WDT540HAMZ1 Whirlpool Dishwasher - Instructions
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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:
- Arthur from flemington, NJ
- Parts Used:
- W11768590
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Dishwasher leaking
Watched video, removed the door gasket and replaced
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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:
- Jerry from Groton, NY
- Parts Used:
- W11175771
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Wrench (Adjustable)
Stripped the fill valve when installing
I'm the maintenance supervisor at an apartment complex. While installing a new dishwasher for a tenant, I inadvertently cross-threaded the swivel connector to the fill valve. The valve was ruined and couldn't be repaired. I ordered a new valve (it was an OEM) and installed it. Simple switch out, plus the video from Parts Select showed I had done it right.
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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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- 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:
- Frank from SHORELINE, WA
- Parts Used:
- W11175771
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench set
Dishwasher stopped filling
based on advice here, concluded the problem was likely that the part "Valve-Inlt" was defective. Our dishwasher intake line is copper and had already developed a partial kink from sometime in the past, so I had to be careful. The final connection to the new part had to happen in place: very close to the floor and underneath, because I didn’t want to stress the copper line. Plus, the shutoff was defective, and it was always leaking while I connected. Awkward. As I was threading on, it started to look like it might be cross-threaded, so I stopped and reversed. Slid the washer back out and disconnected the drain line so I could tip the dishwasher u and inspect. It was going on cross-threaded. Not hard to happen on a metal to a plastic connection. To solve, I carefully made very small bends in the copper inlet line until when it would later be brought up underneath to connect to the inlet valve, it would be as perfectly aligned as possible. This worked. As I tightened, it went a little easier and the leak stopped. A good moment. Tightened a bit more, but didn’t want to overdo it as that can cause other problems. Now the moment of truth: let’s run it. DISHWASHER WORKED AGAIN. Runs fine now and we are glad to have it back. Was satisfying I could do this on my own. The advice and guides here made that possible. Thank you.
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- Customer:
- Michael from Salem, OR
- Parts Used:
- WPW10078214
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Upper dishwasher rack back wheels needed replacement
Watched YouTube video - Used screw driver to push bracket to release both caps that hold dishwasher's upper rack. Removed upper rack. Replaced the two broken wheel brackets with the new wheel brackets.
Placed the upper rack back on the tracks and inserted the caps back in place. All done! Works great!
Placed the upper rack back on the tracks and inserted the caps back in place. All done! Works great!
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- Customer:
- Jeanne from Jupiter, FL
- Parts Used:
- W10518394
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Wrench set
Heating element went out, dishwasher wouldn't work
I checked the manual to determine the code meaning for 7 blinks, it was heating issue. I ordered the part from Partselect.com. When the part came in, I googled the internet for "How to replace a dishwasher heating element". There were several options, I chose one that was a video showing a handyman go through each step. I followed the steps, with no problems, and WA-LA! Felt good (as the wife of the house) to do it myself!
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- Customer:
- Rich from hamilton, MI
- Parts Used:
- W10518394
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Socket set
bad heater in qiuet partner 2
this job is cake. worst part is removing dishwasher from cabinet. Disconnect water , drain , and power. reove mounting screws in upper door area. Pull unit out and lay it on its face. unplug two wire leads and remove big nuts. Roll unit upright and replace heater. roll unit back over and tighten nuts and plug leads back in. It really takes two minutes to replace heater once the unit is out of cabinet.
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- Customer:
- Peter from PLEASANT PR, WI
- Parts Used:
- W11178521
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Countertop Dishwasher - Non Whirlpool
Since I have All Whirlpool appliances in the home, the only one not a Whirlpool was a counter top dishwasher that looks exactly like it could be a Whirlpool and so not to be the odd unit out, I labeled it with with a Whirlpool logo nameplate on the face of the door. Now everything matches perfectly and all in the same exact color white too.
Just measured and marked where the plate was to be located, cleaned that part of the surface, peeled the backing and carefully placed the logo name plate in place and pressed it on. Voila. Done and looks original as well. Call me the big, deep fakearooski.
Just measured and marked where the plate was to be located, cleaned that part of the surface, peeled the backing and carefully placed the logo name plate in place and pressed it on. Voila. Done and looks original as well. Call me the big, deep fakearooski.
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- Customer:
- Douglas from BELFORD, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WPW10491331
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Dishwasher was leaking a lot, 1-2 cups of water
Changed the seal first, very easy, no tools needed either. Helped a little, but still leaking a lot. Changed the lower spray arm and that did it. The video I watched before changing the seal helped a lot, definitely do that first.
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- Customer:
- Steve from The Colony, TX
- Parts Used:
- W10518394
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Heater element snapped in two.
Disconnected power,water supply and drain.Had to pull dishwasher out to access the heater element nuts. Removed broken element and replaced with new part. Repair very easy!
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- Customer:
- Melissa from JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Parts Used:
- WP8565925
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Stop broke
Looked at how the other was installed oh and bought 2 for when the other one fails. Great customer service!!!!
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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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