What to look for in Used Dishwasher?

I would question why a less than five year old d/w is for sale in the first place. Good luck finding one.

I see two of them on MPLS C-list right now. Both are results of rich people remodeling willy-nilly, and they are the ones I am checking out.

I get lots of my stuff from rich people. $3200 Precor elliptical for $500. Just closed on a 3-yr old Kenmore Elite washer, originally $520, paid $125.

So nobody can tell me any red flags?

One: The door is missing.

There are only two reasons why people replace a dishwasher:

1. It's sick/not working right/DOA
2. Better half has ordered a kitchen redo

That being the case, unless you see *major* kitchen refurbishing going on, walk away from the dishwasher ;-)

S1

Unless you are buying it from a friend you can trust. Or where you know its not been abused. e.g. a builder who installed a new one, but the buyers wanted an upgrade, so it's not "new" but never used with a full warranty.

Or simply don't care e.g. it's for a rental unit where the tenants likely will destroy it anyway

I would stick to new ones, for the bit you might save. There is not much to break but they can still be expensive to repair

AMUN

"Who refuses to pay Henlee for the free advertising"

Ah, yes, another helpful home tip. From the git with the rapier wit.

AMUN

Laundered money?

Bad gasket. Other parts are not easily found out until it is hooked up and running. If it is more than 5 years old, it could be crap if it is a cheaper brand.

On 6 Sep 2005 12:25:33 -0700, "bryanska" wrote (with possible editing):

Well, perhaps I can help. I have a used dishwasher which I'd love to get rid of. It's a top-of-the-line Kitchen Aid and was bought about 5 years ago to replace a 20 year old Kitchen Aid that worked fine. Really dumb mistake. Kitchen Aid was bought by someone - Whirlpool? - and the service REALLY STINKS. It started overheating; i.e., the water was way too hot. Probably just a thermostat. I called the outfit I bought it from (a total of FOUR times) and they never showed up. Then I called Kitchen Aid - they refused to help and suggested I called a different service place. I called them, they did show up, looked at it, said they'd get back to me and never did. Eventually, I gave up and bought a Bosch which is quiet, and has run perfectly for over a year. I still have the old KA, paid around $1100 for it, now can't sell it for $100 and will probably take it to the dump.

So, the long and the short of it is don't buy Kitchen Aid. It certainly used to be the best, but I don't think it is anymore.

Thats a shame. Our last TWO KA d/w are still running flawlessly.