5648878310 Kenmore Microwave - Instructions

Removed and replaced leaking water inlet valve, 10 minutes and saved me a hundred in plumber fees.

I ordered from you the address cleaner for my Kitchen Aid Dishwasher. I was hesitant about ordering it because, in my experience, these tyo e products are a waste of money and never perform to a level of expectation! But the washer is new and nice and I want to take care of it so in ordered the cleaner. I popped the little pellet in where the detergent pods go. Vli send the door pressed "normal wash" button, shut the door and forgot about it. I forgot about it until I opened the door to put in dishes, ... And BOY!! The inside of the washer was shining so bright I had to put on my sun glasses!! It would have been difficult to not notice how clean the inside of my machine was! No kidding... I was really impressed... in faction glad I got this request for feedback... because I was wondering how to let you j now what a great product this stuff is!

Just removed the old one and installed the new one

Safety First: 1) I shut power off to dishwasher, 2) Shut water off to dishwasher, 3) Checked electrical with tic tracer to confirm power was off after removing bottom dishwasher panel, 4) I checked the orientation of old valve: connection plate, water inlet tubing, hose connection, and electrical connection. Then I removed the 2-screws that held the valve in place with a nut driver. Next I removed the compression clamp from the rubber hose with pliers and a screw driver. Then I removed the compression fitting and copper tubing from the old valve. Note: Kenmore used a compression fitting to connect the copper tubing to the original water valve. That said, I had to remove the old fitting and install a new one (using a pipe cutter on the copper tubing before installing a new compression fitting). I also bought a new valve elbow because the old one was not serviceable. With all three connections made up (the rubber tubing connected to the new valve along with the electrical connection, and the new elbow and compression fitting installed) I tested for leaks and reconnected the holding bracket to the side of the dishwasher frame. Before calling it good I vacuumed out the area under the dishwasher. Note: because the water inlet valve is located close to the floor, all the work had to be done while laying on the floor...awkward. This too, I had to purchase a new valve elbow and compression fitting so halfway through the project I had to make a run to the hardware store. Overall, replacing the water inlet valve on a 10 year old Kenmore dishwasher is an easy project...pretty straight forward but having to go to the hardware store stretched the installation time out to over an hour.