No to mention how cheap and easy they are to repair!
Though it must be said that most failures are caused by incorrect operation. Overfill them and you break the lid closing mechanism and/or cause flooding. Use too much dishwash powder (a tablespoonful is about right) and you cause clogging of the vents and drains- leading to more flooding. Open the drawer midway through a cycle and the water on the lid drips onto the chassis: more flooding.
Admittedly, making the flood sensor susceptible to flooding was a bad move, as was not monitoring the power draw on the lid closing motors to detect overfilling. All fixed now though: waterproof flooding sensor board is $50 and the upgraded mainboard that monitors lid closing is $85.
Just a shame that it's necessary to engineer for idiots who don't read the instructions.
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Date: 2010-05-19 03:02 am (UTC)Though it must be said that most failures are caused by incorrect operation. Overfill them and you break the lid closing mechanism and/or cause flooding. Use too much dishwash powder (a tablespoonful is about right) and you cause clogging of the vents and drains- leading to more flooding. Open the drawer midway through a cycle and the water on the lid drips onto the chassis: more flooding.
Admittedly, making the flood sensor susceptible to flooding was a bad move, as was not monitoring the power draw on the lid closing motors to detect overfilling. All fixed now though: waterproof flooding sensor board is $50 and the upgraded mainboard that monitors lid closing is $85.
Just a shame that it's necessary to engineer for idiots who don't read the instructions.