GSM1800F00WW General Electric Dishwasher - Instructions

I tested the old latch assembly with my mutli-meter and determined it was faulty. I bought the new assembly and 10 screws later it was installed and the dishwhasher works.

removed inner panel, removed soap dispenser installtion was straight forward 45 min time install

Removed leaking drain hose under the dishwasher from drain pump and sink drain pipe. Fed new hose behind dw connected with new clamps to dw drain pump and sink drain pipe. Put in high loop under sink.

I pulled the dishwasher out and turned it on found the problem. I took the part off to find it broken. ordered the part on a sunday afternoon and it was there on Wednesday in time to fix it before I had to fly home.

Pulled dishwasher, disconnected electrical, removed rear lower brace panel to access lower clamp. Replaced conduit with new o-ring, nut, and lower clamp. Reinstalled brace panel, reconnected electrical, reinstalled dishwasher, and tested.

took out the old basket and put in the new basket

Installed new plastic arm and it kept falling off so I super glued it to the upper attachment.

First the parts took forever to get here and then the new main conduit nut was defective just as the original from the factory was. It would not thread correctly and had to be wet then forced by hand until the skin ripped off my fingertips.

GE stands for "Good Enough"

I found a few how to videos to describe how to replace the latch since nothing was listed here. First - turn off the power to the dishwasher from the fuse box. Open the dishwasher and unscrew the door until the front piece and the control panel come off (I think there were about 10 screws- some are different sizes, just take note what goes where). Then you'll need to disconnect the 4 wires from the broken latch, before you do this either label the actual wires with where they go or take a picture so you know exactly how to put it back together - there is very little information online to guide you if you forget and if you get it wrong the dishwasher won't work, which I learned the hard way. Unscrew the broken latch, and replace with the new latch. Reconnect the wires following your guide, and screw back on the door. Voila!

Removed broken assemby. Replaced with new part. Basket was an even swap.

First I shut off water and unplugged pwr cord from washer.I then removed hose from connecting duct and remove connecting duct from washer. I then installed new duct and reattached hose to connecting duct. After installation I reattached water hose then plugged back in pwr cord.

Opened dishwasher after it completed a wash cycle. Found the rinse dispenser cap had come off during the wash and melted on the heating coil at the bottom of the machine. Pulled cap off of coil, made sure coil was not disturbed. Looked in various sites for cap. Finally found this site where I didn't need to order the whole mechanism and could order just the cap. Received the cap, screwed into the dispenser, fixed. The only problem I had was that there were two possible caps so I picked the one that was the same color as the original one. Project completed. Thanks

The repair could not have been easier. I looked up the model and found a diagram showing all of the parts for the dishwasher. Other people had commented on similar problems, so it made sense that I needed to order a handle/latch assembly. I order it and selected standard shipping. The part arrived the next day in the mail. It took only a few minutes to install the part. I know nothing about dishwasher, but this website made into a professional repair tech!

Twisted new one in place of old. Disappointed that there was a melting issue at all. Need to investigate problem.

I just lifted out the old parts from the bottom of the dishwasher and replaced them with the new ones which seated securely with no problem. The extreme amount of calcium carbonate in the water in Barbados settles on anything that gets wet. We clean the parts in the dishwasher, tea kettle and any other device that gets hot water, about every six months but eventually the boiler scale clogs the works and, while I can boil the parts in vinegar to clean them, the new replacements are much better and more convenient.