A few months back, I begged, pleaded and practically prostituted myself with Mom Central to be part of their Frigidaire campaign. Select moms would receive various appliances to review and I was thrilled to be named a part of Team Dishwasher.
My new dishwasher arrived the day before I left for the Olympics and I knew it would be put to the extreme test: my husband (who loathes doing the dishes) would be left in charge of doing that which he hates most in the world.
He survived…thrived, even. I was delighted to come home to a sink NOT full of dirty dishes.
I took over dish duty and put it to the test. I LOVED the open layout of the dishwasher and that it uses 41 % less energy and 40 % less water than was used just 10 years ago.
Because, believe it or not, I was doing dishes way back then.
But in the middle of my euphoria, it stopped cleaning the tough dishes. I hemmed and hawed and finally contacted Mom Central.
“Send us a photograph or your fully-loaded dishwasher,” they advised. I did so and they forwarded it to Frigidaire’s product team to assess the issue.
Turns out, the issue was me.
This should not be a shock to any of you.
From loading the dishes in the wrong direction to inadvertently blocking key spray areas, it was revealed that I do not know how to load a dishwasher.
After following the team’s instructions, my dishwasher is fully functional and glorious again. For any future problems, I now know the root of the problem:
“User Error.”
So, let’s hear it. Whether it’s TVs, computers or new appliances, have you ever messed up and tried to blame someone else?
Disclaimer: I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and received a Frigidaire Dishwasher to facilitate my review.
I'm a Canadian-born mom of two, former Denver Post columnist, family travel writer, editor of MileHighMamas.com and 9News contributor. Expert on all things Utah, Denver, family and travel. Lover of laughter and life. Happily married to a man obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin. 