I posted a blog about a whirlpool pump gone bad and the resulting water show. Another funny experience with an appliance and water came to mind.

I always check a dishwasher by opening the door in mid cycle. It tells me if the spinners are spinning and the washer is washing. A dishwasher is also supposed to shut off when you open the door.

I was doing an inspection and the Listing Agent was there. She informed me she ALWAYS came to home inspections, especially if she didn't know the inspector. Then she muttered something like "You never know what they are going to do". This was a vacant house. AS I was trying to talk to my client she kept butting in saying things like, "My inspector starts on the roof", then 'How long is this going to take?. My inspector only takes about an hour. I've got someplace to go, can you do the inside first? How much longer?. This was all in the first 20 minutes, and I was still in the kitchen.

I had started the dishwasher, and it was running through it's cycle. I told my client why I was going to open it, and the L.A., said that was just stupid, they always work, you are just wasting time. So with her standing at my side, I opened the dishwasher.

In the split second I had the door open, approximately 2,000 gallons of water shot out the door and landed on the wonderful L.A., soaking her from head to toe. It was priceless. I just said, "Well, it seems that this one has a problem".

She was gone in a flash and told me to lock up. I guess she figured I wasn't going to steal the cabinets.

I bet I don't see 4 a year that have this problem. I should have bought a lottery ticket.