Several weeks ago our dishwasher stopped functioning properly; the door to release the soap stopped opening during the cycle. After this happened a number of times, I decided to take a look. I don’t have a problem calling a repairman, but the last time we called an appliance repairman, I felt like an idiot. Our stove had an auto-igniter and it kept clicking in order to re-light when it was already lit. The repairman took a look, asked if I had a file and filed the tips of the igniters. Uhh, I could have done that myself.
So back to the story. I took apart the front of the dishwasher, fiddled with some plastic and thought I was good. Nope. Still didn’t work during the cycle. I tried again, but this time took off the front panel to work on it and made some more adjustments. No luck, again (it worked when I tested it by hand). So I got out a zip tie (one of those plastic thingies) and used it to make a connection tighter. The guts of the front of the dishwasher are all plastic, so after time, it starts to wear. Low and behold, this time it work. Knock on wood, it has been functional for a couple of weeks now. Who knew that a little piece of plastic could fix such a complicated appliance!