GSD4920Z00BB General Electric Dishwasher - Instructions

The three top mounting points broke from the control panel that fasten it to the door assembly. Vent assembly mounting point also snapped. All occurred when movers tried moving the dishwasher by the control panel handle. Removed the nine screws from the control panel (six door frame and three already broken top mounting points). Position the door lock swing arm to the middle of its left/right travel, and remove the rear panel to expose the inner door. Disconnect electricity. Even though the washer is off, 110 is present at the door. Using the new control panel as a guide locate all the mounting points (screws) for the control board, sequencer, and vent control. Be careful to note the how the lever control is mounted that is located under the sequencer. Pull black and white connectors from the control board and any other connectors that interfere with the removal of the control panel. Remove control panel and reverse the order for assembly. NOTE the insert escutcheon #902 (name plate) couldn't be found anywhere, can be removed from the old control panel and reused. Very carefully working from the bottom of the name plate use your fingernail (not a sharp object) and start to work the plate loose from the control panel. Work to the end without the brand name until you loosen that end. Slowly pull up at a 45 deg angle and it will slowly come loose. Be patient. They use a sticky rubberized glue. Good luck!

Dishwasher is 22 years old and I'm 80 years old so it took longer, about 3 hours. After removing, turned upside down and removed old pump-motor assembly and replaced with new following directions [which took a little while to figure out; my assembly was quite a bit different from the replacement pump-motor]. Pleasantly surprised at how quiet the dishwasher now runs. Normally I would replace this old an appliance, but this unit has provision for inserting a wood panel that blends with the cabinets and a new GE dishwasher with this feature costs $1300 MSRP. I'm trying to save money for when I get old so I decided to do the repair myself. For $150 it was a worthwhile investment.

Most difficult part of repair was getting dishwasher out and in under the cabinet. Especially, feeding the copper water line from under the sink and then back while trying to align the connection. Installing the part itself was easy with good instruction for taking it off and reinstalling. However, since the motor had been upgraded, it required new connections. The connections were provided for this, but no instructions for the electrical connections.