Here is How You Can Remove and Install LG Dishwasher Free of Cost

The dishwasher is an essential part of an ideal kitchen. You must be having this appliance in your cooking place, but you need some DIY skills to keep it working smoothly. Because tackling down the common errors is something you must be ready for.

This blog will help you save the dishwasher installation costs. It is completely a free installation of a dishwasher under your kitchen cabinet and countertop. Let’s see what we need to begin with.

DISHWASHER INSTALLATION KIT

A complete kit is necessary to make your job easy. There are several kits available in the market, even you can purchase any of them near your appliances store. Dishwasher installation kit lowes is quite reliable among all. Well, let me tell you essential parts for an easy LG dishwasher installation:

1. A Universal Plumb Pack

It has fittings for numerous applications and different dishwashers that vary slightly. A universal plumb pack also includes a valve. It shuts the water in case you have an excessive leak issue.

2. Wire Nuts (Two Pieces)

They will help you while making an electric connection with your dishwasher. Apart from this, you need:

3. Romex connector

4. Teflon tape (To connect your fittings)

5. A clamp (for the dishwasher draining hose)

6. Screwdriver

7. Pliers or Wrench

8. Extra Drain Hose

Drain hose does come with dishwashers while you may need an additional one because installing dishwasher to caddy cornered to the sink may need you extra. Actually, this extends an excessively long run in the hose, therefore, I would recommend you to have an additional in case.

REMOVING DISHWASHER UNDER THE COUNTERTOP

Here are things you need to do while removing a dishwasher from the cabinet:

1. Turn off the power
2. Shut off the water supply valve

On the next level, you need to lean down, and in order to remove the screws to release the lower access panel. Now pull out the sound dampening pad and disconnect the water from the supply line from the inlet valve.  Meanwhile, you are doing this you need to be prepared for water to spill out.

ELECTRIC REMOVING

Now you need to disconnect the electric wires. In order to do this, follow these steps:

• Remove the screw to release the junction box cover
• Untwist the wire nuts to disconnect the wires (Use a flathead screwdriver)
• Detach the strain relief from the junction box

When you are done with the electric work, now it’s time to remove the drain hose. For this:

• Disconnect the drain hose from the sink drain (Garbage disposer)
• Feed the pipe through the cabinet

So, now you need to unscrew your dishwasher using a screwdriver. Open the door of the dishwasher and remove the mounting bracket screws. Bear in mind that in order to move out the dishwasher, you may have to adjust the legs of the dishwasher. And for this, you can adjust the rear leveling legs by turning the shaft assembly screws at the front.

In the final step, pull the dishwasher away from the cabinet carefully.

SMART TIP

In order to access components of your dishwasher at the bottom easily, I would suggest you lay down a blanket or towel on the floor. Now tip your dishwasher back, so that its fragile rear panel stays safe.

This will help you to remove the screws securing the bottom access plate. For this, use your screwdriver and pull the plate off. When you are done, replace the bottom access plate and secure it with screws.

EASY WAY TO INSTALL LG DISHWASHER

So its time to replace a new dishwasher under the cabinet. First of all, make sure the end of the drain hose is accessible through the cabinet wall. You need to guide the electrical supply line under the dishwasher to access through the hole for its wires connection.

Lift the right side of the dishwasher up and support it with an object. To order this smoothly, I would suggest you use a woodblock. After passing through wire you can remove the wood piece and get back the appliance under the cabinet. You need to adjust the leveling legs of the dishwasher. In some cases, it would be stable and balanced though.

1. At this level you need to reconnect the things:
2. Replace the screws to secure the mounting brackets
3. Feed the drain hose through the countertops or cabinet
4. Connect the drain hose to Disposer/Sink Drain
5. Ensure the hose is elevated above the connection point

Coming back to the electric connection, make sure you fully position the wire strain relief in the junction box securing the strain relief nut.

1. Connect the wires (Use the wire nuts)
2. Align the cover plate
3. Replace the screw to secure

CONNECTING WATER SUPPLY LINE

Here you are ready to reconnect the water supply line with the inlet valve. Tighten it well using your tool. Now you can replace the sound dampening pad and lower access panel. You have to secure it with screws.

Finally, you can go ahead and turn the water supply to the dishwasher now. Turn the power to make sure that the dishwasher is functioning fine.

CONCLUSION

Dishwasher and installation are supposed to be parallel things. Having this great appliance actually needs you to deal with high loop brackets, draining, kick plate, leak pan, and heating element. This is the easiest way to install the LG dishwasher on your own and almost free of cost. You may also follow this DIY guide for how to install a kitchen dishwasher from other companies except for LG. I am pretty sure this blog will help you that how to install a dishwasher yourself step by step.