Sears Best Kenmore Model 7034 Dishwasher Water Inlet Valve

[hobarthero]

It seems that during the removal process of this dishwasher that someone accidentally broke the nipple on the inlet valve for the dishwasher. Does anybody know the part number for this. I have attached a photo with the model number of the dishwasher as well as a kind of bad picture of the inlet valve. Any help is greatly appreciated
-Shannon
[this post was last edited: 11/14/2023-17:51]

 

[repairguy]

808456 was the original part number for the valve. I didn’t find an easy crossover on the internet but I can go back through some old parts manuals and see what I can find. I assume that the nipple that is threaded into the valve cracked the valve body. Correct?

 

[wiskybill]

cross reference

in link

There are some listed on Ebay

Frigidaire 5300808960 Water Valve (AP2591551) - AppliancePartsPros.com

For undercounter models, 5300808960 / AP2591551 made by Frigidaire

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[hobarthero]

Plastic Nipple

The plastic nipple that connects to the rubber hose going into the dishwasher, is the side of the valve that broke. I’m not sure if this was the reason that the dishwasher was never used. It would make a lot of sense if the inlet valve was damaged upon installation and just never fixed. There’s still tape holding in the silverware basket.
-Shannon

 

[combo52]

Replacement dishwasher, inlet valve

Hi Shannon, you can use just about any older dishwasher valve that you can find for this dishwasher. Any porcelain tub KitchenAid dishwasher valve will work fine. You could also use almost any GE or whirlpool inlet valve for machines that were made before 1990 they would have the correct flow rate for this machine.

John L

 

[hobarthero]

60’s to 80’s D&M changes

Can anyone enlighten me on the changes to D&M dishwashers made between the 1960s and the 1980s. I know a few of you have mentioned leaking issues that were common in the later machines. I guess I was mostly wondering if changes or repairs could be made to a later machine that would make it more reliable like the 60s versions.
-Shannon

 

[combo52]

Changes from the 60s to the 80s D&M dishwashers

Could a 70s or 80s model be upgraded? In a word no

They change the door gasket design in the 70s they change the vent plate from porcelain to coated metal. They were just so many ways that machine was cheapened .

And even the 60s models were awful. Our family got a new 1966 middle of the line D&M built Kenmore. It managed to last about 10 years it was repaired three times in the first year under warranty. It had at least 10 repairs over its life, the pump had to be rebuilt. The timer replaced. The inlet valve was replaced. The inner door was replaced because it rusted through and the motor was finally replaced, the bearings fell out of the Roto rack and the ball bearings tore up the pump again.

And this was one of the good ones lol and you can never go by just one example I know that as well as anyone if it wasn’t for the fact that I had worked on 500 of these awful dishwashers, I wouldn’t feel this way if ours was the only one that gave problems.[this post was last edited: 11/19/2023-13:30]

 

[hobarthero]

Running Soon!

I’ll get the inlet valve replaced soon and I’ll go over it to make sure nothing is wrong. Then hopefully I can take a video of it running since I haven’t been able to find a single one of this model. Does everyone just use plexiglass normally to show these running with the door open ? I don’t want to cut a hole for a window. That’s always neat but I don’t like to modify machines much unless it’s to upgrade parts for quality purposes.
-Shannon

 

[combo52]

Hi Shannon, it’s a worthy project and it will be a fun project, we have a 66 lady Kenmore in the museum thanks to a member in California. It’s the rare 240 V version that actually heats the water to 180° with the pump running.

And these machines actually work fairly well but there’s simply no way you’re going to upgrade it any more than you could upgrade a 1980s Yugo to be as good as a Toyota etc.

John

 

[hobarthero]

I own an 87’ and an 88’ Yugo

Funny you mention a Yugo. I own two of them and drove one for several years in high school/college. They were a decent car for the price but between parts being in short supply and owners doing virtually no maintenance plus the war in Yugoslavia, it proved to be the downfall of the company in the US at least. In my opinion as an owner they are actually a pretty fun little car. Definitely quirky but not really much worse than many other cars of the 1980’s.
-Shannon