how hard is it to replace a motor????

[Kelly78]

:o I have a Kenmore dishwasher. This thing is NOISY!! I think its the motor, but I am not sure. Is it more cost effective to just buy a new dishwasher? Or how easy is a new motor to put in? Thanks

[Scott]

Not an expert here, but I've had noisy dishwashers before. It's not just the motor, the whole appliance contributes to the noise. Even if you replace the motor, I doubt it gets any quieter.

Some of the consumer guides, like consumer reports, give ratings on the sound level of the dishwasher. Some models are designed to reduce noise. Once I switched to a model with good ratings on the sound level, everything was quieter. I bought it at the Sears "Scratch and Dent" warehouse in Southern California, where they sell models discounted because they have a scratch, dent, etc., sometimes not visible once installed.

It was a higher end model, but with the discount about the same price as a less expensive "clunker."