Silverware Falling Through or Basket Broken? Cutlery Basket WP8268866 – Fix Disorganized Dishwasher Fast

A cracked, broken, or missing cutlery basket means silverware tumbles loose in the dishwasher — scratching dishes, blocking spray arms, and coming out dirty. In most Whirlpool, Kenmore, and KitchenAid dishwashers, this is caused by a failed or worn-out cutlery basket. When it fails, utensils fall through the bottom, tangle together, or block the lower spray arm — resulting in poor wash performance and potential damage to other items. ⚡ High-wear accessory in Whirlpool-platform dishwashers — one of the most commonly replaced dishwasher parts. Part WP8268866 is the genuine OEM replacement that restores proper silverware containment and protects your dishes and spray arm from loose utensil damage.

❓ Is This the Right Part?

This is the correct fix if ALL of the following are true:

• ✔ Dishwasher powers on and runs through cycles normally
• ✔ Spray arms, pump, and door latch all function correctly
• ✔ Water supply and drain are confirmed OK
• ✔ ONLY problem is a broken, cracked, or missing cutlery/silverware basket

Not sure? Send us your model number — we'll confirm before you order.

🔧 Common Symptoms

• Silverware or utensils falling through the basket to the bottom of the dishwasher
• Basket cracked, broken, or missing its lid/cover
• Utensils blocking the lower spray arm during cycles
• Cutlery coming out dirty or with food residue due to poor containment

✔ If these symptoms match, this is the most likely failed component in the system.

✔ In most cases, replacing this cutlery basket immediately restores proper silverware organization and wash performance.

📦 Part Details

• Part Number: WP8268866
• Type: Dishwasher Cutlery / Silverware Basket — OEM replacement
• Replaces: 8268866, WP8268866
• Brands: Whirlpool, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, Estate, Roper, Inglis, Crosley

⚙️ Installation

Skill Level: EASY — 2–5 minutes, no tools required. Disconnect power before servicing. Simply lift the old basket out of the lower rack, slide the new WP8268866 into the same position, and confirm it seats securely. No screws, clips, or tools needed — this is a direct drop-in replacement.

✓ Compatible Models

Confirmed compatible with DU1010XTXB0, WDF310PAAB0, IUD8000RQ0, DU850SWPB0, WDP350PAAB0 plus hundreds of additional Whirlpool, Kenmore, KitchenAid, and Estate models. Contact us to verify your model number before ordering.

