Yesterday was a holiday.  Victoria day to be exact.  Such a joyous and wonderful time, where we pay tribute to the Queen of England - for reasons unknown to me.  For many it's a signal to start up the summer parties, to others it represents the onset of the fishing season, and to me - well, it pretty much just means a day off of work.  I spent a good chunk of the weekend pulling the wiring for the sub, amp, and speakers out of my Saturn Ion.  It's a lease and it has to go back soon.  At about 3:00 pm on Victoria day, my wife asks me when I am going to replace the dishwasher.  Now the last time I checked, I wasn't in a hurry.  We had a perfectly fine and functional dishwasher already, however it just didn't match the rest of the stainless steel appliances that we had a acquired, so it had to go. 

After much complaining and fuss raising, I decided to have at it.  You might be as shocked as I was when I tell you that I had no problems at all.  At least no plumbing or electrical problems.  I did encounter a sizing issue in that the new dishwasher is about 1/2 an inch smaller than the old one on the width.  Oh well, what can you do?  So here are the steps I went through, in case you find yourself in the same boat.

1. Turn off power and water to old unit
2. Remove bottom faceplate from front of dishwasher (2 screws)
3. Test electrical to ensure it is off
4. Open electrical junction box and remove wiring
5. Remove two under-counter screws and slide dishwasher out
6. Disconnect water line (I cut mine off at the old washer for reconnection to the new one)
7. Remove clamps on water disposal line and disconnect
8. From the old dishwasher, I removed the brass elbow fittings to be reused on the new dishwasher
9. Connect the fittings to the new dishwasher (after removing the bottom front panel)
10. Connect the waste water line to the previous hookup and clamp
11. Connect the hot water line to the elbow fitting reused from the old system
12. Wire up the electrical box
13. Slide the new dishwasher into the cupboard space where the old unit was
14. Power up the new unit and start the normal cycle a couple of times to test plumbing and drainage.
15. Replace the bottom panel and secure the dishwasher in place per instructions

That's it.  That is what I lived through.  If you are not handy with electrical and/or plumbing, then don't try this at home.  Not for the novice.