Re: [OT] My Favorite Thing...NOT

BEI Design wrote:

Put my lunch dishes in the DW, getting ready to go
downstairs and start sewing. See a big puddle in the middle
of the kitchen floor. SCOLD the (usually beloved) dog! BAD
DOG! Shoo him outside. Discover the puddle is waaaaay
bigger than a little 11 pound dog should produce. Open the
dishwasher. EEEK! It failed to completely drain after the
last load, and water is leaking out the bottom of the door.
Bigger puddle forming fast. Grab towels to dam the flow,
and search for a reason. Starting the DW seems to drain the
standing water, but what caused it to retain water????
Fiddled around with the basket that's supposed to direct
"soft food" to the built-in disposer. YUCK!!! Big old
mess, I'm not sure I've ever removed it in the 4+ years it's
been in use. Cleaned it out, finally figured out how it all
goes back together, running a test load.

Beverly, <sigh> I'm supposed to be downstairs sewing.


Oh no fun at all!!! And now you have some making up to do to the little
man. Poor puppy.

The rules the repairman told my DMIL: Never put chunky food in the
dishwasher, even if you have one with a disposal in it; Run the water in
your kitchen sink till it's as hot as it gets before you turn on the DW;
and while the water is running to get hot, run your garbage disposal till
it makes a whooshing noise and you know it's empty. He said doing those 3
things will make your DW work longer, and clean better. Running the
disposal makes sure there is nothing in there to clog the pipe when the DW
drains.

A little late, but well intentioned.... ;)

Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
.

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