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A water inlet valve feeds water from your home’s water line into your dishwasher. If this valve is defective, water can leak out of your dishwasher and the dishes may not get cleaned. Luckily, fixing or replacing a faulting valve is an easy DIY project that only requires a few tools and a bit of time.
Steps
Turn off the water and power.
Remove the screws under the dishwasher door.
Find the inlet valve.
Detach the water hose and fitting.
Remove the valve.
Locate and remove the two quarter-inch screws.
Remove the electrical harness.
Move the outlet hose up.
Remove the old valve and install the new one.
Clean the fitting.
Tighten the fitting.
Reattach the hose.
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Place the spring clamp back onto the outlet hose and reattach the hose to the inlet valve. Use a jiggling motion to get the hose back onto the valve to ensure that it is seated as firmly as possible. Using the needle-nose pliers, squeeze the spring clamp once again and wiggle it back down the outlet hose. This keeps the outlet hose properly sealed and prevents any leakage.
Screw on the new valve.
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Reattach the new valve to the side of the machine with the two quarter-inch screws that were used to mount the old inlet valve. Reattach the valve's water supply hose and carefully connect the electrical harness to the inlet valve solenoid. Make sure the inlet valve fitting is good and tight at this time.
Start up the dishwasher.
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Turn on the electricity and the water supply to the dishwasher and start it up. Watch closely for any leaks from the outlet hose or the inlet valve itself. If there are no apparent leaks, reinstall the front panels onto the dishwasher by reversing the process in the first step of these instructions. Take special care to insert the screws into their proper holes.
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Warnings
- Disconnect the water supply to the dishwasher and turn off the electricity before doing any work on it.⧼thumbs_response⧽
Things You'll Need
- ¼ inch nut driver
- Needle-nose pliers
- Vise-grip pliers
- Adjustable wrench
- Teflon plumber's tape
- Small wire brush