Built-in dishwashers are also known as under-counter dishwashers. Although dishwashers make quick work of washing dishes, they sometimes require replacement due to age. Removing a built-in dishwasher will require some assistance from a friend because of the weight of the unit. Even though there are many manufacturers, removing and installing dishwashers involves generally the same process. The key to removing the dishwasher is to disconnect all of the components that make the dishwasher operate.
Instructions
1. Go to your home electrical panel box and turn off the circuit breaker to the dishwasher. Attempt to run the dishwasher to ensure the power is off. Go under the sink and turn off the hot water supply valve to the dishwasher. Some installations use a double valve to supply the sink faucet and the dishwasher while some installations use a separate hot water supply for the dishwasher.
2. Remove the dishwasher hot water supply hose from the house pipe at the shut-off valve. Turn the nut on the end of the hose counterclockwise with a wrench.
3. Loosen the clamp screw securing the drain hose clamp around the garbage disposal dishwasher drain port with a Phillips-head screwdriver. If you do not have a garbage disposal, loosen the clamp securing the dishwasher drain hose to the house drain line. Pull the drain hose away from the drain line or the garbage disposal.
4. Find the screws securing the bottom access panel to the dishwasher. Remove the screws with a nut driver or Phillips-head screwdriver and pull the access panel away from the dishwasher. Find the junction box near the motor under the dishwasher.
5. Remove the screws securing the cover to the junction box and pull the cover away from the unit. Twist each of the plastic wire caps joining the house wires to the dishwasher wires counterclockwise with your fingers. Separate the wires and twist the wire caps over each individual house wire.
6. Grab the washer nut securing the conduit to the junction box with a pair of pliers and turn it counterclockwise. The washer nut looks like a washer with notches and the house wires are in the center. Remove the washer nut to disconnect the conduit.
7. Open the dishwasher door and look for the bracket securing the dishwasher to the counter. Remove the screws securing the bracket to the counter with a Phillips-head screwdriver. Ask a friend to assist you in pulling the dishwasher from the cabinet area.
8. Feed the drain and water lines through the cabinet as necessary as you pull the unit away from the counter. Grab the conduit behind the dishwasher and carefully pull it away from the unit. Move the dishwasher out of the house.
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