How to install a Kitchenaid Dishwasher step by step. Easy to do diy dishwasher install. 

For those that have asked, I have made a video on how to install the clips if you need help with that. link is in description.

I was under the assumption that Lowe’s was going to install this dishwasher based on their video. My mistake! However, thanks to your video, my 19-year-old daughter and I installed this dishwasher completely before my husband got home! Your lifesaver!

This video is awesome. I installed my old dishwasher 11 yrs ago. When I took a look at the new one i was like..oh my..this looks completely different. Soooo instead of reading..I came to YT. first video to watch. Its all I needed. Thank you sir.

This is my first dishwasher install ever. I feel I'm ready after carefully watching. Great content! “Thank You!”

Thank you so much! New dishwasher installed and running

you Sir saved me headaches and having to call a mechanic... very informative video with great camera shots. My 1st attempt, yesterday led to water leaking and the unit beeping. After seeing your video... 2nd attempt was the charm. Thanks again.

Thanks Jack, I love the pace that you explain everything, it made it easy to follow

Thanks Jack - you are 100 times better that the installation instructions that came with the machine.

Nice job. I never installed a dishwasher before took me 45 min!

Appreciate your video especially since it’s less than 10 minutes long.

Great video - made our installation go smoothly.

Well done, very informative and made the process quite easy following step by step instructions.

thank you so much for doing this vid and allowing us to watch all that you did. very helpful... and the comments are helpful too.

Thanks a lot :) it's was very useful. At the beginning I was nervous, but with your video everything went well. 🙏

Thank you very much for your video.

That was super helpful and saved me a lot of time! Thanks buddy! Subbed!

You saved me man!!! Thanks a ton

Wait! How did you install the brackets? That would have been helpful.

You did not show how to install the brackets. This should be viewed and edited better

Great video thanks for the help

Huge help. Thank you.

Great video. Thanks! About to give this a try. Fingers crossed! 🤞

Why don’t these dishwashers come ready to plug-in? That’s what I wanna know. There’s no advantage to making everybody wire up a plug everybody’s wiring up the same plug why? When you pay the price that you pay for these dishwashers don’t think include an electric plug. They also should come with their own type of water line, you should be able to take it out of the box put all that stuff in the cabinet, bead it through the appropriate holes you have drilled and be that far along.

By the way, Kitchenaid/Koltura website (suggested on install) said that pink compression collar is for outside drain near incinerator. For inside dishwasher connector, you need to use a smaller (white) commpression collar and work hard to put it on.

Check the back for clearance and your wall outlet! It might be helpful to show to back of the unit. We had a situation yesterday with my install. The electrical outlet was put in too high on the wall and the plug sticks out so it wouldn't go all the way in. Today my husband is redoing the outlet down and sideways!!! KitchenAid a flat face outlet plug would be good!

Excellent instructions.

Thank you for including how to do the electrical

Thanks you so mutch You helped me a lot 🎉🙏

I don't see model KDFE204KPS in your list, I just bought that one. Will your instructions work for that model too?

You attached the drain hose with the pink clamp. It should be the silver clamp included with the DW. This is an important distinction. The pink clamp is too big and if you turn the machine on you will have water everywhere because the hose will come loose.

Thanks, very helpful

My instruction manual says to use silver clamp on the drain hose attached to machine, not the pink one. I have some extra insulation also-was hard to use install. Meanwhile was pretty straight forward. Thanks Question-does it need to be leveled accurately, or it is fine just if it will not shake?

You skipped the one step that I needed to see - installing the brackets to hold the DW to the counter!

i am installing en exact one now...i was hoping to see how to side mount tthe dishwasher. but you bailed on me!

Great video! My complaint with Kitchenaid is having to wire the power cord into the unit is B.S., they should provide a plug-and-play cord like Bosch!

A technician refused to install my kitchenaid because he said the dishwasher needed 34” 1/4 opening from floor to counter in order to fit, but the specs manual say it only needs 33” 5/8s. Now I’m thinking he just didn’t want to install it.

Thanks, finally found the dishwasher that my dishwasher is a copycat of!!!😄😄 my new Maytag with that large 3rd rack is coming today!!!!!! Question, is that drip pan included with your KitchenAid and is that the Leak Detection feature?

Did you have issues with the water shut off? I'm no plumber by any stretch and my valve is half turning but water not stopping. What next steps would you take without me having to get a plumber? Home depot install didnt even try so they dumped the machine for me to handle

The one thing I wanted to see was the installation of the toe kick plate. What got edited out? Installation of the toe kick plate. Plus was litle they show of the kick plate was blurred. Good Job!

