New Home, GE Kitchen

[DADoES]

Microwave (damn thing is not vented, and it's installed under a fancy trimwork such that the charcoal filter apparently isn't accessible for changing)

Range (can't yet make any comments on it)

Refrigerator (Yikes!) (And by the way, I am NOT impressed with the SxS. What all fit in my KA's top-freezer with room to spare will not fit in the SxS freezer ... good thing I kept the KA, it's in my garage, which isn't the ideal location, but at least I have it until I can get a small chest freezer.)

And the dishwasher that's leaving soon

 

[peteski50]

New Home, GE Kitchen

Glenn how come you are getting rid of the DW - seems real nice but I do perfer the controls on the outside. Is the microwave a advantium? I have one and love it. Is this a house you are moving into?
Peter

 

[DADoES]

Hiya Peter!

Yes, it's a new house, a bit less than one year old. The micro is not an Advantium, nor is it a convection-combo. But the range is convection.

The dishwasher is leaving because (kind of long story, and I'm prone to throwing out ALL the details, LOL): I have the F&P DishDrawer that's about 1.5 years old, so I wasn't about to leave it behind after paying $1,400 for it and going through so much ruckus to get it. I told my real estate agent that I wasn't leaving the F&P -- a dishwasher *would* be there, just *not* that one. I mentioned that I *might* swap it out for the one (GE Profile) at the 'new' house, but that I had kept my dishwasher previous to the F&P so it also is a possibility.

My buyers did see the F&P when the RE agent showed them my house, and were amazed by it even though they knew it isn't staying. And I kinda wanted to get it out before they moved in, in case something went awry and they *insisted* it stay -- possession and all that. Although it's less than a year old, my new house *has* been occupied by the people who had it built (for a resale/investment deal), so I couldn't get the GE out until after closing and everybody got moved.

When I got the DishDrawer, I kept my 1992 KitchenAid Superba. It has been stored in a garage on my parents rental propery next to my grandmother's house, and got flooded in 12" of water in November, so I didn't know for sure if it'd still run. I checked it three weeks ago, found the motor had frozen-up from, probably from 1.5 years of non-use (flood notwithstanding.) I worked the motor loose and it ran fine, didn't otherwise find anything wrong with it.

The KA was available for swapping right away, so I did the swap several weeks ago to facilitate getting the DishDrawer out. I advised the RE agent (she did both my sale and my purchase) accordingly, and even explained (sent a couple pictures) that the KA with almond panels is a better match aesthetically to the 1980s almond kitchen than is the stainless GE (or the stainless F&P for that matter), and that the KA runs perfectly fine (I ran several test cycles and a full load). Turns out she had told my buyers that the GE from the other house might be swapped in, and that's what they want - stainless steel is all trendy right now. But they'll have to wait a week or so, because I don't want to cross paths with pulling/installing a dishwasher at the same time they're moving in.

 

[peteski50]

New Home, GE Kitchen

Hi Glen whatever you decide I want to wish you Best Of Luck in your new home. Keep me posted.
Peter

 

[tlee618]

Hi Glenn, Best of wishes from me as well. Hope that you will post some pictures of the new home. I would love to see it. Almost glad that you will be keeping the Kichen Aid they are such great machines. Terry

 

[Cybrvanr]

unvented range hoods

I always get annoyed when I find unvented range hoods. While thre can be some sort of consolation for this when a kitchen is renovated, and there is no way to run an exhaust tube, it is totally unacceptable to do this in new construction! To make matters worse, you can't even change the filter on that thing. While it may be a great microwave, what good is it as a range hood! You could have purchased a table-top model for half the price.

On a side note, one of my friends bought a house that had been renovated, but they did not include appliances with it. They renovated the kitchen with the prefab cabinets from Lowe's. The problem was that they did not leave the proper sized openings for the appliances. The stove opening was too narrow, and the dishwasher was almost 2 inches too big. Their excuse for the error...they didn't want the doors on the bottom cabines to be mis-aligned with the top cabinets when looking at them!!! That had me ROFL!

 

[gansky1]

Congrats on the new house, Glenn - any room for a washer collection? ;-)

Keep an eye on the fridge in the garage, many only monitor the temperature in the refrigerator section and if the ambient room temp is cold (garage in winter) the unit will not always maintain zero temp in the freezer section.

Post some pics of the house when you get settled in - how exciting for you!

 

[kenmore1978]

new house

Just out of curiosity, what made you decide to change abodes?

 

[retromom]

Texas garages

Glenn:

You are so right about not wanting to house a washer collection in a garage in Texas. I think that is why there are so few vintage machines to be found here. Everyone used to do their laundry in the garage or on the back porch. With our humidity, there is no way a machine could survive the rust. Since you are a little closer to the ocean than I am, I guess I could add salt air to the mix.

When our shed is completed, it will be well-insulated and air-conditioned. Tom plans to run 90 amps down there, so there should be plenty of power for many washers and dryers (and maybe enough left over for the extra beer fridge ).

Enjoy -

Venus

 

[peterh770]

Congrats on the new home!

 

[foraloysius]

Wouldn't a dehumidifier solve that problem?

 

[DADoES]

DishDrawer installed

I don't think a dehumidifier is a workable solution, the garage is rather large and isn't airtight. There have been a couple times already when the freezer door developed a sweaty/damp area. The weather has been VERY humid and somewhat mild for the last couple days, but the 'fridge/freezer was dry when I checked this evening. I've considered moving it into the utility room, but the shape of the room doesn't accomodate. Only other thing I can think to try is give it a good paste waxing and hope for the best.

The GE Profile dw was pulled Saturday morn and my DishDrawer installed. A perfect fit! I haven't yet swapped the KA and GE. The buyers haven't used the KA last I heard. They've never before had a dishwasher . . and either they're leery of it or are waiting for the GE. I used the GE *once*. Cleaning/drying was fine, but the racks are kinda icky.

 

[kenmore1978]

garage

It probably wouldn't be too hard to "tighten up" the garage air-wise. If the garage door is one of those sectional "roll-up" types, there is usuallly a special weatherstripping kit available for them. The rest would be standard caulking and insulating just like any house.