The Lego

In January, Debbie bought a new Bosch dishwasher to replace the Kenmore we bought a couple of years ago. The pump went out on the Kenmore. The Bosch has not worked well ever since it was installed. Not cleaning well. Not draining well. The repairman has been to the house more than once to look at the dishwasher. The appliance store owner contacted Bosch trying to determine a solution as to why the dishwasher was functioning so poorly. Last week, the dishwasher simply would not finish draining about 2 inches of water. Debbie was ready to have the appliance store take back the dishwasher and get the Kenmore pump replaced. Yesterday, the repairman came to the house to replace the pump on the Bosch dishwasher thinking that the new dishwasher pump was defective for some reason. When he removed the drain hose from the garbage disposal, he noticed that the hose was full of water. Knowing that was very odd, he somehow maneuvered his tall self under the cabinet enough to shine a light into the short section of pipe on the disposal. He saw noodle fragments... and a tiny spot of dayglow green. Somehow, a tiny piece of Lego was lodged in that pipe. The pipe was almost completely blocked. The repairman had to use a screwdriver and hammer to punch the Lego out of the pipe because it was lodged so tight in the pipe. The Lego has been there since we moved in. Who knows how long the Lego has been in there? The repairman removed the Lego and as far as we can tell so far, the dishwasher is working OK. Debbie isn't ready to say the dishwasher is working properly yet, but we have a feeling things will be good. That Lego is the reason the pump went out on the Kenmore. A plastic toy that likely costs no more than a penny ruined one dishwasher and almost ruined another. Deb will use the dishwasher for a few days. If it cleans like it should, I am writing a apology letter to the appliance store and giving the repairman a bonus. He could have simply replaced the pump. Incredible.

Have a good day.