"Ablang" wrote in message
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Replacing Your Dishwasher
Dishwasher on its last legs? When you buy a new one, pocket the
installation fee by doing the job yourself.
CHOP the article

If you have good, modern plumbing and electrical hookups where your new
dishwasher will go, then I agree that the job can be done by an amateur. It
should be an amateur with good dexterity because the tight working space at
the bottom/front of a modern tall-tub dishwasher requires significant manual
dexterity to get the connections where they need to go and to get them
leakproof.

In my case, the dishwasher's electrical circuit was shared by too many other
outlets, and the connection to the main plumbing was definitely a home
project from 1980. I am quite happy to have spent a small amount of money
to get an isolated circuit installed and all of the under-sink plumbing
corrected before the new dishwasher was installed. I can confidently run
the dishwasher when I am not home without worrying about finding a flooded
kitchen when I return. I have also prevented the possibility of the circuit
breaker being tripped by an overload. Isolated electrical circuits on
heavy-draw appliances are a rule for me.

Evaluate your risks before trying to do these things on your own. DIY
projects can end up costing more than professionally-done projects, if the
needed skills, tools and infrastructure is not in place.