What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

nolaegghead

$54

nolaegghead

$116 @woot

kl8ton

 

nolaegghead

Solenoid valve for dishwasher?

nolaegghead

No, has a hose connection….must be a washing machine, although those are often paired up for hot and cold.

kl8ton

Dishwasher.  I think this is the problem.  The last two dishwashers I have installed/had used the 3/4" garden hose threads.  Maybe so they can sell a nifty brass elbow for another point of failure?

nolaegghead

If it has 0 or infinite ohms resistance, it’s bad.  Easy way to check is measure the voltage going to it when it should be filling.  If you measure 110v, the valve is bad.  If you have no voltage, it’s probably your fill level switch or one of the interlocks.

nolaegghead

That’s off the top of my head. I’m sure there can be other problems, some specific to the model

kl8ton

My suspicions revolve around the extremely hard water that goes into this particular dishwasher.  It's well water. It has not been used in probably 9 months. I may soak it in vinegar.  Not the whole solenoid just the valve. For my initial test I just disconnected the dishwasher hose from the other side of it and I felt it should be flowing water immediately upon starting a cycle and it wasn't.

nolaegghead

That’ll do it.  Water softener may help with the scale.

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

That’ll do it.  Water softener may help with the scale.

Many houses have the cold water line to the kitchen sink on a seperate line from the water softener.  If the dishwasher is tied into the cold water line, the water softener may not help.  Some dishwashers tie into hot, some into cold.

Buckwoody Egger

@kl8ton I just went through this with a refrigerator icemaker/water valve. Mine passed the resistance test and had no flow just like your test. Repair Clinic had several YouTube videos, etc that got me to that point. Their price and shipping was fair via a web search review. Replacement arrived in a couple days and worked immediately. If the soak works great but probably still worth getting a good price plug and play replacement for a zero outage future. 

Elijah

Maybe a new air compressor. Mine won't build more than 30 psi. I found a below the shrouding spring valve was stuck and thought I had got it. No such luck. With the power off it holds 30 psi so I'm guessing the pump is gone. 

kl8ton

Buckwoody Egger said:

@kl8ton I just went through this with a refrigerator icemaker/water valve. Mine passed the resistance test and had no flow just like your test. Repair Clinic had several YouTube videos, etc that got me to that point. Their price and shipping was fair via a web search review. Replacement arrived in a couple days and worked immediately. If the soak works great but probably still worth getting a good price plug and play replacement for a zero outage future. 

I just ordered a new one. Maybe I'll fire up the softener. 

FlyOverCountry

new sweatshirt for the wife

WeberWho

Day two of grabbing chicken wings for .99/lb

Botch

WeberWho said:

Day two of grabbing chicken wings for .99/lb

Last week I paid $7.00 for a dozen eggs; got them for $0.99 yesterday.  

Canugghead

WeberWho said:

Day two of grabbing chicken wings for .99/lb

damn, and here I thought I did well with 20+ lbs of these at $2.99/lb 

nolaegghead

Nice tits!

TechsasJim

More left dash Pro-v1x balls and golf shorts.   Nothing fancy but stimulating the (golf) economy.   

Canugghead

nolaegghead said:

Nice tits!

saves time, ink and intoxicating smell!

nolaegghead

Canugghead said:

nolaegghead said:

Nice tits!

saves time, ink and intoxicating smell!

Plus, who doesn’t like tits, right?  We’re all mammals here.

Elijah

nolaegghead said:

Canugghead said:

nolaegghead said:

Nice tits!

saves time, ink and intoxicating smell!

Plus, who doesn’t like tits, right?  We’re all mammals here.

Don't you be calling me a mammal. I have yet to decide. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Trying to figure out what this is a picture of.

kl8ton

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Trying to figure out what this is a picture of.

You bought it?

GrateEggspectations

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Trying to figure out what this is a picture of.

I see a koala in this. Just try. 

lousubcap

There may be an air-start in that pic. 

Botch

A very rare Mantis.  

GrateEggspectations

lousubcap said:

There may be an air-start in that pic. 

Looks more like an air-finish. 

Jstroke

New 0’ Degree 900 Fill goose down top quilt from Hammock Gear. 24 ounces.