💡 Pro Tip

✓ Full Supported Model List

110723120, 66514212K900, 66514212K901, 66514213K900, 66514213K901, 66514214K900, 66514214K901, 66514219K900, 66514219K901, 665744120, 7DP840SWKX0, 7DP840SWKX1, 7DP840SWSX0, 7DU850SWSQ0, ADB1100AWB0, ADB1100AWS0, ADB1100AWW0, CDB7000AWB1, CDB7000AWB2, CDB7000AWB3, CDB7000AWB4, CDB7000AWB5, CDB7000AWS1, CDB7000AWS2, CDB7000AWS3, CDB7000AWS4, CDB7000AWS5, CDB7000AWW1, CDB7000AWW2, CDB7000AWW3, CDB7000AWW4, CDB7000AWW5, CUD6710TB0, CUD6710TQ0, CUD6710WB0, CUD6710WB1, CUD6710WQ0, CUD6710WQ1, CUD6710XB0, CUD6710XB1, CUD6710XB2, CUD6710XB3, CUD6710XQ0, CUD6710XQ1, CUD6710XQ2, CUD6710XQ3, DP840DWGX2, DP840SWKX0, DP840SWPX0, DP840SWPX2, DP840SWSX0, DU1010XTXB0, DU1010XTXB1, DU1010XTXB2, DU1010XTXB3, DU1010XTXB4, DU1010XTXB5, DU1010XTXD0, DU1010XTXD1, DU1010XTXD2, DU1010XTXD3, DU1010XTXD4, DU1010XTXD5, DU1010XTXQ0, DU1010XTXQ1, DU1010XTXQ2, DU1010XTXQ3, DU1010XTXQ4, DU1010XTXQ5, DU1010XTXT0, DU1010XTXT1, DU1010XTXT2, DU1010XTXT3, DU1010XTXT4, DU1010XTXT5, DU1014XTXB0, DU1014XTXB1, DU1014XTXB2, DU1014XTXD0, DU1014XTXD1, DU1014XTXD2, DU1014XTXQ0, DU1014XTXQ1, DU1014XTXQ2, DU1014XTXT0, DU1014XTXT1, DU1014XTXT2, DU1015XTXB0, DU1015XTXB1, DU1015XTXB2, DU1015XTXB3, DU1015XTXB4, DU1015XTXB5, DU1015XTXD0, DU1015XTXD1, DU1015XTXD2, DU1015XTXD3, DU1015XTXD4, DU1015XTXD5, DU1015XTXQ0, DU1015XTXQ1, DU1015XTXQ2, DU1015XTXQ3, DU1015XTXQ4, DU1015XTXQ5, DU1015XTXS0, DU1015XTXS1, DU1015XTXS2, DU1015XTXS3, DU1015XTXS4, DU1015XTXS5, DU1015XTXT0, DU1015XTXT1, DU1015XTXT2, DU1015XTXT3, DU1015XTXT4, DU1015XTXT5, DU1020XTLB0, DU1020XTLQ0, DU1050XTPB0, DU1050XTPB1, DU1050XTPB3, DU1050XTPB7, DU1050XTPQ0, DU1050XTPQ1, DU1050XTPQ3, DU1050XTPQ7, DU1050XTPS0, DU1050XTPS1, DU1050XTPS3, DU1050XTPS7, DU1050XTPT0, DU1050XTPT1, DU1050XTPT3, DU1050XTPT7, DU840DWGQ2, DU840DWGT2, DU840DWGX2, DU840DWGZ2, DU840SWKQ0, DU840SWKT0, DU840SWKU0, DU840SWKX0, DU840SWLQ0, DU840SWLT0, DU840SWLU0, DU840SWPQ0, DU840SWPQ1, DU840SWPQ2, DU840SWPS0, DU840SWPS1, DU840SWPS2, DU840SWPT0, DU840SWPT1, DU840SWPT2, DU840SWPU0, DU840SWPU1, DU840SWPU2, DU850DWGB2, DU850DWGQ2, DU850DWGT2, DU850DWGX2, DU850SWKB0, DU850SWKQ0, DU850SWKT0, DU850SWLB0, DU850SWLQ0, DU850SWPB0, DU850SWPB1, DU850SWPB2, DU850SWPB3, DU850SWPB4, DU850SWPQ0, DU850SWPQ1, DU850SWPQ2, DU850SWPQ3, DU850SWPQ4, DU850SWPS0, DU850SWPS1, DU850SWPS2, DU850SWPS3, DU850SWPS4, DU850SWPT1, DU850SWPT2, DU850SWPT3, DU850SWPT4, DU850SWPU0, DU850SWPU1, DU850SWPU2, DU850SWPU3, DU850SWPU4, DU851SWPS0, DU851SWPS1, DU851SWPS2, DU860SWSB0, DU860SWSQ0, DU860SWSS0, DU890DWGQ2, DU890DWGU2, DU890DWGZ2, DU890SWKQ0, DU890SWKT0, DU890SWKU0, DU890SWLQ0, DU890SWLT0, DU890SWLTO, DU890SWLU0, DU895SWPB0, DU895SWPQ0, DU895SWPS0, DU895SWPT0, DU895SWPU0, DU900PWKB0, DU900PWKQ0, DU900PWKT0, DU909PWKB0, DU909PWKQ0, DU909PWKT0, DU910PWKB0, DU910PWKQ0, DU911PWKB0, DU911PWKQ0, DU948PWPB0, DU948PWPB1, DU948PWPB2, DU948PWPQ0, DU948PWPQ1, DU948PWPQ2, DU948PWPW0, DU948PWSB0, DU948PWSQ0, DUC600XTPQ0, DUC600XTPQ3, DUC600XTPQ6, DUC600XTPQ7, DUC600XTPS7, IJU25262, IJU35562, IKU25260, IPC25050, IPC25052, IPC25054, IPU25360, IPU25361, IPU25362, IPU25363, IPU25364, IPU98660, IPU98662, IPU98665, IPU98666, IRD6710Q0, IRD6710Q2, IRD6750