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I'm off to a lovely start. the washer isn't draining properly, so only goes into the spin cycle after 'resting' several hours. The water drains fine into the house plumbing (i augered it yesterday) or into a bucket, so the problem is with the washer. Water comes out for a couple of seconds, then slows to a dribble. And to add appliance insult to injury, my dishwasher decided that rather than filling to run a load of dishes, it would prefer to dump the water directly on my floor. :mad: i think there's a problem with the connection between the house water and washer inlet. Is that plumber or dishwasher repair guy problem?

so, i can't get the water out of my washer or into my dishwasher......
 

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CES, we are looking at a dishwasher for our rent house. It still works but its getting old and thought we would preemptively replace it.
Lowes has a 10% off appliances and we also received a 10% Lowes discount for moving, they get you with installation as its $165 and the washer only $350. If I had Hittmans skills would replace it myself.
 

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it wasn't the beasties...they couldn't reach there. It was other, smaller unauthorized critters. I will ask about the braided stainless hoses.

I'm waiting for the clothes washer to finish, or stop. it made it though a small load with no problem, so I'm pushing my luck and washing several of teh towels that i used to mop the floor last night :facepalm: :laugh:
 

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    Way to go CES. Good job finding the problem. I always go with stainless lines. I put in our current dishwasher. It wasn't hard. I got mine at Best buy and back then they charged $70 for installation. I worked on our last washer and dryer a few times and had to call a repair guy. It was a whirlpool cabrio set that had a class action suit against. It was a real lemon. We paid over 2k for that set and had to replace it after 7 years. We went back with a regular GE set that has an agitator in it. It cleans better than the whirlpool ever did.
     

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    i need a nap.

    i've replaced the two hoses and have the dishwasher running. The inlet hoses are tight. I'm waiting for the rinse cycle to see whether the drain hoses are secure. Fingers crossed. I don't have that much hand strength so it's really difficult to get the hose clamps tight enough.

    ETA: it WORKED!!!! :banana:
     
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    Good job CES! PT, make sure to take the fitting off the old one that you need to hook up the water. I had mine delivered and they took the old one. I got home to install it and had to go to the hardware store to buy a fitting.
     
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    Good morning.

    You got a good price PT, especially if you hook it up yourself. Hope it goes smoothy.

    My mom got a new one a couple of months ago and paid teh installation fee, but she needed a different type of water connector. The installer wouldn't do it, so she had to hire a plumber and then have the installer come back. :mad:
     

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