use this for a while, definitely test it out before you get a big load of dishes and decide it doesn’t work put some dishes in that are visibly soiled, some glasses in the upper rack that have peanut butter...