This was a great, well-shot, and straightforward video and really helped me fix my dishwasher. Note for anyone whose dishwasher is direct wired, not plugged in: you have to disassemble the wiring before pulling the machine out. There's an electrical box on the right just behind the toekick. Turn off the breaker first of course. Unscrew the box, unscrew the clamp on the cabale, remove the wire connectors, unscrew the ground, pull the wires out of the box, and then finally you can pull out the dishwasher. And then do it in reverse to reinstall later.
Thank you for the excellent tutorial! Here's a couple of things I ran into which may help others: When it came to installing the new assembly, despite having it snugly pushed into place, it would come loose when tipping the machine onto its back again. This meant I was unable to twist the locking tabs into place this way. What worked for me was having the machine upright, pushing the assembly snugly into place, and fumbling underneath with my spare hand to blindly get the 2 frontmost locking tabs twisted into place. (You'll have to take off the little vanity cover beneath the door, of course. But you'll want to do that to check for leaks afterwards anyways.) Then, to get the 3rd and final locking tab into place, I had to have the dishwasher on its back and use vise-grips locked onto some helpfully-placed plastic ribbing very near that final locking tab. That way I was able to pull the assembly towards myself and get that final tab twisted. The only other issue I ran into was once everything was put back together and the machine was running (successfully!) again, checking underneath revealed a slowly dripping leak which I was able to trace back to the turbidity sensor. Turns out the tiny little bit of schmutz on the O-ring was enough to cause a leak with the new assembly. Thankfully, I could twist it off and clean it up without having to drag the dishwasher back out again! Still... I really should've just cleaned the turbidity sensor properly when I had it out the first time. Anyways... Thanks again! Nice to have water spraying around inside the ol' dishwasher once more!
Matt thank you for step by step movie. I saved myself $300. Got factory whirlpool part for $177 sitting on the shelf locally. Could not have done it without your guidance.
Thank you for the video. It was helpful. I had a hard time getting the dishwasher installed securely initially, so I chose to do the job without removing the dishwasher. The trick was to loosen the unit in order to spin it while removing all the electrical leads and hoses.
Followed the video while replacing the the motor/pump assembly on our Whirlpool. Extremely helpful since it appeared to be the same model. Took away all of the head scratching and guesswork.
Great instructional video. Clear and accurate. I only wanted to add a comment about my actual problem. It’s distressing to know that my circulation pump issue was a Whirlpool factory issue, not a motor failure. After replacing the sump assembly, I pulled the motor to see if there was anything obvious, and found that the electrical contact was broken inside the motor. It had made a weak connection and worked for a couple of years. I only disconnected the connector once, and am confident I didn’t break it by pulling the connector. I also noticed that it had previously been pulled from the sump assembly (probably during manufacturing), as it had an alignment mark with a sharpie, which the replacement did not have.
Grat video and thank you! When I re-installed the diverter disc, the hole/opening in the disc did not line up with the 'well'/'drop down' area of the diverter motor/unit, instead the hole of the disc was sitting over the raised portion of the diverter motor/unit. Is that a problem?
Thanks for the video. My Whirlpool dishwasher is leaking from the pump assembly seal. Is that seal replaceable or do I need to replace the whole assembly? Thanks.
Our videos are generic videos and are there to give you an idea of how to do the repair. So it may not match your model exactly. So, the steps may be a little different. So you will need to reinstall the screws that you took out.
Is there something specific you are looking for in the video? If you can provide your model number, we can check specifically for information for your model.
This was a great, well-shot, and straightforward video and really helped me fix my dishwasher.
Note for anyone whose dishwasher is direct wired, not plugged in: you have to disassemble the wiring before pulling the machine out. There's an electrical box on the right just behind the toekick. Turn off the breaker first of course. Unscrew the box, unscrew the clamp on the cabale, remove the wire connectors, unscrew the ground, pull the wires out of the box, and then finally you can pull out the dishwasher. And then do it in reverse to reinstall later.
If there is anything we can help you with in the future please let us know. Glad you were able to fix your dishwasher!
@JamMastaJew Thank you for the tip about the electrical connection. Your description was quite helpful.
I was able to repair my dishwasher with the help of this video. Thanks!!
