Hello All,
When I bought and renovated my house almost 5 years ago, I bought a Jenn-Air kitchen appliance package. The dishwasher worked well in the beginning, but I’ve had problems with it the past couple of years. The dispenser opens during the pre-wash instead of the main wash, releasing the detergent too early. Then either the fan stopped working reliably or it doesn’t run long enough, leaving tons of condnsation on the door and the dishes (glassware included) - even with the chamber filled with Jet Dry. I had a repairman come out and look at it a couple of months ago and he said that the dispenser needs to be replaced, and that was $265.00. I decided to hold off for a while, as I now use tabs.
As of today, the machine no longer runs. It is beeping incessantly and then shuts off - stopping the wash after only a couple of minutes. I have turned off the breaker for several minutes and then back on, and it still doesn’t work after the reset. Needless to say I’ve not been happy with the machine.
I’m trying to decide whether I should just buy a new one and get what I want, or if I should call a repairman for this one. When I renovated my office building a couple of years ago, I purchased a Kitchenaid that I really love. I want a similar model to that one, but I want the third rack for utensils.
It seems a bit extravagant to just replace the unit without trying to repair mine first, but I suspect that labor and materials will be close to 50% or more of the cost for the new one (for a machine I don’t really like). The one I want is on sale. The only other issue is that while the new one will fit in with the rest of the kitchen appliances, it won’t be an exact match to my other appliances like my current dishwasher.
Thoughts on the sitution or the new machine?
When I bought and renovated my house almost 5 years ago, I bought a Jenn-Air kitchen appliance package. The dishwasher worked well in the beginning, but I’ve had problems with it the past couple of years. The dispenser opens during the pre-wash instead of the main wash, releasing the detergent too early. Then either the fan stopped working reliably or it doesn’t run long enough, leaving tons of condnsation on the door and the dishes (glassware included) - even with the chamber filled with Jet Dry. I had a repairman come out and look at it a couple of months ago and he said that the dispenser needs to be replaced, and that was $265.00. I decided to hold off for a while, as I now use tabs.
As of today, the machine no longer runs. It is beeping incessantly and then shuts off - stopping the wash after only a couple of minutes. I have turned off the breaker for several minutes and then back on, and it still doesn’t work after the reset. Needless to say I’ve not been happy with the machine.
I’m trying to decide whether I should just buy a new one and get what I want, or if I should call a repairman for this one. When I renovated my office building a couple of years ago, I purchased a Kitchenaid that I really love. I want a similar model to that one, but I want the third rack for utensils.
It seems a bit extravagant to just replace the unit without trying to repair mine first, but I suspect that labor and materials will be close to 50% or more of the cost for the new one (for a machine I don’t really like). The one I want is on sale. The only other issue is that while the new one will fit in with the rest of the kitchen appliances, it won’t be an exact match to my other appliances like my current dishwasher.
Thoughts on the sitution or the new machine?
