Ummm, in case anybody was dying to know the outcome of my broken dishwasher...
...the repairman was here for 25 minutes. For some reason he pulled the front panel off the machine. He also managed to find a lot of dust under the kitchen cupboards. And he made a disastrous mess of the hoarded cleaners and potions beneath the kitchen sink.
He presented me a bill for 63 euros. He pushed the two buttons simultaneously on the control panel that are clearly marked "reset." The dishwasher magically worked.
Wow. I guess 'reset' is the same word in German. Oopsie.
Don't ya hate that?!?
Glad it's working again :)
Posted by: Kelly Thiel | February 10, 2011 at 01:48 AM
Although it's always a relief when somebody gets something fixed for you quickly it's always so annoying when you realize that the fix was easy and you could have done it yourself, this happened to me more times than I care to remember, so you're not alone :D
Posted by: Veronika | February 10, 2011 at 08:40 AM
Well, at least you know what to do in the future. We have had to replace our dishwasher 2x and our refrigerator once in the past few years. I think these new supposedly "energy efficient" appliances are a bunch of garbage. I wish I had kept our old appliances because even if they use more electricity, they would be way cheaper than repairs and replacing the new ones.
Posted by: Anne | February 10, 2011 at 01:55 PM
Ok I want to know did he keep a straight face when pressing the reset button
Posted by: lee | February 10, 2011 at 05:57 PM
Personally I think German appliances are amazingly high quality, we are so lucky! And the repair people are equally good, but expensive.
Yes Lee, the guy was a super good sport. Even when two little children had plastic tools out inspecting his work...
Posted by: TJ | February 12, 2011 at 09:44 AM
oh what a bummer, but too funny how you write about it, you're being a good sport,too!
Posted by: Katharina | February 12, 2011 at 02:45 PM
Hello, right back at you! I'm rather pleased to have now visited your blog. Your dishwasher looks the same as mine, so I figure I've just saved myself 63 future euros!!
Thanks for your lovely comment, may I be equally lovely back and mention how nice your artwork is? Would love to see more. I'm only just getting back into my artwork, but finding it hard to find the time to get as much done as I'd like.
Posted by: fiona | February 14, 2011 at 02:50 PM
Oh dear. Glad it is working now though.
Posted by: Julie Stenning | February 27, 2011 at 08:40 PM