One person’s trashed dishwasher is another person’s source of treasured components.
Photography by Thomas Arey
CLEAN OUT A DISHWASHER
Salvaging components from unwanted appliances.
Nothing looks more forlorn to me than a piece of electronic or mechanical equipment set out to the trash.
I know that many folks who live by the maker philosophy share this view. So when I saw this early 1990s GE dishwasher sitting out for disposal, I thought I might be able to give some of the parts inside a second chance to perform some service. As with most disassembly projects, I not only discovered some neat parts, I also learned something about ...
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