Most places that deliver a new appliance will take the old one away for free. If they say they won't, tell them you're going to purchase elsewhere and I bet they'll throw it in for free. I'd suggest buying from a small appliance business, as their service is generally better and most places will match the prices of places like Best Buy or Sears. I am not a fan of buying anything big from Sears, although they sell good stuff their service fees are outrageous. I bought a Craftsman lawnmower a couple years ago for around $150 and after a year it had a small issue so I took it in to be serviced. It was out of warranty and they have a standard service fee regarless of the problem. The fee was $140, so I could have just bought a new one. I took it to a small repair shop and had it fixed for $25. When I bought my house a few years ago, the dishwasher was already quite old. It worked, but it didn't do a very good job. I was planning on buying a new one, but decided I would mess with it a little so I took it apart piece by piece and cleaned up everything real good and then put it back together. Voila! It worked great after that, and has been ever since. Didn't replace any parts at all. If you are willing to put a few hours into it and are somewhat handy, it shouldn't be too difficult to replace the pump yourself if that is indeed the problem.