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I dropped into Habitat for Humanity last week to peruse the used dishwashers and to my surprise there were none!!  I was surprised because the previous week there were about 15 of them.  I asked the sales lady where they went and she said there was some new Federal law that prohibits them from selling the used dishwashers anymore.  She wasn't exactly sure what it was about but said it had something to do with Lead.

 

Does anyone know about any of this?  Has anyone else heard this?  In my area the old machines just don't turn up often on Craigslist so Habitat was a great resource for me.  I got my GE Potscrubber, my KUDS21 and my KDS20 there.  Each for $25 which is really cheap.
 
GASP!!  A sad day indeed.

 

I stopped at the Habitat ReStore downtown on Friday and there were also no dishwashers, not one.  Last week there were ten or more.  I didn't ask, just thought they may have consolidated them with the stock at their 2nd location out in the western part of the city.  

 

The lead content in pipes and fittings could be the culprit.  It doesn't appear dishwashers are exempt from new lead-content laws that went into effect Jan 4, 2014.

 
Federal Law Prevents Reselling Used DWs?

Thats ridicules, someone badly misinterpreted something, ask the store owner to show you the law. Is your Habitat Store still accepting used DWs as donations?, if so call a news reporter and get them to film them destroying good used donations that people are righting off their federal and state taxes.

I suspect that Habitat just decided not to bother with used DWs any longer, they generally are hard to sell and bring little money for the store. The non-profir store I work with often has so many used built-in DWs that they sometimes sell them for $5 or even give them away and finally when I go in there every month or so I usually direct them to just scrap many of them. Last month I even had them scrap 3 older Mieles along with about a dozen other machines.

John L.
 
Not to Hi Jack but related to water,

Oh the EPA or whom ever is concerned about lead.

But it's OK to heavily chlorinate, add fluoride, add arsenic and raise levels of toxins to a higher percentage.

There is more crap in tap water to the point where I had to buy a Chlorine Filter for my shower, a water distiller, and 2 Brita Filters that I use for cooking and rinsing vegetables.
 
Not to Hi Jack but related to water,

Oh the EPA or whom ever is concerned about lead.

But it's OK to heavily chlorinate, add fluoride, add arsenic and raise levels of toxins to a higher percentage.

There is more crap in tap water to the point where I had to buy a Chlorine Filter for my shower, a water distiller, and 2 Brita Filters that I use for cooking and rinsing vegetables.
 
Doesn't matter who you vote for, unless there is the "AutomaticWasher Party," you'll still get the Eco/Health-Nazi's marching in on your parade, just to differing degrees, I guess. 

 

If this is true, all I have to say would appear in Symbols, Stars and Bleeps!
 
Was recently thinking I wouldnt be that surprised if we heard that the Feds pass "legislation" that citizens will be required to have energy effecient appliances no more than xx years old. It will fall to townships to enforce through local building codes. My first reaction to my thought was that could never happen. How could they dictate what appliances we can and cant have in our private homes. But Im not so sure anymore with all the new BS thats thrown at us every day.
 
The federal government can't legislate what you can put in your own home. What they can do is legislate what manufacturers can legally sell, which is how they dictate water usage of new appliances.

 

Local government has more power with regard to building codes but they can only enforce what new products are being initially installed. Believe me, no Building and Safety department I've ever dealt with, and that's quite a few, has the time, inclination or budget to go into an existing home and look at old appliances. Some cities do have inspections of rental properties and might check out appliances but they'll never get into owner-occupied housing.
 
Here is what the website says about the change:
Due to new federal regulations we can no longer accept plumbing items that deliver potable water. This restriction includes kitchen and bathroom sink faucets, dishwashers, and water heaters along with the plumbing fittings that lead to these items.

Without knowing the purpose of the new regulation, it is hard to guess if it is a good one or not.

 
From Joe's link

Are dishwashers considered devices that supply drinking water?
Dishwashers are not specifically listed as an exempt product and as such should be discussed with the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

Since they are concerned about lead in brass (according to this article), I guess the inlet valve is the part they are targeting.
 
in the FAQ.s on the website.......

Are dishwashers considered devices that supply drinking water?

Dishwashers are not specifically listed as an exempt product and as such should be discussed with the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
 

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