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Roller Broken On Top Rack, Left Side.
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Fred from Cherryville, NC
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
First, removed end cap in steel sliding upper rail, second, removed broken roller, third, attached new roller, you can look at other rollers to see how it goes on, fourth, feed new roller into track, replace end cap. Takes less than 10 min, saved 85. 00 Bucks.
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broken part
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roger from guilford, VT
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
clipped in the replacements and installed the assembly. Easy and thanks, PartSelect.
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The dishwasher wouldn't fill with water.
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Jared from Rutland, VT
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Wrench (Adjustable)
I first turned off the water to the dishwasher, then the electricity to it, then took off the front bottom access panel, I then unbolted the inlet valve from the side of the machine, undid the electrical hookups remembering which one connected to which, then unclamped the two hoses, I then put the new one back in place, redoing the hoses
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and electrical and bolting it back to the side of the machine, then putting the front bottom access panel back on, then turning back on the water and electicity. The one thing that may make it easier if you can is to pull the dishwasher out from under the cabinets and lay it down so the bottom is exposed. This would make the process a little smoother.
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Broken roller on rack
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donald from Westminster, CO
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Took off old part. Modified new roller w'knife. Found a nut and bolt in scrap pile. Attached.
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dishes still dirty, soap remained in dispenser.
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Hans from Show Low, AZ
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
After repairing this dishwasher 5 times during the past 8 years this one was real easy: Open door, unscrew inside cover and carefully move over to one side. Unplug soap dispenser, unscrew soap dispenser and remove. Fit new dispenser, reconnect it, put inner cover back in its place and secure it with the retained screws and you are back
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door would not latch
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Robert from DuBois, PA
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver
simply remove the ten screws, lift up the inner door. Disconnect the four electrical prongs on the latch assembly. Connect the new assembly and replace screws. Very simple. Saved 100 dollar service call
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Water Valve would not open to allow water into DishWasher
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Bob from Allen, TX
- A Bit Difficult
- 1- 2 hours
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
First, I removed the foot plate(s) at the bottom of the Dishwasher. (2 screws each side)
Then I removed the two top screws at the front of the dish-washer. The screws were mounted into a board under the counter that had broken loose. (A minor secondary issue specific to my situation.)
I gently inched the dishwasher o ... Read more ut from under the cabinets.
SLOWLY, I tipped the dishwasher over on its side, allowing the water still inside to drain into a pan. Minor cleanup required for the cup or two that missed.
I then had access to the part. I disconnected the power from the wall socket, and I closed the valve for the inlet water from under the sink.
I removed the screws holding the Water Valve to the DishWasher case. Then I took a sharpie and marked one side of one of the two power connectors, black-mark to black-mark.
When I went to disconnect the inlet pipe, there was more dripping than I expected, so the valve under the sink was not closing completely. I needed to shut off the water supply to the house for the next stage.
I disconnected the inlet water supply, which continued to drip slightly into a bucket. I then removed the coupler from the old water valve. It was badly clogged and corroded, so I went to a local HW store and found an exact match 3/8" to 3/8" right angle coupler with compression fitting on one end.
BIG TRICK, before installing the new coupler, WRAP the compression fitting threads with teflon tape. You will not be able to wrap it once it is installed. In fact, I needed to uninstall the part once after I discovered this, to wrap the threads smoothly.
Once pre-wrapped, wrap the other threads that screw into the water valve. Tighten until secure, AND aligned with the direction of the flow tubes of the original.
Match the electrical connectors, black-mark to the same position as before. (The new water valve will NOT have the black-mark on it, unless you transfer one!)
Connect the Water valve back to the Dish Washer chassis with the two screws previously removed.
Connect the inlet water back to the compression fitting with the pre-wrapped threads.
Gently return the dishwasher to upright, and then plug it in.
Open the valve under the sink slowly and watch for drips or leaks.
Run the dishwasher at the start of a cycle, long enough to determine that the valve activates, and allows water to flow. Then stop the cycle.
Gently walk the dishwasher back under the counter, observing that you do not kink the copper water inlet pipe, or the drain pipe.
Adjust the feet, if necessary, back to fully support and level the dishwasher.
Install the two screws holding the dishwasher to the cabinet front. Then install the kick plates and tighten those 4 screws.
