HI pal mustachians!
I'm in a "bit of a pickle" on what to do about my POS (excuse my "French") dishwasher. A bit of background:
1. I live in a huge mid rise condo complex riddled with rules. One of them is any contractor which steps foot in your unit must file a certificate of insurance with the management. While this theoretically shouldn't be a big deal, please understand that there are multiple "cooks in the soup" with this process, such that it can be anywhere from a P in the A to a nightmare to get it done.
2. I am dealing with a very reputable appliance dealer who consistently gives great prices on the new stuff, repairs the stuff it sells, has an insurance certificate with the management already, and the big plus: They do deliveries, installations, and repairs ON SATURDAY (yipeeeeee!).
3. For the above reasons, I am not going to shop this.
4. I am DONE youtubing, and am not going to attempt to fix it myself (I've already been doing maintenance: cleaning the filter, replaced the upper blade when it was clogged, but that's as far as I go, not interested in the learning curve).
That said, here's my case:
Purchased 5 years ago:
GE GLDA690PBB (ADA sized) Price: $499
Parts: $10
Installation: $119
Tax (Chicago!): $44.54
Total: $672.54
Repair:
Labor: $164 (1/2 credit if I buy a new one...Makes sense because they have to come out twice in total if they repair)
Drain hose with clamps: $20.05
Drain pump with clamps: $84.74
Sump clamping nut: $5.23
Sump gasket: $6.43
Sump and clamps: $14.49
Total Parts: $130.94
Tax $12.76
Total: $307.70
New:
Installation: $169 (ouch!)
Probably a Bosch 300 series on sale for $719 (minus 5% discount) or $683 plus 10.25% tax
which should be about $ 753.06 minus $82 for half of the service call
$840.06
I am already "into the repair" to the tune of $82 (for comparative purposes) so the question is:
1. Do I replace for $840.06 more ($82 or 50% of service call would be credited)?
2. Do I repair for $ 225.70 more (Total parts and labor of $307.70. Actual incremental outlay is $130.94 as I already gave them $164, 50% of which could be credited towards a new machine).
I am thinking if I get another 2 years out of this machine without another major repair, I am breaking even. If I have to call them out again prior to that, I "got hosed"....what do you guys think?
Thanks for your help!!