beekeyknee
Well-known member
I got this d/w from Habitat last spring for 25 or 30 dollars - don't remember. I'd use it but I don't have a place for a built-in. I've just got a portable.
My sister just moved into a new smaller house with her b/f and he had already built an island in the kitchen and someone gave him a Kenmore Mini-me apartment sized d/w. He built an opening for the Mini-me and installed it w/o even testing it. It doesn't work and they wanted me to come up there and look at it and their washing machine.
The d/w is one of those kinds that gets a "woody" when it's turned on or maybe I should say, "started". Anyway, it's small to begin with and that thing extends when it's turned on and I don't see much room for dishes.
I reached in to take off the wash arm and discovered a nut had to be removed before it would come out. Before I knew what was happening her b/f reached in with a socket, twisted on that nut and broke the shaft off below the nut. I said, "Well that about wraps that up." He said, "Oh, we'll just get a new one". I'm sure you all know what went through my mind at that moment.
Later when I had my sister alone, I told her about the K/A I had on my patio for the last year and told her I'd fix it up for them if they wanted it. They would loose a small drawer and a tall rectangular cabinet, but they could make a slot for baking pans and cookie sheets. She thought it was a good idea, but he's concerned that since he used heavy ceramic tiles for the counter top, that a bigger opening for a normal sized machine would not give enough support for the tiles above the d/w.
I don't understand why he didn't put a base underneath the tiles that's strong enough for any contingency. I know it's hard for you all to speculate on something you've never seen. I haven't even seen under there. But I would think there should be some way to insure support. Any ideas? If it were me I'd do what I had to do to get this d/w. Here's some pics of it. I haven't had it on yet, but the motor rotor turns freely. The one thing I know is wrong is the springs on the detergent cups don't work. I'm sure I can fix almost any thing that's wrong with it.
The d/w is one of those kinds that gets a "woody" when it's turned on or maybe I should say, "started". Anyway, it's small to begin with and that thing extends when it's turned on and I don't see much room for dishes.
I reached in to take off the wash arm and discovered a nut had to be removed before it would come out. Before I knew what was happening her b/f reached in with a socket, twisted on that nut and broke the shaft off below the nut. I said, "Well that about wraps that up." He said, "Oh, we'll just get a new one". I'm sure you all know what went through my mind at that moment.
Later when I had my sister alone, I told her about the K/A I had on my patio for the last year and told her I'd fix it up for them if they wanted it. They would loose a small drawer and a tall rectangular cabinet, but they could make a slot for baking pans and cookie sheets. She thought it was a good idea, but he's concerned that since he used heavy ceramic tiles for the counter top, that a bigger opening for a normal sized machine would not give enough support for the tiles above the d/w.
I don't understand why he didn't put a base underneath the tiles that's strong enough for any contingency. I know it's hard for you all to speculate on something you've never seen. I haven't even seen under there. But I would think there should be some way to insure support. Any ideas? If it were me I'd do what I had to do to get this d/w. Here's some pics of it. I haven't had it on yet, but the motor rotor turns freely. The one thing I know is wrong is the springs on the detergent cups don't work. I'm sure I can fix almost any thing that's wrong with it.
