Do-It-Yourself Story

While troubleshooting, I noticed that the buzzing sound would vary while manipulating the supply hoses attached to the inlets. Knowing that the water inlet valves were controlled by electrically-operated solenoids, I ordered the water inlet valve assy. On this model, replacement of this part required removing a stamped sheet metal panel held by 3 screws on the rear of the control panel and wiggling it past the inlet nozzles. I then removed 4 screws securing the front control panel to the molded plastic end caps inside the caps, and used a small flat-blade screwdriver to release the tension clips keeping the metal control panel against the plastic end caps. That allowed me to let the metal control panel hang by the wiring harnesses behind the machine and gave me access to the Molex plug where the wires from the valve assy landed on the control module. Finally, there were two T15 star screws securing the valve assy to the metal frame of the machine, which I removed and slid the old valve assy out to be replaced with the new one. I was careful to avoid dropping any of the screws into the machine while removing and reinstalling everything. I was also careful to not strip out the plastic holes where the star screws and the metal control panel screws threaded in, which meant hand tools only. Once the machine was reassembled, I reconnected the supply hoses, turned the water back on, plugged the machine back in, and tested it successfully.