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| Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2005 09:56 pm |
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shortlid Grasshopper
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Ok we have a 1976 Whirlpool dishwasher that is a TANK!! The ONLY thing that has EVER gone wrong with it in the 29 years we have had it is the inlet valve gets gummed up and will not open. It does this every two to three years The appliance parts place says the inlet valve is no longer avaliable but he gives me the cosest thing and I turn the braket around on it and meake it work! WELL, I live over 2 1/2 hours away now and when inlet valve goes down my Mom has to do dishes by hand till I can head down on the weekend and fix it. Shoudl I keep patching up this well built TANK, with custom rigged parts or should we bite the bullet and buy a LESS QUALITY 2005 unit?? Will any of the newer unit hold up to our hard water as well as this one? Another guy trying to keep Mom happy!  Joel
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2005 10:08 pm |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology 
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Why fix (or replace) what's not broken? You won't get 30 years out of the new stuff. Guaranteed. Here's another tip: if you install a whole-house sediment filter, you'll spare your water inlet valve all the sediment hit and make it last longer. Word: Everyone on a well should have this.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2005 10:11 pm |
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shortlid Grasshopper
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Thanks O' grand masTa for the quick response! I am in NH as well Nashua! We have a Whole house filter in place, it is not sediment but LIME and IRON scale that clogs it! A dip in CLR some times sures it but by then the valave surfaces are to mared by the scale, abd it weeps! 
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2005 10:16 pm |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
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Konichiwa, fellow granite stater! If lime and scale are really that bad, then you need a water softener. Last edited on Tue Sep 20th, 2005 10:17 pm by Samurai Appliance Repair Man ____________________ To ask a question, use our new forums==> http://appliantology.org 365-Day No-Hassle Return Policy on all parts purchased through this site, even electrical parts that have been installed! |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20th, 2005 10:44 pm |
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shortlid Grasshopper
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We use to have one in the 80's but the lime and scale killed it FAST! Should we get a larger unit? 
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21st, 2005 02:01 pm |
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Samurai Appliance Repair Man Fermented Grand Master of Appliantology
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but the lime and scale killed it FAST Don't see how that's possible-- most softeners today use a brine tank-- you just add more salt as needed! We used to live in Minnesota, had a well, very hard water, much harder than anything here because of the limestone geology over there. Culligan came over and sized a whole-house water softener system. It had a large (55-gallon sized), brine tank and associated equipment. Never had a problem.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22nd, 2005 07:06 pm |
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shortlid Grasshopper
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It did have a brine tank but a small one. The deposits gummed up the automatic valaves on the system.
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