Ok so this is not a wedding post but it totally fits into the title of my blog (What have I gotten myself into!).
Jeff and I recently purchased new appliances for the condo (stove, washer, dryer, and dishwasher). We got the first three a couple weeks a go and they are working wonderfully. We had a bit of trouble disconnecting the washer from the water and putting the stacking kit together for the washer/dryer, but overall it went well.
We are now getting our dishwasher today and oh my god I don't know who to shoot first...the person that installed the dishwasher in the first place or the person who installed the newer tiles before I bought the place.
Let me back up. The way our delivery works from the place we bought the appliances is that they will deliver and take the old ones away (for a fee of course) but we have to disconnect them from all supplies before they get here. Ok fine. That is ridiculously easy for a stove, a washer and a dryer and in theroy fairly easy for a dishwasher...
Here are the steps for unhooking a dishwasher.
1. Turn off power to the dishwasher. Check
2. Turn off water to the dishwasher. Check
3. Locate power supply, drain hose and water supply. Check (Score, the power supply is a plug in the wall behind the dishwasher!), Check (the drain is easily removed) and Check....wait, the water supply is connected by a copper pipe running from the shut off valve to the dishwasher that seems unremovable. Oh crap!
4. Disconnect power supply. --> will do when the unit is pulled out
5. Disconnect water supply. --> oh wait we can't because it seems that the dishwasher was installed when the condo was built and therefore it is "hard piped" in. There is a connection on the dishwasher side but it is impossible to disconnect and there is absolutly no connection point near the shut off valve.
6. Disconnect drain. --> What's the point when I can't disconnect the water supply.
7. Pull unit out.--> oh wait the tiles are notched around the feet of the dishwasher and the notch is not big enough to be able to pull the unit straight out. For *beep* sakes!
So there you go, how to remove a dish washer in seven easy steps. Oh wait, it's still in there.
The solution? Mr Rooter. Yes we had to call a freaking plumber to help replace our dishwasher. As of this moment, we are in the 9-12 window for service today and the dishwasher is supposed to be delivered sometime today (don't have the 4 hour window for that yet). Hopefully once the water is disconnected we will be able to get the dishwasher out without breaking the tiles.
BREAKING NEWS...The dishwasher will be here in an hour and we still can't get the old one out. Oh joy. We will get a refund on our takeaway fee. Can this day get any better?
