ApplianceKitchenAid Dishwasher
Model
Level of DifficultyA Bit Difficult
Time to do repair1- 2 hours
Age of Appliance5 - 10 years
Tools
Wrench set
Pliers
Nutdriver
Screw drivers
replaced heating element and controler. turn off power, 1 disconnect water and drain lines, if not enough extra electric wire to pull dish washer out from under counter disconnect wires., 2 unplug 2 wires from heating element on bottom, 3 unscrew 2 long plastic nuts holding element in dishwasher, 4 open door remove old element replace with new one use care as to not damage any thing. you may need to remove the wash arm., 5 replace plastic nuts on bottom dont over tighten, connect electric wires to element. control box is located in the door at the top. take screws out holding door front on, carefuly pull door front off if you can, i could not. if not pull the top out enough to disconnect the wires and un clip the circut board, replace with new one. put all your screws back where you found them. put dish washer back in place and reconnect lines and hoses. turn on power and water, try it out. ask wife for hug cause you did a good job.