Hi, I have this same dishwasher. Do we need to buy the electric cord? Or can we use the wire that comes from the panel and hard wire it in?

When you pulled this out of the box did you have to install the stainless steel door cover or was it already in place? Thinking worst buy may have left out the insulation in there also.

So it’s always insulation that lowers the dB is it just starafoam

Thanks for posting this. Kitchenaid gave me most of the parts but they did not include the strain relief electrical part. As i was walking out the door, instead of a trip to home depot, I removed the one in mint condition from the old dishwasher out on the curb. Although this step is easy, it was helpful to see exactly how a finished connection should look.

Thank you for the great video. Great that you explained the electrical part. Do you put it in with the white cover?

Do i need to connect anything to the air gap if i dont have a garbage disposal?

Did you need to strip the white or black wires at all?

have a question. I j7st got a similar model and it has 2 ports on the side. What are these for? And, the instructions mentioned a hot water hook up. What's up with that?

Did the drain line come with the kit ? I have granite top how do you connect it to granite ?

Hate to say it but the manual says not to use pre-tinned wires on the terminal block. If you search the part number in the manual you can find the cord that has the ring terminals on all 3 wires. It is odd they are still selling install kits with the old style cord since they(Whirlpool) switched to the terminal block a couple of years ago.

Do you reinstall all insulation and panel? Sorry if this seems silly, I just really don't know.

My model of dishwasher, or at least my model of cord does not have color-coded wiring. Is that normal?

We just had our KitchenAid dishwasher installed over the weekend and it sticks out from the cabinet like yours. Shouldn’t it be able to go further back so that you don’t see the top black strip with all the controls on it? The installer said he couldn’t get ours to go back any further but that doesn’t seem right.

I've literally watched like every video to install a dishwasher, I found one that was a good instructional, however, I got stuck on the electrical wiring bc, that video did not have the same 4 screw connection in it, like your dishwasher and mine does, saved my life in that specific that I needed bc that guy used cap and twist wiring connection, but, my wiring does not have the circle connector like the new dishwasher. I figured white with white, but can I wrap around and flatten the wiring out with the screw, or do I need to have that circle part? (I don't know what the real name is)

My old dishwasher had a direct power line can i use it?

Why might one of these stick out a couple inches?

a lot of useful information, but the video was too shakey, and sometimes hard to see what you were doing.

you saved mw $200 install fee

Can you please link the installation kit you bought?

why not use braided stainless steel hose? Never trust rubber.

I have a direct wire - all of copper. How do I proceed?

Why did you not replace with a Bosch?

I should have installed mine my self, but had worst buy install it so they could take the old one. My previous Kitchenaid lasted 20 years. The idiots left the blanket off. I called and complained and they ordered me one. It is a little thin, and only goes around the tub, it doesn't cover the rear of the machine. I elected to pull the machine out and install it myself.

Costco just installed this without the blanket around it. He said it didnt need but it sounds really loud?

I can’t find the video of the toe kick plate installation?

Dont forget the high loop

Where can I buy that cord kit?

Hey, my wires are green , black and black , there is no white , it doesn’t matter ?

Thanks!!!🙏🙏🙏😊

oh so I have to buy a special kit because them including a water line fitting and a power cord is too much money for them

Where is the video of the toe plate installation?

Don't you need to level the machine?

I returned mine (same model as installed here) for a Bosch because there is no indication that this dishwasher intends to be lower than the surrounding doors by at least an inch… notice in the video how low the door of the dishwasher sits relative to the surrounding cabinets… you won’t find that on any of Kitchenaid’s marketing materials or website pages… all images are of a nice tidy gap between door and counter, with the dishwasher lined up nicely with surrounding cabinets. Also, the installation instructions have you measure and adjust the legs, but then you cannot slide the dishwasher in because the insulation interferes… the instructions would have the door line up next to the counter (so you couldn’t see the little timer - which wasn’t a concern for me), but there’s no room for the insulation, so you have to adjust the legs back in. I thought this was both unsightly and deceptive, and the retailer agreed after I explained the problem, which they were not aware of, and they waived the restocking fee.

That sucks. I wanted to know how to install the brackets and he skipped it. 😢

Please don't forget to turn power off at the breaker before doing the wiring steps. 😬😭

7:42 was not explained

You totally skipped the brackets

are you kidding me? it has that many freakin covers?