Repair or Replace a 10-Year-Old Dishwasher?

Start with these example inputs

• $450 repair quote
• 2 years expected life after repair
• $1,300 all-in replacement
• 10 years expected replacement life

These are examples, not recommendations or market averages. Replace every number with your own quote, rates, expected life, and required installation costs.

What to stress-test

Change repaired life from one to four years. If the preferred path flips, your technician’s view of the rest of the machine matters more than the sticker-price ratio.

What the example teaches

Do not ask the calculator to predict the future. Use it to expose the threshold: how much repaired life, future cost, or operating savings must be true before one path becomes less expensive inside the stated horizon.