GDT550HGD2BB General Electric Dishwasher - Instructions

Took out the old and swapped out the parts from the old one and put them on the new rack. Looks great and works great.

I replaced the Flood Switch Part Number: WD21X10519.
I found that be removing the bottom front cover under dishwasher door, there was a small black plastic clamp holding up the wiring cable. By disconnecting the clamp, it gave me a few more inching of wire inside the machine, which made disconnecting old flood switch easier. It also help in installing the new flood switch. Then finally i reinstall the clamp cable under the machine to finish the job.

Looked upm the problem it said door wasn.t closed so cause was the door latch. put in the new one no change so I bought a new dishwasher

Followed the instructions on the video, it was pretty straight forward. It was helpful to know what to expect before hand like removing accumulated water in the drain before removing the flood switch so as not to have that water drain under the dishwasher. Knowing to have a nut driver with magnetic tip was helpful in removing and reinserting the screws. all in all it was pretty easy repair.

The part did not fit at all but not worth it to me to return it. The part I need is about 20 inches in length and the one sent was about 10 inches. I will simply call for this dishwasher to be repaired or replaced.

1. Take a picture of the old rack in the dishwasher! Just in case!
2. Remove rail channel end caps and place them on the tabletop on the correct side to make sure you put them back on the correct side.
3. Remove old rack.
4. Carefully snap off the water sprinkling unit. (carefully push down tabs so they don't break).
5. Using your picture as a reference (!) snap the water sprinkling unit on the new rack (it's easy).
6. Put the new rack back onto the rail channel and replace the end caps.

Done! Very easy installation ! Rack was not nearly as expensive as I anticipated and was delivered quickly. Note: You get the rack only. All ot the other parts are from the old unit.

The repair instructions were great and the repair went well. The repair took less than an hour.

Thank you
Gary

Followed directions on YouTube

The only directions that came with the new pump and filter, was how to replace the filter. I had to find a You Tube video to show me where the drain pump was located., and the way to get to it. I also had to figure out how the new pump was hooked up electrically, since the new pump did not work with the plug in on the machine.

Installed new heater by pulling unit out of it’s cubby hole. Was able to gain access to the nuts that hold it down and make the seal, as well as the electrical connections. Re-installed. Helpful if you remove both dish baskets and utencil basket for access when installing heater.

Parts diagram shows Striker can be popped out with screwdriver. Not true. It has a screw bolting it internally. Impossible to get to unless you disassemble the entire door. We took a power drill and small drill bit and bore it out like a cavity in a tooth. Needle nose pliers to extract the screw. Pretend your a dentist. Fixed it in 5 minutes. Replacement fit tight. A+

The repair made it necessary to remove the door of the dishwasher. Removing the door seemed to be a daunting task, but after watching a YouTube video I made myself aware of the necessary steps to complete the task.

- After turning off the power to the dishwasher, I removed the kickplate panel, this gave access the wiring going to the defective board, which I unplugged.
- Removed the screws securing the dishwasher to the counter, these are located at the top of the machine and are accessible by opening the dishwasher door.
- Pull the dishwasher forward a few inches.
- On each side of the door is a spring loaded device that holds the door from falling open when not latched. They can be identified as white plastic items with a cable connected to them. Once removed take care to not allow the door to fall open, instead, when opened slightly raise the door off the unit.
- Lay the door on the floor.
- There are three sheetmetal screws on each side of the door, using your nut driver remove these screws. They secure outside of the door to the inner door.
- Stand the door up on the floor and raise the outer door panel, there are several plastic clips on each side the slide into slots on the inner door panel. I found it a little difficult to separate the panels, but with gentle persuasion they came apart.
- Lay the inner panel on the floor with the exposed electrical components facing up.
- At the top of the inner panel is a black plastic cover protecting the electronic components, this where the control panel lives.
- Remove the sheetmetal screws that secures this plastic cover.
- There are two wiring harnesses, remove them.
- The defective component can be lifted out.
- Install the new control panel.
- Reassemble.

My heating coil was not working so naturally I thought I needed a new coil and ordered one accordingly. During the time it took to ship to me, I did more research and people suggested testing the coil with and ohmmeter for resistance as often times the coil is fine and it is the flood switch that is the problem. I got an ohmmeter and checked the old coil and it returned readings that were just fine (btw 15-30), so I returned the coil and ordered this flood switch.

Anyone reading this debating between buying the coil and switch can save themselves a lot of trouble/time/money by removing the coil and testing it first.

The installation of the flood switch is fairly simple. There's a great video on Youtube for it (titled "GE Dishwasher not Drying Dishes - How to Replace Bad Flood Switch:), so I won't walk through the step-by-step on it.

However, one word of advice is to be careful when installing so that you don't let the o-ring on the switch slide down the connector/wire once you connect them or you'll get a slow leak into the catch pan at the bottom.

Also, if this if your first repair on a GE Dishwasher then get to know the unit while you have it pulled out. It won't be your last repair based on my experience...

So easy, even I was able to do it. Slide tabs back on defective basket and remove both sides, then slide the tabs onto new basket and place in dishwasher. All Done!

The replacement dishwasher basket easily fit in my dishwasher. Easy to order. Quick delivery. Highly recommended.