A dishwasher in a Spanish-revival kitchen with patterned tile and arched plaster.

Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

Dishwasher repair in Pasadena.

Older bungalows were not drawn with a dishwasher in mind, so many have one added in a cut-down cabinet with the drain tied into original plumbing. Hard water and old galvanized or cast-iron drain lines both slow things down, and it pays to know which one is the cause before replacing a pump.

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What Pasadena does
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Pasadena Water and Power pumps about 40 percent of the city's supply from the Raymond Groundwater Basin through 10 deep wells.

The other 60 percent or so is imported from the Metropolitan Water District.

PWP gives the average hardness as 12.9 grains per gallon and calls the city's water very hard.

Bungalow Heaven holds about 800 small Craftsman homes built from 1900 to 1930, and much of it became a landmark district in 1989.

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Older housing stock

Older houses were never plumbed for dishwashers. The one here was added later, often draining into a sink trap and an old galvanized or cast iron line that narrows with age, so a slow drain can live in the house as easily as in the machine.

Mixed housing

Older dishwashers here tend to have mechanical timers and simpler parts that are still worth fixing, while newer ones rely on sensors and electronic controls, so the diagnosis changes from one door to the next.

Family houses

In a busy household nobody notices a gradual change until it becomes a problem: glasses turning cloudy, a cycle getting longer, water left in the bottom. Catching those signs early usually keeps the repair small.