WDF520PADB7 Whirlpool Dishwasher - Instructions
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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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Deb from LAWTON, MI
- Parts Used:
- WP8565925
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
front track stop broke on both sides of the upper tray
Very simple to repair The front track stops just slide into place, easy. When I looked for these parts this place was the least expensive and the quickest delivery I have ever had. Quick, efficient and friendly online staffing. Thank you, Deb
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- Customer:
- JoAnn from EAST WINDSOR, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WP8268645
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Wheel assembly was cracked
I just snapped the old one off and snapped the new one on..
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- Customer:
- Hugh from APTOS, CA
- Parts Used:
- W11158802
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Wanted an additional silverware holder in dishwasher
Slid the holder into the protrusions on the dishwasher door.
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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:
- RONALD from EAST GREENWICH, RI
- Parts Used:
- W11752368
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Tines where falling off old rack
The dishwasher is 25 years old. Ordering the part was simple. Very good web site and user friendly. The shipment and delivery perfect. Part arrived as predicted. Tracking delivery was also perfect. Part was exactly what I needed. The only hitch was that there were no instructions for assembly, not even a drawing of the assembly to give a hint as how to assemble. Therefiore assembly took longer than it should have. However the diswasher is back in operation and I am pleased with the results.
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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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Judith from MOUNTAIN TOP, PA
- Parts Used:
- WPW10524920
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Sent the wrong part
Had to repurchase the correct one. I was also sent a used part that I am still waiting for a call tag to send back. I was also given an email address for customer service but low and behold it also didn’t work!!!!
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