Clean up any residual water from the process.
Then I removed the two top screws at the front of the dish-washer. The screws were mounted into a board under the counter that had broken loose. (A minor secondary issue specific to my situation.)
I gently inched the dishwasher o ... Read more ut from under the cabinets.
SLOWLY, I tipped the dishwasher over on its side, allowing the water still inside to drain into a pan. Minor cleanup required for the cup or two that missed.
I then had access to the part. I disconnected the power from the wall socket, and I closed the valve for the inlet water from under the sink.
I removed the screws holding the Water Valve to the DishWasher case. Then I took a sharpie and marked one side of one of the two power connectors, black-mark to black-mark.
When I went to disconnect the inlet pipe, there was more dripping than I expected, so the valve under the sink was not closing completely. I needed to shut off the water supply to the house for the next stage.
I disconnected the inlet water supply, which continued to drip slightly into a bucket. I then removed the coupler from the old water valve. It was badly clogged and corroded, so I went to a local HW store and found an exact match 3/8" to 3/8" right angle coupler with compression fitting on one end.
BIG TRICK, before installing the new coupler, WRAP the compression fitting threads with teflon tape. You will not be able to wrap it once it is installed. In fact, I needed to uninstall the part once after I discovered this, to wrap the threads smoothly.
Once pre-wrapped, wrap the other threads that screw into the water valve. Tighten until secure, AND aligned with the direction of the flow tubes of the original.
Match the electrical connectors, black-mark to the same position as before. (The new water valve will NOT have the black-mark on it, unless you transfer one!)
Connect the Water valve back to the Dish Washer chassis with the two screws previously removed.
Connect the inlet water back to the compression fitting with the pre-wrapped threads.
Gently return the dishwasher to upright, and then plug it in.
Open the valve under the sink slowly and watch for drips or leaks.
Run the dishwasher at the start of a cycle, long enough to determine that the valve activates, and allows water to flow. Then stop the cycle.
Gently walk the dishwasher back under the counter, observing that you do not kink the copper water inlet pipe, or the drain pipe.
Adjust the feet, if necessary, back to fully support and level the dishwasher.
Install the two screws holding the dishwasher to the cabinet front. Then install the kick plates and tighten those 4 screws.
Clean up any residual water from the process.
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Dishwasher leaking water
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Marvin from Republic, MO
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Pulled the dishwasher out. Determined that it was leaking from the air/water inlet. Ordered the seal and replaced the seal by turning the inside cover counter clockwise while holding the outer water inlet. Replaced seal and installed water hose. Put dishwasher back inside cabinet and leveled. If you don't try to fix it yourself, It c
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Dishes Weren't Getting Clean
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Allen from Columbia, SC
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
I surfed the net using phrases like "dishes not clean" and found a series of possible solutions. When I noticed that the water in the washer was cold, I realized it was a heating element issue. Using a multi-meter set to the lowest resistance I tested both ends of the heating element (OF COURSE I SHUT OFF ELECTRICITY TO THE DISHWASHER FIR
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ST!!!) and found it read a steady 16 ohms. Then I followed the orange leads to the limiter, removed the leads and tested resistance and found it at near zero. Touchdown.
I ordered the new limiter, had it in a couple of days and installed in in 5 minutes. The hardest part was putting the metal cover back on the bottom of the unit.t
I ordered the new limiter, had it in a couple of days and installed in in 5 minutes. The hardest part was putting the metal cover back on the bottom of the unit.t
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Failing to complete any of the cycles properly, repeated "click" heard from control unit.
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brian from myersville, MD
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
It was initially unclear precisely which part I needed. I called PartSelect customer service and the agent was extremely helpful and able to quickly advise me on the correct part.
Installation was straight forwared. I used a torx screw-driver to remove the screws holding the inside-door planel. There are wires attached so ... Read more this needs to be done with care.
I then removed a thin plastic film cover the control assembly. The control assembly is held firm by a screw and is also "snapped" in place. There are obvious tabs which can be spread to allow the assembly to be lifted out.
Each of the wire harness can then be removed from the control assembly.
With the new control assembly in place, the wires can be reconnected very easily. The assembly board itself is well marked enough to determine where each of the wires connects but really, the connectors for each harness is unique so pretty difficult to not get right.
