WDF520PADM9 Whirlpool Dishwasher - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Michael from WILLARD, OH
- Parts Used:
- W11768590
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Old door gasket was leaking.
Watched YouTube first of course. Pulled off the old gasket, found the center of the new gasket and started installing the gasket from the very top and all the way down the sides. I made sure it was in tightly and smooth. No more leak, should have listened to my wife sooner!
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- Customer:
- Tahir from ARLINGTON, MA
- Parts Used:
- W10888592
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Replacing upper rack rollers
Followed very simple instructions to easily install. The only tool needed was a flathead scredriver to pop off caps to remove old, broken rollers. New rollers simply click into place. Piease aren't cheap, but significantly less than a new dishwasher.
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- Customer:
- SAMUEL W from SARASOTA, FL
- Parts Used:
- W11768590
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Leak around door
Pulled out old gasket, pressed in new starting middle top. No more leak.
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- Customer:
- Andrew from SACRAMENTO, CA
- Parts Used:
- W10888592
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Upper dishrack roller assembly in slide rail broke, causing upper dishrack to sag
I used a flat blade screwdriver to compress one arm of the endcap of the slide rail to free it. I then slid up the locking slide of the old roller assembly freeing it from the upper basket,and put the new part in its place. I then put the roller back in the slide rail and replaced the endcap.
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- Customer:
- Steve from ELBERFELD, IN
- Parts Used:
- WPW10491331
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Door leaking and dishes not getting clean
Remove and replace by hand, no tools required
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- Customer:
- Charles from NORTH MIAMI, FL
- Parts Used:
- W11752368
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
DISH RACKS DETERIORATED
TOOK OFF RACK ROLLERS ON OLD TOP RACK AND BOTTOM RACKS ALONG WITH TOP WASH SPRAYER AND PARTS AND PUT ON NEW BASKETS.
PIECE OF CAKE!
PIECE OF CAKE!
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- Customer:
- ERIN from SEATTLE, WA
- Parts Used:
- W10161215
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The tines were rusty and were making marks on my bowls.
The new lower rack came with wheels, but there were some other plastic parts I needed to move from the old rack to the new. No tools necessary! Use the old rack as a reference to make sure you put the wheels on the correct sides.
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- Customer:
- James from Beaver Falls, PA
- Parts Used:
- 8269144A
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Drain pump malfunction/melting
My dishwasher wasn't completing cycles and would start to smell like burning plastic randomly. I determined it wasn't coming from inside the tub but underneath the unit. I replaced the drain pump and the drain hose as a precaution to make sure the check valve inside wasn't getting stuck closed forcing the pump to not be able to drain. It was a very easy repair that just involved taking the dishwasher out of the cabinet and turning it on its side. The old pump just twists out and the new one goes in just as easy no tools required. The video instructions on the product page here were very helpful. The hose connects with a clamp and is routed on the side with some plastic clips. It was very easy and completely solved the problem!
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- Customer:
- Mary from Chicopee, MA
- Parts Used:
- W11158802
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The latch had broken and silverware was coming out of basket during wash cycle
It was a matter of sliding the back of the basket on to the attached knobs on the dishwasher door.
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- Customer:
- Martin from Union Bridge, MD
- Parts Used:
- WP8268645
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers
Wheel on lower rack broke.
New one snapped right into place.
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- Customer:
- Anthony from BURGETTSTOWN, PA
- Parts Used:
- W11819720
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Soap not dispensing, and Water not spraying
I watched the videos and did the repair , very simple, replaced main motor and dispenser. just have to take your time, turn off water and power and work safely
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- Customer:
- Felix from MELBOURNE, FL
- Parts Used:
- WP8565925
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
Timer repairs
Well, it’s very easy to repair. But, what I like if ur Company is, the availability, of the parts.
Thanks you.
Thanks you.
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- Customer:
- Michael from SUFFOLK, VA
- Parts Used:
- W11768590
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
The gasket listed on your website is to thick. So after installation the door would close. I put the old gasket back in the door closed. However, the dishwasher still leaks soap after a cycle..
As stated above the repair did not go well because the gasket was too wide and the door would close. Suggest you talk with Whirlpool about the part they sold you for my model of dishwasher.
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- Customer:
- al from Fuquay Varina, NC
- Parts Used:
- WP8565925
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Socket set
Dishwasher circulation pump malfunction
Tipped over washer, removed attachment bolts, installed new pump by clamping water hoses. Be sure to use proper crimping pliers, not the generic slip joint pliers. Replacement pump included required new clamps.
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- Customer:
- Mike from BOULDER, CO
- Parts Used:
- W10518394
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Dishwasher was not drying the dishes.
I followed installation instructions from this site and all went well.
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