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"Cindi" <CARA1158@AOL.COM> wrote in message
news:1142457545.021867.98290@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> We have a Frigidaire Gallery dishwasher that we've had about 8 years.
> It has worked satisfactorily for the most part but recently the top
> rack keeps falling off the tracks and we're tired of fighting with it,
> treating it gingerly, and struggling to fix it. My husband says we
> overload it... my thought is that it's MADE for glassware, mugs, etc. I
> should be able to fill that entire rack with glasses etc. and it should
> not fall off the tracks. Why should I limit it to only Tupperware or
> other very lightweight things? That's just ridiculous.
>
> We're shopping for a new dishwasher, he found one almost identical on
> sale for a very good price but I am leery of buying it again.
>
> Does anyone else have similar problems with the top racks? Is this a
> universal problem? Or am I right and I should purchase a different
> mfr., maybe Kenmore which CR has rated very highly.
>
OK, we own a Frigidaire model dishwasher, and we LOVE it, but we've only had
it about a year. If yours lasted 8 years, I would say you've gotten your money
out of it. A brand new one (with many premium features, even) is only about
$250. If it lasts another 8 years, that would be about $30/year. Not bad!
I would suggest you replace it with the following:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=226377-2251-FDB1050RES&lpage=none
Note that you might have to special-order to get a matching color, but
they've got white, black, silver, bisque, stainless and ???, all in this
model, though the stainless costs a bit more, I think.
Oh, and switching to Kenmore might back-fire on you. There is no brand
"Kenmore". If you buy a "Kenmore" hoping to get something other than
frigidaire, you might be surprised to discover that the kenmore dishwasher
was made by frigidaire.
But again, I think you are looking at this all wrong. You say you've had a
dishwasher that worked fine for 8 years. THAT'S NOT BAD!!! I know we all
hope that our appliances would last forever, but if you've only started
having problems with it after 8 years, I would say that's OUTSTANDING
performance. If anything, you should be inclined to purchase another of the
same brand, as it has performed very well for you. -Dave
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