two enginerds solve a problem!

about a month ago - i loaded the dishwasher (as it's done EVERY day at our house - sigh), put the soap in, and closed it to let it do it's thing.  for some reason, i was not able to shut the dishwasher door completely.  i opened up the dishwasher and thought maybe a cup or plate or piece of silverware was in the way... NOPE.  i tried a bit of troubleshooting and then called in my better half to help me :)  after some rearranging on his part - we still were not able to get the dishwasher door to close. 

so, the 2 enginerds began their investigation to determine the root cause ---- after about an hour (or so), some power tools, and some fabulous engineering teamwork - we concluded that the door hinge part had failed.  it was too late to report the repair.  the next morning, i called immediately to get the repair scheduled.  in the back of my mind, i had a sinking feeling that the warranty had JUST expired or was within DAYS of expiring since we purchased the dishwasher when we first moved to sturgis.   as i reached the company on the phone - my heart sank - the warranty expired ON.THAT.DAY!  great!  i get to pay a service call and for the $2 part!  luckily i was able to pull up my credit card statement that showed that my card was not charged until the NEXT day.  so the $2 part and $xxx service call would be free!  how lucky is that!

here's a picture of the part that failed.  the little black, plastic switch in the center had a (probably) plastic spring inside that broke.



here's what our kitchen looked like for the next week while we waited for the part to come in.  both ross and i had dishpan hands for sure!