When I opened the door to the daycare room this morning at 6 am, I was assaulted with that dreaded something-died-in-the-kitchen smell. You know what I’m talking about. I ran lots of hot water down the drain, checked for forgotten rags and rotten potatoes to no avail.
And then I opened my dishwasher.
Which I last ran on Friday afternoon.
It didn’t drain.
At all.
Fortunately it’s still under warranty. Unfortunately the repairman can’t make it out here until Friday. Which means I’m going to be bailing sludge today…and even then I have my doubts about that eliminating the smell…
October 18th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Ugh. Gross. You have my sympathies.
October 19th, 2010 at 2:13 am
I am SO sorry. We have had so much trouble with dishwashers. I am glad it is still under warranty. We went through two dishwashers before figuring out that the water pipes were not put in correctly and there was too much water pressure. Our third one lasted 11 years and we just installed our fourth one.
I hope they get yours fixed quickly. Bailing sludge sounds horrific.
October 20th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Oh believe me, it was…
October 19th, 2010 at 2:21 am
Blech, I had that problem in an apartment once. It’s best to pretend that room does not exist. I know, easier said than done. So sorry.
October 20th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
I pretty much do pretend this room doesn’t exist all weekend–which is why I didn’t notice the smell before Monday morning!