"montana wildhack" wrote in message
news:2008083017163616807-montana@wildhackcominvalid...
We have a built-in Kenmore dishwasher and a Kenmore portable dishwasher.
They are virtually the same, except the portable works and the built-in
doesn't.

I looked at the conversion kit needed, but I'm thinking about
cannibalizing the built-in for the parts. Any foreseeable problems?

You should be able to do that as most of what you need is the different
drain hose and water feed hose. Used to be that the portable didn't have a
water shut off/on solenoid designed to be continually hooked up to water
pressure and the kit would include a stronger designed unit. If the kit you
looked at doesn't include a new solenoid shut off, then you should be able
to use the one on the present portable. You might want to hold on to the
hose setup from the portable because if you ever wanted to put it back as a
portable, they used to cost around $50.

Tom G.