We are currently in the middle of completely remodeling our kitchen, which is so exciting! The fun part is that it is scheduled to be finished on my birthday, if all goes as planned. We are, however, keeping all of our white appliances, knowing they will most likely provide us with more years of service.
My husband and I are doing as much tear-out on our own as possible. As we removed our dishwasher yesterday, I was reminded how several years ago the plastic silverware holder broke in three different areas. There was a hole in the bottom of three dividers of the silverware holder, which meant some of the flatware slid right through and into the bottom of the dishwasher.
Looking straight down into one divider, this is how it looked:
My mechanical engineer husband was always one to fix everything, and has saved us so much money through the years, but his solution for this problem is something anyone could easily do. He just happened to think of it, but I will gladly share with you if it will help your dishwasher live a little longer, and save your family some money.
Here's How the Problem Was Solved:
Using a stiff plastic notebook, he carefully cut a piece to fit into each divider. This shows the bottom and about one to two inches up one side of the divider. He cut and creased it with a box cutter. Here are two views of his solution.
The end result for each of those three holes:
A problem like this might prompt many people to either order a new silverware holder or even toss out the dishwasher, when it only required a simple repair. With an easy solution like this, you could have more cash to spend in other useful ways, and who doesn't need that?
So before you toss out a large or small appliance, get your whole family, including your children, thinking how it could be fixed. That sounds like some interesting dinner table discussion. Spur on the brain-storming discussion with the promise to put the money saved toward a family vacation or another family outing.
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