Miele

I finally got someone to come in and take a look at our dishwasher.  I was pleasantly surprised and relieved to see the man put on a mask when he got out of his truck. I did see "contactless appliance repair" in their flyer and website but didn't think to ask what PPEs they have.

Our dishwasher had been out of commission for more than a year, perhaps even 2 years, and I've been having a hard time getting someone to service it. It probably also didn't help that I've been pronouncing it "MEE-LEE" all this time when the correct pronunciation is actually "MEE-LA".

We've been given the verdict. The WPS (Waterproofing system) or the system's water inlet system is needs to be replaced, the cost is $450+tax. If we say yes within 2 weeks, today's service call fee of $64.99 can be deducted from the total cost.

... meanwhile, we are still reeling from the cost to replace.

When we replaced our dishwasher in the condo last time, it cost us ~$320. To give context, this was in December 2012, the cheapest model then was $240 (a Frigidaire) and we got the next higher model because I was trying to prove that I wasn't cheap ;) haha!

We haven't decided yet but I am leaning towards repairing the Miele for the following reasons:

- per the service tech, Miele is the Ferrari of dishwashers. Sayang naman if ours is repairable.

- I checked prices and Miele's start at $1200+.. going upwards of $5k. Ours will be sayang if it's repairable.

- ours already has a front panel that match the rest of the kitchen cabinetry. It might cost us more to look for a model that supports custom front panels. If we choose not to attach the panel, it won't match the rest of the kitchen as all appliances - the refrigerator & the refrigerated drawers - all have the matching cabinet panels.