D0, IRD6750D1, IRD6750D2, ISU98660, ISU98661, ISU98662, IUD6000RQ2, IUD6000RQ3, IUD6000RS0, IUD6000RS1, IUD6000RS2, IUD6000RS3, IUD6000SQ0, IUD6000SS0, IUD6000WQ0, IUD6000WQ1, IUD6000WS0, IUD6000WS1, IUD8000RQ0, IUD8000RQ4, IUD8000RQ5, IUD8000RQ6, IUD8000RQ7, IUD8000RQ8, IUD8000RS0, IUD8000RS4, IUD8000RS5, IUD8000RS6, IUD8000RS7, IUD8000RS8, IUD8000WQ0, IUD8000WQ1, IUD8000WQ3, IUD8000WQ4, IUD8000WQ5, IUD8000WS0, IUD8000WS1, IUD8000WS3, IUD8000WS4, IUD8000WS5, IUD9500VX0, IUD9500WX0, IUD9500WX2, IUD9500WX3, IUD9500WX4, IUD9750VS0, IUD9750WS0, IUD9750WS1, IUD9750WS2, IUD9750WS3, IUD9750WS4, IWU98660, IWU98661, IWU98663, IWU98664, IWU98665, IWU98760, IWU98761, RUD5750HB0, RUD5750HQ0, RUD5750KB0, RUD5750KB1, RUD5750KQ0, RUD5750KQ1, RUD6000PB2, RUD6000PQ2, RUD6050RD0, RUD6050RD2, RUD8000RQ0, RUD8000RQ1, RUD8000SQ0, RUD8050RD0, RUD8050SD0, RUD8050SD1, RUD8050SD2, SUD4000HQ1, SUD4000HQ2, SUD5000KQ0, SUD5100MQ0, SUD6000HQ1, TUD5700EQ4, TUD5700EQ5, TUD5700KB0, TUD5700KQ0, TUD5700MBO, TUD5700MQ0, TUD6000JQ0, TUD6000KB1, TUD6000KQ1, TUD6000KT1, TUD6700KB0, TUD6700KQ0, TUD6700KS0, TUD6700KT0, TUD6700PB0, TUD6700PB2, TUD6700PQ0, TUD6700PQ2, TUD6700PS0, TUD6700PS2, TUD6700PT0, TUD6700PT2, TUD6710PB0, TUD6710PB1, TUD6710PB2, TUD6710PQ0, TUD6710PQ1, TUD6710PQ2, TUD6710PT0, TUD6710PT1, TUD6710PT2, TUD6710SB0, TUD6710SQ0, TUD6710WB0, TUD6710WB1, TUD6710WD0, TUD6710WD1, TUD6710WQ0, TUD6710WQ1, TUD6750RD0, TUD6750RD1, TUD6750RD2, TUD6750SD0, TUD6900PB0, TUD6900PB2, TUD6900PQ0, TUD6900PQ2, TUD8700RQ0, TUD8700RQ1, TUD8700SQ0, TUD8700SQ1, TUD8700WB0, TUD8700WB1, TUD8700WD0, TUD8700WD1, TUD8700WQ0, TUD8700WQ1, TUD8700WS0, TUD8700WS1, TUD8700XB0, TUD8700XB1, TUD8700XD0, TUD8700XD1, TUD8700XQ0, TUD8700XQ1, TUD8700XS0, TUD8700XS1, TUD8750RD0, TUD8750SD0, TUD8750SD1, TUD8750SD2, WDF110PABB0, WDF110PABB1, WDF110PABB2, WDF110PABB3, WDF110PABB4, WDF110PABB5, WDF110PABS4, WDF110PABS5, WDF110PABT0, WDF110PABT1, WDF110PABT2, WDF110PABT3, WDF110PABT4, WDF110PABT5, WDF110PABW0, WDF110PABW1, WDF110PABW2, WDF110PABW3, WDF110PABW4, WDF110PABW5, WDF111PABB0, WDF111PABB1, WDF111PABB2, WDF111PABB3, WDF111PABB4, WDF111PABW0, WDF111PABW1, WDF111PABW2, WDF111PABW3, WDF111PABW4, WDF120PAFB0, WDF120PAFS0, WDF120PAFT0, WDF120PAFW0, WDF121PAFB0, WDF121PAFW0, WDF130PAHB0, WDF130PAHB1, WDF130PAHB2, WDF130PAHS0, WDF130PAHS1, WDF130PAHS2, WDF130PAHT0, WDF130PAHW0, WDF130PAHW1, WDF130PAHW2, WDF310PAAB0, WDF310PAAB1, WDF310PAAB2, WDF310PAAB3, WDF310PAAB4, WDF310PAAD0, WDF310PAAD1, WDF310PAAD2, WDF310PAAD3, WDF310PAAD4, WDF310PAAS0, WDF310PAAS1, WDF310PAAS2, WDF310PAAS3, WDF310PAAS4, WDF310PAAT0, WDF310PAAT1, WDF310PAAT2, WDF310PAAT3, WDF310PAAT4, WDF310PAAW0, WDF310PAAW1, WDF310PAAW2, WDF310PAAW3, WDF310PAAW4, WDF310PCAB0, WDF310PCAB1, WDF310PCAD0, WDF310PCAD1, WDF310PCAS0, WDF310PCAS1, WDF310PCAT0, WDF310PCAT1, WDF310PCAW0, WDF310PCAW1, WDP340PAFB0, WDP340PAFW0, WDP350PAAB0, WDP350PAAB1, WDP350PAAB2, WDP350PAAB3, WDP350PAAB4, WDP350PAAB5, WDP350PAAB6, WDP350PAAW0, WDP350PAAW1, WDP350PAAW2, WDP350PAAW3, WDP350PAAW4, WDP350PAAW5, WDP350PAAW6, WDP370PAHB0, WDP370PAHB1, WDP370PAHB2, WDP370PAHW0, WDP370PAHW1, WDP370PAHW2

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