Replace the plastic film and door cover and you are back in business.
I had previously gotten a quote from Sears to do this work and it was over $200 works of labor. Go through PartSelect I not only saved about $40 dollars on the part itself, I also saved $200 on a fairly easy repair that I could do myself in under 30 minutes.
Installation was straight forwared. I used a torx screw-driver to remove the screws holding the inside-door planel. There are wires attached so ... Read more this needs to be done with care.
I then removed a thin plastic film cover the control assembly. The control assembly is held firm by a screw and is also "snapped" in place. There are obvious tabs which can be spread to allow the assembly to be lifted out.
Each of the wire harness can then be removed from the control assembly.
With the new control assembly in place, the wires can be reconnected very easily. The assembly board itself is well marked enough to determine where each of the wires connects but really, the connectors for each harness is unique so pretty difficult to not get right.
Replace the plastic film and door cover and you are back in business.
I had previously gotten a quote from Sears to do this work and it was over $200 works of labor. Go through PartSelect I not only saved about $40 dollars on the part itself, I also saved $200 on a fairly easy repair that I could do myself in under 30 minutes.
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The basket in our dishwasher had many broken parts on the bottom and the silverware kept falling through
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Marge from Cranford, NJ
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
We were happy to find the basket we needed listed on your website, even after we could not find it on the Maytag site. It was perfect. I can't believe we lasted almost 2 years with the broken basket we had.
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Detergent drawer was busted and would not stay closed.
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Rachel from Saint Louis, MO
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
Snaped new part in place.
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Not enough water pressure to wash soap out of dispenser
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Duane from Las Vegas, NV
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Our first effort was to replace the lower washer arm that had splits in the sides of this plastic part. While this increased the water pressure in the wash cycle some it was not enough to adequately wash the dishes. We read that someone else had to clean out the filter which was below the lower washer arm assembly. Thus, we took off th
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e loweer arm assembly by screwing off the hold down assembly in the middle of the arm. We then took off the pump cover by removing the 6 screws that hold it in place with a #3 metric allen wrench. When we took of the cover we could see that the pump filter was so covered with deposits that it was not letting the water through to the pump. Rather than spend hours trying to clean the filter and pump cover we decided it was easier to repalce them. Thus, we ordered the parts and replaced them. The dishwaster is now working fine. We appreciated the information that others had shared that helped us find and fix the problem.
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Pump gasket had deteriorated with age and causing odors.
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Kenneth from Brooks, GA
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
The dishwasher is well engineered to perform this work.
Remove the bottom two panels to provide access and visibility to base of pump motor.
Locate plastic pump locking lever and push toward rear of DW to unlock pump from DW.
Inside the DW remove basketsand spray arms. Revove screws holding cover over pum ... Read more p motor and remove cover.
From below raise pump motor and support with block (piece of 2x4 worked well).
insde DW, removre old gasket, clean well around pump and botom of DW, install new gasket.
From below remove block to drop pump motro back into place, and re-tighten locking lever by pull toward you.
re-assemble inside componets, run through a rinse cycle to test for leaks and replace bottom panels.
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Remove the bottom two panels to provide access and visibility to base of pump motor.
Locate plastic pump locking lever and push toward rear of DW to unlock pump from DW.
Inside the DW remove basketsand spray arms. Revove screws holding cover over pum ... Read more p motor and remove cover.
From below raise pump motor and support with block (piece of 2x4 worked well).
insde DW, removre old gasket, clean well around pump and botom of DW, install new gasket.
From below remove block to drop pump motro back into place, and re-tighten locking lever by pull toward you.
re-assemble inside componets, run through a rinse cycle to test for leaks and replace bottom panels.
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Squeezing The Handle Did Not Open The Latch
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Robert from Ocala, FL
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
After unplugging the dishwasher, I opened the door which required more pulling effort than it should. There were 10 screws which fasten the inside panel to the door. 2 Of these are located next to the latch. I used my drill driver with a star bit. By carefully separating the panel from the door, I was able to see the inside of the lat
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ch mechanism. The plastic handle had 2 ears that had snapped off. It was fairly easy to remove the broken handle and replace it with the new one. All that was necessary then was to replace the 10 screws and tighten them. It seems to be fine now.
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