Bosch 607335 Dishwasher Water Inlet Valve Replacement Part - Genuine OEM White - Perfect for Kitchen Appliance Repair & Dishwasher Maintenance

If you like my review, please give it a thumbs-up. I only write reviews to help fellow Amazon shoppers. I am not compensated for any products, (I buy them with my own money, like many of you) and I write what I experience in order to make Amazon Reviews better for us all.My 2007 Bosch SHX99A Apexx was experiencing a no-water inflow issue after we returned home from vacation. In my 12 years of ownership, this was the first maintenance/parts failure we experienced. This is an appliance that actually makes me happy. Truly the BEST dishwasher we've ever owned.I ran a few simple tests to confirm what could be wrong and isolated my issue down to a water inflow problem. There's really only 3 functions that can stop water from in-flowing into a dishwasher and the water inlet valve is usually the first item to check.Knowing we had defective plumbing in our home (for 11 years until we had a small flood), which we had to fully re-pipe our home (Kitec pipes), I suspected that the debris buildup over time had finally blocked or stopped the in-flow valve's solenoid from opening/actuating the valve mechanism.So my choices were to hire an appliance repair person which I was quoted $300 for this repair, if indeed this was the problem, or i could DIY this for less than $30 for all parts ($16 for this valve and $13 for a new braided 5' hose and 90 degree elbow, Fluidmaster B6W60 Dishwasher Connector With 3/8-Inch and 3/4-Inch Elbow Fittings, Braided Stainless Steel - 3/8 Female Compression Thread x 3/8 Female Compression Thread, 5 Ft. (60-Inch) Length, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005D2K6MW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).So I took the leap to spend $30 and attempt this fix with the help of some YouTube videos and the Bosch online repair manual.Around 60 minutes later, we had the new valve fully installed and checked for water-tightness.The hardest part of this repair was removing the dishwasher's internal water hose from the old valve assembly. Over time, in this case 12 years, the hose became firmly attached to the valve's connecting end.Nothing a flat head screwdriver couldn't solve, along with a little elbow grease and safety gloves, I was able to disconnect the hose line from the old valve.Once the hose was disconnected, I assembled the new valve with its new 90 degree elbow fitting (along with plumbers tape as required), ensuring the elbow would not be in the way of the mounting screws for the valve face-plate, reconnected the internal hose to the new valve, reconnected the hose clamp ensuring the clamp was firmly set, connected the power fitting and the ground connector, and then finally screwed the valve face-plate to the dishwasher.Reassembly took maybe 15 minutes total. I then used a lot of electrical tape to connect the old braided supply line to the new line and snaked it through the cabinet wall pulling the old supply line out while the new line was attached. Once I had enough new hose exposed I then removed the electrical tape and connected the supply line compression ends to the hot water supply under the sink and then to the dishwasher; hand tight plus 1 full turn with an adjustable wrench.After a water-tight connection check I ran a Party Wash cycle to check to see if the washer was working. And it was.We finally had water in-flowing into the dishwasher and we let this cycle run in full (30 minutes). After verifying all was good, I did final parts installs (kick plate and sound deadening foam) to complete this repair.Overall this was an easy repair. On a scale of 1-5 I'd rate this a 2. With a few simple tools and around 60-90 minutes, any handy person can make this repair and save a few hundred bucks.