The Cure for Boredom is Curiosity.

I'm going to yell into the computer instead of taking it out on the warranty people when I call them back.

I have a portable dishwasher that was giving me great joy until Saturday when it decided that it didn't want to work anymore. I investigate and see there is a lot of corrosion where the hose connects to the faucet. That's weird since the dishwasher was bought barely 6 months ago. I take everything apart, clean it up, put it back together, turn on the water and *pow* water all over the place. Maybe I didn't tighten everything enough. The answer is no as I get drenched again. This is why I bought the extended warranty, so I called to make an appointment and couldn't get one until today. Which really sucked because that meant at least 4 days of washing dishes by hand.

The deal with the appointment was that someone would call me between 7 and 9 to tell me when my appointment was. At 8:45 I find out that my appointment is between 9:30 and 11:30. He showed up at exactly 11:30. I show him the fountain leaking connection and he tells me that this is normal with portable dishwashers. WTF? It wasn't doing it before. Then he asks if the washer is filling with water. I didn't know so we check it out as I hold my hand over the fountain and watch water run down the hose onto the floor. The dishwasher is not filling with water. I'm feeling a little vindicated at that point knowing there is definitely a problem. He takes apart the machine, fixes it, but there is still water leaking at the connection. This is normal though. I get water into the dishwasher and he okays it to run a load.

So about 30 minutes ago I decide to test it out. I can't turn on the faucet high enough for the appropriate water pressure without water spurting everywhere. Out of desperation right now, I've rigged a plastic bag over the faucet to keep the excess water in the sink. I would bet a lot of money that there is more water going into the sink that the dishwasher. And as soon as I click the update journal button, I'm going to call and calmly explain how and why I am displeased with the way my dishwasher is currently working.


And yes curefreak I will post in <lj user="no_tip_for_you" along with the Target trauma. I've got more juice to add to that one.