Description
🧾 Description
Give your dishwasher’s lower rack a clean upgrade with the OEM 675679 Tine Tip Kit from Whirlpool. This kit includes 125 white tip-caps designed to cover damaged or rusted tine ends on your dish rack, helping prevent chips, snags or stains on your dishes.
⚠️ Please check with your maintenance technician prior to ordering to confirm compatibility with your rack model and ensure this is the correct tip-cap style and colour for your machine.
⚙️ Features & Benefits
Features:
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OEM part number 675679. Lowe's Appliance Parts+2Reliable Parts+2
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Contains 125 white tip-caps for dish-rack tines. The AC Outlet+1
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Designed for use with many Whirlpool, Kenmore, Maytag and other dishwashers that use replaceable tine-tip covers. Reliable Parts+1
Benefits:
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Restores appearance of your dish rack so it looks newer and matches your clean dishes.
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Prevents damage: Covers worn or sharp tine ends that might scratch plates, glasses or cookware.
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Cost-effective upgrade: Instead of replacing the whole rack, you can simply refresh one part of it.
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OEM assurance: Using the correct tip-caps ensures better fit & finish compared to generic replacements.
🔍 Common Symptoms That Indicate Replacement Needed
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Several tine ends appear rusted, chipped or broken, leaving exposed metal.
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Plates or glassware show snag marks or scraping caused by worn tine tips.
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Rack tips are missing or discolored, affecting the aesthetic of the dishwasher interior.
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Feel of tine ends is rough or sharp when sliding items in/out of the rack.
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Rack tips have come off or been removed and need replacement to restore uniform cover.
🧺 Compatible Appliance Models (Partial List)
This kit fits many dishwashers from Whirlpool / Kenmore / Maytag groups that list part 675679 (or cross references) for their tine tip replacements. Example models include:
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Whirlpool / Kenmore dishwasher models compatible with tip-cap kit 675679. Reliable Parts
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Maytag / Jenn-Air dishwashers using the same rack tine tip style. Low Laundry
Note: This is a partial list & compatibility must be verified via the machine’s model number and parts diagram.
🔁 Cross-Reference / Alternate Part Numbers
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675679 (primary OEM part) Lowe's Appliance Parts+1
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Replaces/works with earlier listed numbers: 346308. The AC Outlet+1
🧩 Compatibility Notes
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Confirm your dish rack’s tine tip size, shape and mounting method match the style covered by part 675679.
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Colour matters: This kit is white tip-caps. If your rack uses a different colour (blue, grey), you may need a different part (e.g., 12022 or 676458) as listed by the manufacturer. Lowe's Appliance Parts+1
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While replacing tip-caps is straightforward, if the tine rack is badly bowed or missing many tines, you may need a full rack replacement instead.
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Installation is DIY-friendly for most users, but if you’re unsure about mounting or compatibility, consulting a maintenance technician is recommended.