Vintage Kitchenaid dishwasher

[gottahaveahoove]

My aunt has a Kitchenaid "700" dishwasher.It has a black front panel. It is 27 years old and has NEVER been a problem, never evewn been looked at by a repairman. The other day, she turned it on and hear "hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm" dead.
She called my repairman. He told her it was too old to even bother with, was probably the motor, and there are no longer any parts for it. He recommended looking at Bosch.
I turned it on again last night; same thing.
It's a shame. He told ME to hold on to my MAYTAG (before the HOOVER debacle) washer/dryer for as long as i could, because they were made better than the new stuff.
So, IF she replaces this dishwasher...

DOES ANYONE WANT IT? It is in Pittston, PA You'd be welcome to come and take it, if you need it for something, before they would 'haul it away' .

 

[bvac6]

Oh dear

That's a shame, unfortunately repairmen say that alot. Its to old is such an excuse, if its the motor I would pull that sucker out and have a motor shop look at it. Just my opinion but I hate to let an appliance die. I had my dads dryer motor rebuilt because they said it was "to old", its going on twenty + years old.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

"Bob" charges $65.00

just to come and look at it. She agrees it has given 27 years of trouble-free service. I know she's leaning towards just replacing the thing.
Mine is 26 years old...exact same machine, badged Insinkerator. It's covered in Stainless steel. The only thing that ever went wrong with it was the hose leading to the garbage disposal. THAT must be replaced, as it has a terrible growl. "Bob" told me it was ready to go. That will be replaced by the exact same model .

 

[kirbysthebest]

Repair man just doesn't want to mess with it. I think repair parts should still be available.

Avoid Bosch--Not the highest rated. Actually the New Whirlpool Sourced Kitchenaid is still one of the highest rated machines on the market. Bit of a water hog, but not too bad, main thing is dishes go in dirty, come out clean.


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[nycwriter]

FIND ANOTHER REPAIR MAN!!!

They're out there!

My mom just had her Maytag washer serviced. Purchased from a local, family-owned store in 1984. The owner has since retired and passed it on to his sons, who went to school with me.

The one son came over to service it and first of all was blown away by how immaculate my mom keeps her house (she thought it was messy). Makes you wonder how "everyone else" keeps their houses, right?

Anyway, he said he was pleasantly surprised to see how old -- and amazingly well-kept -- her machine is. Turns out he DID have the part they needed, right in the truck -- and the repair took just 20 minutes. He charged her only $65 total, telling her what a pleasure it was to work on such a well-built and well-cared for machine.

Then he warned her to continue to take VERY good care of that Maytag, because they just don't make them like that any more. This -- coming from a Maytag dealer -- "EVERYTHING today is junk. It's computerized, which renders it nearly impossible to repair, made cheaply, so you're forced to buy a brand-new unit at least every 7 years or so."

And yes, he was referring even to the high-end brands that he now sells -- including Bosch and Miele.

My mother then told him she had been considering one of those new "energy-saver" washers that use less water. He flatly told her "Don't kid yourself. Your clothes will not come out as clean as they do in this old Maytag. You need WATER to get them clean. Skimping on water doesn't make them cleaner, or even AS clean."

This coming from a guy who sells them.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I'm gonna try to

"lean hard on her to repair it". I'm not sure she'll listen to me.
She retired from the NY Telephone Co....lived on E 89th street. It was a wonderful brownstone walk-up.
She was used to big meetings on Madison Ave, World Trade Center.....
THIS might be tricky.

 

[vacbear58]

This really is a no brainer

John

The answer is simple, take your enquiry over to automaticwasher and you are almost guaranteed a reply. Or send your enquiry direct to someone like "combo52" who works on appliance repairs and has extensive knowledge of a very wide range of machines. I am sure you will get a clear answer as to what the problem(s) might be, if parts are available and a likely cost of repair or whether it is worth repairing or not.

It is quite common for "newbies" to post that a machine has been diagnosed as unfixable when a solution can be easily found.

Al

 

[dustin]

I would personally try to fix it, nothing new can even compare to the quality of an old Kitchenaid. If she is completely set on replacing it, in my opinion, the only quality dishwasher made now is a Miele. High priced yes, but probably the best quality available, and you will get clean dishes.