Duane R Springfield , MO March 19, 2015 Faulty detergent dispencer This part came next day. super fast. open door . remove screws on inside facing edge of door. this seperates door front and back halves. unplug electric from dispenser then remove 6 screws holding it to the inside of door. remove dispenser and install new one in reverse order. took 20 to 30 minutes on a small economy size GE dishwasher Read More... 9 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
Pam S Minneapolis , MN November 02, 2014 Small release latch worn down We purchased this dishwasher for our small bungalow style kitchen. After using it probably every other day for seven years, a latch on the dispenser wore down and detergent was no longer released properly. The part showed up a day after ordering it, that was great. The new part looked exactly identical to the old part. As another submitter explained, the front panel of the dishwasher needs to come off. Removing and re attaching the front panel goes much easier with a second set of hands, there is a wiring harness involved that you don't want to have stretched too much. There are about 18 screws involved in the entire swap out, including a bracket around the dispenser (located behind the front panel). Depending on how old your dishwasher is, some of the screws may need liquid wrench or similar to help unfreeze them. When I first looked at the part that came, I saw the gasket and thought maybe the dispenser just pops out of the door. The bracket will not allow the dispenser to pop out of the door. Be sure to pay attention to screws as they are removed as two of them are slightly shorter than the others and need to be returned to the correct holes. The rest of the dispenser itself seemed to be in very good shape and it is too bad that the latch only can't be replaced. Read More... 6 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Dan C New York , NY April 09, 2014 Soap dispenser door would not stay closed, the latch was broken It was super easy, I removed the front panel, the 2 electrical plugs, replaced the unit, the plugs, and screwed on the panel. Read More... 3 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Nancy G Afton , MN October 01, 2014 The soap dispenser had lost functionality in the latch We unscrewed the screws on the inside panel of the door. This revealed the screws necessary to remove to change the soap dispenser assembly. With two of us working together it took about 10 minutes. It was straight forward. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Tim W Bainbridge Island , WA September 14, 2015 Door would not open Lowered front legs, removed latch, then disassembled front door to find broken latch. Ordered needed parts and reassembled. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers