Bargain hunting!

[Marilyn]

Sounds like you found some really good deals!!!! Hope the fridge is as easy to replace!!

[Janet]

Wow Lindsey....you did good girl!!!

[Lindsey]

I just talked to Scott and I guess the guy is coming today to look at the fridge and stove... I really hope he takes them! We're asking $200 for both, which is more than we've paid so far to replace the dishwasher and stove We've also found a white fridge about 40 minutes out of the city that looks okay, and they're selling it for $300. Scott and I are going out to look at it tomorrow (it's Remembrance Day here in Canada... stat holiday).
How lucky am I that this all came together this week? My brother is moving to his new house on Friday so last weekend he brought my parents' truck back to the city so Scott and I can use it to pick up the appliances

[DianaB]

It sounds like everything is working out so well!! That's always a good sign that it is meant to be!!!

[Lindsey]

Well, we have a newer stove, dishwasher, and fridge now Unfortunately, that other guy didn't show up to buy our appliances. I reduced them all in price last night and got one call... there were three people who showed up together, a young guy and two older women. The two women didn't speak English, so the guy was translating. He offered us only $50 for the fridge, or $75 for both the fridge and stove. We said no, $150 for both. They left. Maybe if I'm desperate in a few weeks I'll sell them for that little, but not right now!

We picked up the dishwasher yesterday and while Scott was loading it, he noticed the inside smelled pretty bad... almost like a pond or slough. We got it home and kept the door open to air out but it was still really gross. Last night he was going to hook it up so we took the hose off and I looked inside... YUCK! Black rotting chunks of food everywhere! There was another part full of food too. I bet that's why they sold it so cheap! We ran a lot of water through the pieces and got out as much crap as we could, and then filled them with bleach for a couple of hours. If he gets it hooked up today, I'm going to run a hot cycle with bleach.

I also looked up the problem online. Scott's mom raves about dishwashers with stainless steel insides, and Scott convinced me it's the best way to go. Well, apparently this smell is a common problem with stainless steel inside dishwashers And when Scott called his mom last night, she admitted hers smells like that too. She said it's not so bad if you always leave the door open a crack when it's not in use.

[DianaB]

Hmmmm......I've never noticed my dishwasher smelling bad after I've run a cycle......You might try putting about 1/2 c. of vinegar in when you run it. The vinegar won't hurt anything and should help with the smell.

Another use for vinegar!!!

[judy]

Originally Posted by DianaB

Hmmmm......I've never noticed my dishwasher smelling bad after I've run a cycle......You might try putting about 1/2 c. of vinegar in when you run it. The vinegar won't hurt anything and should help with the smell.

Another use for vinegar!!!

Some filters also have to be cleaned manually, about every 2 weeks. They may not have done that, hence the smell and food.

Here's a link about dishwashers from Consumers.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/a...s-features.htm

Do the vinegar wash too. You can run vinewgar through your electric cofeemaker too every so often. Just run clear water through twice after.

I agree - vinegar is the best!