[Shop-talk] cupped floor boards (was: Dishwasher - leaky pump)

[Karl Vacek]

A good dishwasher will outlast a cheapo plastic interior probably a couple 
of times over, and besides, plastic interiors crack, stain, look dingy, and 
tend to hold odors.  Older top-of-the-line dishwashers (our last one was a 
1976 KitchenAid Superba) had porcelain interiors, but stainless is less 
expensive and even more durable as it won't chip like porcelain will if 
abused.  Our second and present dishwasher, a 2002 KitchenAid Superba, has a 
stainless interior and the kids already dropped a heavy implement into the 
open door and put a nick in it, which would have been a chip and maybe a 
small dent in porcelain.

FWIW, in 26 years all we replaced in our old KA was a set of racks, as the 
old plastisol-coated ones eventually rusted, and one timer.  Not really a 
disposable appliance...

Karl



> I see lots of people talking about "stainless interior" as a feature on
> dish washers.  What is the advantage?  It seems like a costly addition to
> an appliance that is basically disposable.  (Not a knock on you or your
> decision, I'm just curious on why they make them like this.)
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> Moose