FIXED Kitchenaid Dishwasher KUDS01FLSS3 Heater Element

[ELeMentalRacer]

Model Number

KUDS01FLSS3

Brand

KitchenAid

Age

More than 10 years

Hello,

I have a Kitchenaid dishwasher KUDS01FLSS3 with a broken heater element. I see that replacement part 8194200 - which itself was a replacement for a previous number with a new control board - is no longer available.

Seeing as my element is round, not angled, I assume that my unit had the earlier part.

Is there a suitable replacement alternative from elsewhere in the Whirlpool family?

It would be disappointing if not being able to effect a simple repair required us to buy a brand new dishwasher and send the old one to the landfill, but I guess we should consider ourselves lucky to get 15+ years of service from this one.

Thanks!

 

[Jake]

Is your tub plastic or stainless steel?

If the inner tub is plastic order part number W10518394

For the stainless steel tub you need this one: WPW10082892

Another member said it worked:

FIXED - 665.16463300 Kenmore Dishwasher - Replace heating element ?

Think I am on the right track but i am out of my realm so I ask symptom dishwasher smells like something electrical burning when dry cycle assumption 1 heating element dirty it is 2 may need replacement ? does element need te be accessed from bottom to be removed ? does Dishwaser need to...

www.applianceblog.com

His is Kenmore is made by Whirlpool, which owns KitchenAid.

Jake

 

[ELeMentalRacer]

Thanks very much, Jake! I did see this post but wasn't sure how the brands/models compared, so really appreciate your help. For this amount of money, it's well worth a shot... I'll give it a try and let you know how it goes!

 

[Jake]

Ok, sounds good, but is your tub plastic or stainless steel?

Jake

 

[ELeMentalRacer]

Ok, sounds good, but is your tub plastic or stainless steel?

Jake

It's stainless steel, so I'll be going with WPW10082892. I was also worried whether or not the angled shape would work with the standoffs/brackets, but the other member's pic looks very similar to ours so I'm optimistic!

 

[Jake]

Thanks!

but the other member's pic looks very similar to ours so I'm optimistic!

Yes I agree.

Let us know how it goes!

Jake

 

[ELeMentalRacer]

Sorry for the delay in updating this thread. Got the part pretty quickly, but it took me some time to get around to completing the repair.

Repair was pretty straightforward and new part works great! Nice to have the dishwasher cycle complete in a reasonable time, instead of running seemingly forever, with nice clean, hot, dry dishes ready to go! Saved some bucks on the repair and should save some more on the electricity bill!

Thanks for the assist, Jake, much appreciated!

 

[Jake]

Excellent ELeMentalRacer, glad to hear the new heating element WPW10082892 fixed it.

Thanks for the update!

Jake