Glad you were able to complete your repair. If there is anything we can help you with in the future please let us know.
Thank you for the excellent tutorial! Here's a couple of things I ran into which may help others:
When it came to installing the new assembly, despite having it snugly pushed into place, it would come loose when tipping the machine onto its back again. This meant I was unable to twist the locking tabs into place this way. What worked for me was having the machine upright, pushing the assembly snugly into place, and fumbling underneath with my spare hand to blindly get the 2 frontmost locking tabs twisted into place. (You'll have to take off the little vanity cover beneath the door, of course. But you'll want to do that to check for leaks afterwards anyways.) Then, to get the 3rd and final locking tab into place, I had to have the dishwasher on its back and use vise-grips locked onto some helpfully-placed plastic ribbing very near that final locking tab. That way I was able to pull the assembly towards myself and get that final tab twisted.
The only other issue I ran into was once everything was put back together and the machine was running (successfully!) again, checking underneath revealed a slowly dripping leak which I was able to trace back to the turbidity sensor. Turns out the tiny little bit of schmutz on the O-ring was enough to cause a leak with the new assembly. Thankfully, I could twist it off and clean it up without having to drag the dishwasher back out again! Still... I really should've just cleaned the turbidity sensor properly when I had it out the first time.
Anyways... Thanks again! Nice to have water spraying around inside the ol' dishwasher once more!
Thank you for those tips! If there is anything we can help you with in the future please let us know.
Great easy to follow video. Thanks!
You're welcome! Glad you were able to fix your issue! If there is anything we can help you with in the future please let us know.
Matt thank you for step by step movie. I saved myself $300. Got factory whirlpool part for $177 sitting on the shelf locally. Could not have done it without your guidance.
Thank you for the video. It was helpful. I had a hard time getting the dishwasher installed securely initially, so I chose to do the job without removing the dishwasher. The trick was to loosen the unit in order to spin it while removing all the electrical leads and hoses.
You're welcome!
Followed the video while replacing the the motor/pump assembly on our Whirlpool. Extremely helpful since it appeared to be the same model. Took away all of the head scratching and guesswork.
Awesome tutorial! Got my new pump and motor assembly running great. Dishwasher is functioning like new again. Thank you
You are very welcome!
Great instructional video. Clear and accurate.
I only wanted to add a comment about my actual problem. It’s distressing to know that my circulation pump issue was a Whirlpool factory issue, not a motor failure. After replacing the sump assembly, I pulled the motor to see if there was anything obvious, and found that the electrical contact was broken inside the motor. It had made a weak connection and worked for a couple of years. I only disconnected the connector once, and am confident I didn’t break it by pulling the connector. I also noticed that it had previously been pulled from the sump assembly (probably during manufacturing), as it had an alignment mark with a sharpie, which the replacement did not have.
Very helpful. Replaced part on my whirlpool in about 30 minutes. Thank you!
Thank you for this excellent video. It made things so much easier for me.
You are very welcome. If there is anything we can help you with in the future please let us know.
Great video. Thanks a lot 👍👍👍
You are very welcome.
Grat video and thank you! When I re-installed the diverter disc, the hole/opening in the disc did not line up with the 'well'/'drop down' area of the diverter motor/unit, instead the hole of the disc was sitting over the raised portion of the diverter motor/unit. Is that a problem?
The diverter plate is keyed to go on the diverter shaft one way only. So, as long as the piece is installed properly then it should be fine.
@@appliancepartspros much appreciated! Thanks.
You're welcome!
Thanks for the video. My Whirlpool dishwasher is leaking from the pump assembly seal. Is that seal replaceable or do I need to replace the whole assembly? Thanks.
Mine has a concrete weight screws to the old sump, there are matching screw holes for it but you never mentioned it. Is it necessary, serve a purpose?
Our videos are generic videos and are there to give you an idea of how to do the repair. So it may not match your model exactly. So, the steps may be a little different. So you will need to reinstall the screws that you took out.
This skipped a huge step. It doesn't show how to swap the pump over. Why?
Is there something specific you are looking for in the video? If you can provide your model number, we can check specifically for information for your model.
Buy the new dishwasher.