The appliance gods are angry! (again!)

We bought a new washing machine earlier this year...and about a week or so ago we noticed water underneath it. It seems our house is the Bermuda Triangle for appliances. What could be wrong? Paul took a gamble on a hunch that it was not the washing machine and called our plumber (he wanted to avoid having to pay the appliance guy for a visit which was found to have not been caused by a part under warranty).

Joe found the leak pretty easily.

Previously we had mentioned how we found these nifty FloodSafe(TM) connectors for our new washer. Supposedly they will prevent you from catastrophic flooding in your basement. Joe quickly found the problem. There was a smaller than a pin sized hole in the fitting of the FloodSafe(TM) connector. The water escaping was not enough to engage the safety mechanism. Paul had felt moisture on the hoses, but erroneously thought it was due to condensation on the lines...missing the ever so thin line of water coming out of it and instead focusing his search nearer to the floor.

Paul will have to go back to Homely Despot to get a refund/replacement. We should also contact the manufacturer to see if he'll pay Joe's bill.

That which we bought to protect us...wet us...

The Repairman Returneth...

Our ongoing appliance woes continue with our built in Kitchen Aid oven. After the repairman last came a few weeks ago and repaired the oven, the next day Paul ran the self-clean again. And the thermostat on it blew again. So after waiting almost a week and a half for the replacement part to arrive, the repairman came to our house again. While at our house, he called Kitchen Aid and the tech guy said to put in a thermostat with a different threshold. He didn't have the part, so he put in the standard replacement part for now and will return in a week or so with the newer part. According to the repair guy, there's another person in town who bought the same oven who experienced the same problem with their exact same model oven. Paul is thinking of starting a support group for Kitchen Aid appliance owners. For now, Paul is under strict orders from Michele not to run the self clean until after the Christmas holiday is over.

Will the neighbors wonder if there is something strange going on...
...with the repair truck infront of our house during the day so often?