We have an 8 year old (we bought it when I was pregnant with the twin) Whirlpool Gold dishwasher.  I have never even thought about cleaning it out.  This was a mistake.  Lately, I have noticed that the dishes were not getting as clean as they should.  After Chris emptied it this morning, I told him to not to refill it, that I needed to clean it.  ( Read more... )

And now the water heater has decided to leak into my living room carpet.  It is now drained and the water to the house is shut off.  Why shut off the water to the whole house, you ask?  Well, it is because the water supply to the heater wouldn't really shut down.  It was taking forever to drain the tank and it kept whining like it does when I run ( Read more... )