KDFE454CSS2 KitchenAid Dishwasher - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Sheila from FAYETTEVILLE, NY
- Parts Used:
- WP8565925
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Lost stop from one side of top rack. Rack could be pulled off track.
Looked at other side of top rack which still had the stop. Just had to orient the direction of the stop and push it firmly onto the rack arm. Took a couple tries, but it went in and locked. Works perfectly. Inexpensive and easy fix to to very annoying problem.
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- Customer:
- Howard from Boynton Beach, FL
- Parts Used:
- 350930
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver
Both outside door handles turned very beige
Everything worked perfectly---thanks to the suggestion of your call center agent. She suggested that since the replacement door handles were no longer available, I should consider repainting them--it worked like a charm. Please tell her she was a life saver. We rent that house in Fl and my returning tenants had complained about the discoloring refer handles. Thank you
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- Customer:
- Robert from Beaufort, SC
- Parts Used:
- 8269144A
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers
Drain hose leaking
I did not relize that the drain hose was in two parts. Naturally I ordered the wrong half. So after I relized my mistake, I re-ordered the correct part. Once the correct part was received the repair was easy and went well.
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- Customer:
- Joan from Rockville, MD
- Parts Used:
- W10728160
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The cap of a vertical tine in the dishwasher had come off, leaving an exposed, rusted and sharp top.
The old tine row came out easily and the new one was easy to pop into place. I was pleased that it was so easy to order a replacement part.
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- Customer:
- Martin from Discovery Bay, CA
- Parts Used:
- 8194001
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The door spring link broke.
Unplug dishwasher and slide it out from under cabinet. Remove old broken link (a heavy string between two plastic parts) and replace with new one. Slide dishwasher back and plug it in. Very easy and no tools required.
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- Customer:
- Richard from BOSTON, MA
- Parts Used:
- W10195416
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
wheel fell off
followed video instruction
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- Customer:
- RONALD from PRESCOTT, AZ
- Parts Used:
- WPW10653840
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
Door would not latch shut
Following a utube video made it easy. Removed the outer cover of the door to expose latch. Two screws remove the latch, pay attention to how it was positioned and put the new one on and then replace the panel. But first turn off the electricity to the unit at the fuse box.
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- Customer:
- Charles from CONVOY, OH
- Parts Used:
- W10728159
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Broken bottom rack
Removed old rack and and removed old rollers and installed old rollers on new rack as they work better than the new rollers sent with new rack
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- Customer:
- Dorothy from BILLINGS, MT
- Parts Used:
- W10727426
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
the tines in the upper basket of the dishwasher were falling apart
Removed the old tines by pushing out the clips on the end and then installed the new tines and applied clips - took 10 minutes worked slick and the washer basket looks to be brand.
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- Customer:
- Fred from Kernersville, NC
- Parts Used:
- 8269144A
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
old hose possible leakage
put new hose on, very easy.
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Door spring broke-Door falls down
Remove 2 screws on lower baseplate. Remove 2 screws that hold dishwasher inside cabinet( may be attached to counter top or side cabinets). Turn off water supply to dishwasher. Remove any connections such as water supply, electrical connection, or waste water line that prevent dishwasher from being pulled out about 3/4 of the way. With the dishwasher door closed, remove broken parts and replace with new parts. Pull on spring to make final connection of nylon cable. Reverse the above instructions for re-installing the machine.
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- Customer:
- Roy from HIGGINSVILLE, MO
- Parts Used:
- WP8269145
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Broken Mounting bracket
Removed old part and replaced with new part
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- Customer:
- Peter from JERICHO, NY
- Parts Used:
- WP8270020
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
Door spring broke-Door falls down
Remove the mounting screws that hold the dishwasher under the counter top. Remove dust cover plates at the bottom of the machine. The machine will have to be pulled out, so turn off the water to the machine. Usually under the kitchen sink. Disconnect water supply and push it out of the way so the dishwasher can be pulled out. Pull machine out enough so you have access to the door cables and springs. The door will have to be in the closed(up) position to do the repair. Usually only one side is broken. Start with the broken side and copy the working side when installing new parts. Then repair the working side. To get the working side apart just pull on the spring and disconnect it from the cable. Do the reverse to reinstall.
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- Customer:
- Giorgio from Savannah, GA
- Parts Used:
- 8269144A
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
Drain hose broken.
Removed the old hose, after loosing metal looking rings. Installed new hose ad finally tight firmly the looking rings, using wrench and socket.
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- Customer:
- WILLIAM from SYRACUSE, IN
- Parts Used:
- W11177741
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
The door gasket leaked water at the bottom of the door, No visible gasket damage.
I removed and reinstalled the new gasket per the video instructions, but I found the corners to be much harder to install than indicated. I finally used a large, flat, dull screwdriver to carefully push the gasket all the way in, and used my fingers to feel whether the gasket was all the way in. I figured if the gasket wasn't all the way in, I would have a leak at the bottom of the door because the top of the gasket would stick out farther than the bottom, which is exactly what the original symptoms were. Perhaps I didn't need a new gasket? There was no visible damage. Pushing in the corners of the original gasket may have fixed it, but the new gasket worked perfectly! Thanks, Part Select!!
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