Thank you everyone for recs on a dishwasher repairman. He was very helpful, but the verdict is that we need a new dishwasher. Can anyone recommend local appliance sellers? Anyone want to chime in with a make or model that they think is the best ever? My old dishwasher was a Maytag, and was perfect in every way, but we left it at the old house when we moved - the one we have now is a nightmare with a possible recall on the circuits and element. What do you recommend?