MDB6949SDM1 Whirlpool Dishwasher - Instructions
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- Customer:
- martin from Ontario, CA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10348269
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
Drain pump had something lodged in it
In all honesty, it took me longer to remove the dishwasher than it did to install the new drain pump.
Pull the plug to kill the power, turn the water supply valve to off and disconnect the water supply hose.
Disconnect the drain hose and drain the water from it into a small tub.
Remove the two "anti-tilt" screws from the top of the D-washer
Remove the two screws holding the "toe kick" plate in place, remove the plate and place of to the side.
If needed, raise the front feet/legs, slide the D-washer out until you can reach the back legs, raise if needed, and side the washer the rest of the way out.
Lay out a towel on the floor, lay the washer on it back. You will see the discharge pump (the one with the big hose coming out of it), remove the hose clamp and hose from the pump.
Disconnect the little power plug from the pump
On the opposite side of the little plug is a gray little plastic tab, squeeze it and rotate the pump counterclockwise about an inch, the pump should fall out in your hand.
Take the new pump, rub a little dish soap (not that crappy hand cleaner stuff) on the rubber gasket and install the new pump making sure the little plug receptacle is facing you and rotate it until it stops, you should hear a small "click"
Now follow all the steps in reverse to put everything back together.
This site has a great, short video that covers everything I have mentioned above.
Pull the plug to kill the power, turn the water supply valve to off and disconnect the water supply hose.
Disconnect the drain hose and drain the water from it into a small tub.
Remove the two "anti-tilt" screws from the top of the D-washer
Remove the two screws holding the "toe kick" plate in place, remove the plate and place of to the side.
If needed, raise the front feet/legs, slide the D-washer out until you can reach the back legs, raise if needed, and side the washer the rest of the way out.
Lay out a towel on the floor, lay the washer on it back. You will see the discharge pump (the one with the big hose coming out of it), remove the hose clamp and hose from the pump.
Disconnect the little power plug from the pump
On the opposite side of the little plug is a gray little plastic tab, squeeze it and rotate the pump counterclockwise about an inch, the pump should fall out in your hand.
Take the new pump, rub a little dish soap (not that crappy hand cleaner stuff) on the rubber gasket and install the new pump making sure the little plug receptacle is facing you and rotate it until it stops, you should hear a small "click"
Now follow all the steps in reverse to put everything back together.
This site has a great, short video that covers everything I have mentioned above.
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- Customer:
- George from FRAMINGHAM, MA
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Wheel came off. Hub that held the wheel to the assembly got burned by heater.
Look at the way that 3 remaining Wheel Assemblies were attached to rack, Then pop off the offending assembly and attach the new one. Less than 5 minutes.
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- Customer:
- Paul from CANTON, MA
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Broken wheel
Easy. Just watched video.
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- Customer:
- G from BISMARCK, ND
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
A wheel on the lower dish rack wheel assembly broke off.
Pry the old wheel assembly and snap the new one in place.
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- Customer:
- Lana R from THE HILLS, TX
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
The wheel fell from the lower dish rack--the front left hand side.
We snapped the old one off --it did not break. We positioned the new one in the right place making sure that the slot in the middle matched up with the longitudinal wire of the rack and snapped it in place. EASY!
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- Customer:
- Tasha from ELDON, MO
- Parts Used:
- W10847918
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
The cover to the power box gotosplaced during above and change of power cord
It has brackets that slipped right into the box. The hardest part was reattach the entire box to the side of my dishwasher.
I do feel anyone could do this repair
I do feel anyone could do this repair
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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:
- Kathleen from WHITEHALL, PA
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
Wheels kept coming off.
Took off the broken part replaced it with new part.
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- Customer:
- Lena from Napoleonville, LA
- Parts Used:
- 8269144A
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Wrench (Adjustable)
Leak in hose
Turned water off. Removed dishwasher from under the counter, replaced hose, reinstalled dishwasher under the counter.
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- Customer:
- Walter from FRANKSVILLE, WI
- Parts Used:
- WPW10348269
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
would not drain
watch how it was done on computer
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- Customer:
- Gary from Troy, MT
- Parts Used:
- WP8270020
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Replaced door springs and installed cable kit
Viewed the video and, Done!
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- Customer:
- Diane from PITTSFORD, NY
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
A wheel on the lower rack had broken off
Easy to local the part on this site with an easy fix when the part arrived as scheduled
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- Customer:
- TRACEY ANN from BRICK, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WPW10195039
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers
DISHWASHER WOULD NOT FILL WITH WATER
Unscrewed bottom panel of the dishwasher and simply replaced the bad control switch with the new one.
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- Customer:
- Marvin from WANTAGH, NY
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
wheel broke off the lower rack on my dishwasher.
Just snapped in the wheel assembly very easy.
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- Customer:
- James from ESTERO, FL
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
broken wheel
Remove old assembly: use screwdriver to depress 2 wedges that lock assembly on wire rack. After removed. new assembly will snap into place
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