The latest home product that can kill you? Your dishwasher

Of course she can. She gets vicious every month.

dletter: "You think, it's got water...how can it catch on fire? It did," says Ken Logan.

the cuyahoga river would like a word with you.

If it's not one thing, it's another

BurnShrike: The latest home product that can kill you? Your dishwasher

Of course she can. She gets vicious every month.

jesus does my dishes.

Let's just have one article entitled "if you can plug it into a wall outlet, it could possibly fail and burn your home to the ground". would save a lot of reading.

What a picture of a dishwasher on fire might look like

What's she doing out of the kitchen anyway?

Of course she can. There are a lot of really sharp knives in the kitchen.

It's not that hard to trip over the dishwasher door when it's open if you're not paying attention. And if there's a knife in there facing up, it could get ugly.

The more you know...

I've never owned a dishwasher.

Really, he's his own man. He does those dishes BECAUSE HE WANTS TO.

/just thought I'd turn it around.

Probably those Chinese-made dishwashers you can buy at WallyWorld for $129.95.

Wanna know why I don't buy my wife a wristwatch?
Because there's a clock on the dishwasher.

Those complaints simply aren't shared with the public-unless you ask to see them.

And the moronic statement of the year award goes to...

I think that all "this product is DEADLY!" stories should be required to include a statistical analysis. If 2500 dishwashers catch fire every year out of 76 million, that's a .003% of your dishwasher catching fire in a given year. You're twice as likely to get murdered within the same time frame.

It is an issue that spans the nation--from Michigan to Florida, from Arizona to Colorado.


That's an odd way to span the nation.

farkityfarker: It's not that hard to trip over the dishwasher door when it's open if you're not paying attention. And if there's a knife in there facing up, it could get ugly.

The more you know...

Was going to post a story about a woman who tripped, fell on top of her open dishwasher, landed on the knives in the silverware holder and was killed.

My dad was a mortician and we got to hear all sorts of lovely stories like this at the dinner table. Some day I am sure there will be a post where I can share the story of "cheese grater man".

/always puts her knives point down in the dishwasher

It has been giving me dirty looks lately, but murder? I don't know I think there is still hope for our relationship.

ZuZu: /always puts her knives point down in the dishwasher

So do I. All because of that one story.

I'd love to hear your dad's stories, but preferably not at the dinner table.

ZuZu: farkityfarker: It's not that hard to trip over the dishwasher door when it's open if you're not paying attention. And if there's a knife in there facing up, it could get ugly.

The more you know...

Was going to post a story about a woman who tripped, fell on top of her open dishwasher, landed on the knives in the silverware holder and was killed.

My dad was a mortician and we got to hear all sorts of lovely stories like this at the dinner table. Some day I am sure there will be a post where I can share the story of "cheese grater man".

/always puts her knives point down in the dishwasher


Now's as good a time as any, Fark: Aside from pointy knives, do your utensils go mouth-end up, or down?

/Also wants to know about cheese grater man...

ZuZu: Some day I am sure there will be a post where I can share the story of "cheese grater man".

Is this that day? Is this that post? I have to know about "cheese grater man" now.

Happened to me. Smelled some burning electrical smell. Turned off the machine (nice, newish KitchenAid) and called the repair guy. He found charred and melted wires. Replaced the part and said it was not uncommon.

Holy shiat, this is how our dishwasher finally gave up the ghost. Terrible racket for a a while but then started to smoke from the control unit. I didn't realize I should be outraged.

My dishwasher tried to rape me in my sleep.

I am constantly banging my shin on the dishwasher door when I leave it open to let the dishes air dry. I'm lucky to be alive, for reals.

Triangle man, Triangle man
Triangle man hates cheese grater man
They have a fight, Triangle wins
Triangle man

Loomy:
/Also wants to know about cheese grater man...
CoonAce:
Is this that day? Is this that post? I have to know about "cheese grater man" now.

Cheese Grater Man was the guy who decided that going really, really fast on a rice rocket on a cloverleaf interchange would be fun!

Bike went one way, he went another and flying into a chain link fence. A few bits and pieces of his face and torso actually went through the fence and the rest of him was kinda imbedded in it.

Dad said the impact of his body ripped down the fence, they had to cut out a section of the chain link in order to transport him because it was wedged into is flesh pretty good and there was no other way to remove him.

And that kids is how you can get a bunch of morticians to give you the nickname Cheese Grater Man.

"Whirlpool says it builds its dishwashers with a component to turn off power in the unlikely event a control board overheats to limit damage."

And as irony would have it, I believe that could be the cause. Thermal fuse kit with new wire attachments? Been out a while now.

ZuZu: Loomy:
/Also wants to know about cheese grater man...
CoonAce:
Is this that day? Is this that post? I have to know about "cheese grater man" now.

Cheese Grater Man was the guy who decided that going really, really fast on a rice rocket on a cloverleaf interchange would be fun!

Bike went one way, he went another and flying into a chain link fence. A few bits and pieces of his face and torso actually went through the fence and the rest of him was kinda imbedded in it.

Dad said the impact of his body ripped down the fence, they had to cut out a section of the chain link in order to transport him because it was wedged into is flesh pretty good and there was no other way to remove him.

And that kids is how you can get a bunch of morticians to give you the nickname Cheese Grater Man.

What imagery!