So here it is 2 years later from the first time our dishwasher backed up and I was forced to do a major de-gunking in order to get it running back up to speed. That was then, this is now... Today, when I glanced at that basket in the back of our dishwasher, I noticed lots of "black gunk" had built up underneath the basket itself. There was so much blackness in there, that you could actually tell from a distance that there was some serious build-up going on in there. No water backing … [Read more...]

Jim and I are definitely do-it-yourselfers. In our 6+ years of marriage, we have never once called a repairman to our home whenever something broke or stopped working. Around the house, if something goes wrong, Jim usually has enough handyman skills in him to get us out of practically any jam. And with my research skills, I'm usually able to point him in the right direction anytime he's unsure about something. I guess we're a pretty good team. But last week, Jim was out of town -- for a … [Read more...]