Product review (5 stars): Exact replacement
My serviceman spent a little bit of money trying to fix my dishwasher, but when he determined it was the pump, he told me it wasn't worth fixing. When you add in his markup on parts and service call charges, he was just being honest with me and I understand that completely. I have no experience working on dishwashers, but after reading the reviews on here, I decided it was worth a try before buying a new dishwasher. My 1996 vintage GE dishwasher was still in perfect shape except for the pump. My dishwasher had been repaired before, so I don't know if the existing pump was original to 1996 or not.
I disconnected the power and water, pulled the dishwasher out and put it on it's side, and it was obvious that this new pump was an exact replacement for the failed pump on my old unit. It did not take long to swap the old pump for the new one. I did not need to use any of the various adapters included with the new pump. My unit had a few screw clamps and one finger clamp on the drain line. I got in a little bit of a hurry and forgot to put the finger clamp on tightly. The first time I ran the new pump, of course the drain line came off and water went everywhere! Entirely my fault. I was able to reach under the dishwasher while it was sitting in place and get this finger clamp on properly with a pliers - the new pump works perfectly. My dishwasher is as good as new.
It was worth it to me. My dishwasher has a custom wood panel on it so the look of my kitchen did not have to change.