2 brand new dishwashers in 2 months. Packed up.

I'm refraining from naming them (this time) as they may yet do the right thing.

SWMBO has just remarked (and I am annoyed I never twigged) that both times the first indication of a problem was when the waxy plug on the dishwasher cleaner didn't melt properly. Which is how we know both times the machine lasted a month.

Trying to reconcile correlation with causation here. Is it remotely possible that using a Finish dishwasher cleaner pack managed to break the machine so as to bork the heating element.

Or just an indication of the remarkably consistent lifetime of a component ?

We use Finish dishwasher cleaner. Ahem, but what waxy plus is this?

We look for white goods with a 5 year warranty. If it fails after that and it isn?t simple / cheap to fix, we replace it.

Previously, we?ve had long lived washing machines - especially an Ariston ( I think 18 years, a few door seals and a door switch. I finally died after a house move.) Others generally last 6 or 7 years.

The record goes to a Tricity microwave, over 20 years. 70p spent on O rings to replace turntable drive belts and still working when we dumped it as it was looking tatty in the new kitchen. The replacement died after a few years.

Many washing machines use common main parts. I sometimes strip out bits of dead ones and use them to extend the life of replacements.

We had a new kitchen fitted some time back - 15 years?. All except the ?hood? are / were AEG.

Dishwasher has been replaced twice, first a Bosch, now a SMEG.

Microwave / combi was all but rebuilt in the first year.

Fridge and Freezer door hinges replaced several times. Very expensive parts.

Hob ( induction) is great. Only regret not getting 6 ring one rather than

2. Around the same time, we bought a stand alone Samsung combi microwave as well - that is excellent.

I'm guessing the one "on the dishwasher cleaner". Possibly, the dishwasher cleaner has a "waxy plug" of some sort in the neck so the contents don't fall out when inverted.

Is it normal for dishwashers to warn about dangerous release of hydrogen after a period of non-use?

We just replaced our first microwave after 29 years!

It was still working, but was beginning to lose RF power and cooking times were getting a bit long. I had repaired the door catch once where a bit snapped off the plastic part where the spring attached, but other than that had been trouble free. Got another Panasonic since the first one did well.

The wax plug needs hot water to melt it and so the wax plug not melting is just evidence of the heater having failed.

Dishwashers do wash quite well without being able to heat the water.

More likely that is just a fluke.

No need to use a dishwasher cleaner pack every month or anything like that.

My Panasonic is still going fine after 50 years with no sign of any reducition in power and it gets used almost every night.

Pfft. A mere stripling. ;-) Our Toshiba is coming up to 42?

Tim

My Panasonic is 50 years now.

Mine doesn't rotate anymore, too lasy to fix that since it makes no difference.

and still working when we dumped it as

Practically new! :) We bought our Hitachi microwave in 1982 and it's used every day still.

That's why 2nd hand and 'ancient' camper vans hold their price. They are bought up to be broken down for parts (mostly).

That's not NEW ones.