Dishwasher leaking!

[PAUL161]

It's a Kitchenaid and it's leaking around the door seal. Ordered a new seal and recommended float shutoff valve, both for this specific model. Since my wife can't stand for any period of time, guess who has to do the dishes? I never realised just how much I take that dishwasher for granted! One part coming tomorrow, the other part coming in 4 days! Good grief, 4 days of washing dishes!

 

[Basil]

It's a Kitchenaid and it's leaking around the door seal. Ordered a new seal and recommended float shutoff valve, both for this specific model. Since my wife can't stand for any period of time, guess who has to do the dishes? I never realised just how much I take that dishwasher for granted! One part coming tomorrow, the other part coming in 4 days! Good grief, 4 days of washing dishes!

We recently had our 3 year old LG washing machine start leaking (badly). I tried to fix it myself but without success. Long story short, I finally called a local repair place and the guy determined that some of the internal fittings got closed with hard water deposits, causing back pressure in several of the internal water hoses, which in turn cause then to leak at their connection points. At least ion it happens again I'll know exactly what to look for.
We have a water softener but it's probably not very efficient and I plan to replace it eventually.

 

[NutmegCT]

Not fun - but imagine how much worse it would be if you never had a dishwasher to begin with! (Remember the old trick to end having to wash the dishes by hand? Drop and break a few ...)

If you're replacing the seal *and* the float valve, sounds like you have two different problems. (1) seal is leaking, and (2) float valve lets water level get too high.

TM

 

[Gliderman8]

We recently had our 3 year old LG washing machine start leaking (badly). I tried to fix it myself but without success. Long story short, I finally called a local repair place and the guy determined that some of the internal fittings got closed with hard water deposits, causing back pressure in several of the internal water hoses, which in turn cause then to leak at their connection points. At least ion it happens again I'll know exactly what to look for.
We have a water softener but it's probably not very efficient and I plan to replace it eventually.

I just this week replaced the resin media in our 35 year old water softener. I was told the resin should be replaced every 10 years… I was a little over due.
It was an easy but messy job. Our water is much softer now. I spent $200 on the resin which saved me from replacing the entire unit.

 

[Basil]

I just this week replaced the resin media in our 35 year old water softener. I was told the resin should be replaced every 10 years… I was a little over due.
It was an easy but messy job. Our water is much softer now. I spent $200 on the resin which saved me from replacing the entire unit.

I did exactly the same thing on our kinetic softener a couple of years ago. I also sent the head of the unit off to be rebuilt which cost a couple hundred dollars. Still it was a lot cheaper than a new unit. I think I need to check the head again cause I’m not sure it’s functioning properly.

 

[Gliderman8]

I did exactly the same thing on our kinetic softener a couple of years ago. I also sent the head of the unit off to be rebuilt which cost a couple hundred dollars. Still it was a lot cheaper than a new unit. I think I need to check the head again cause I’m not sure it’s functioning properly.

Also make sure the brine tank is functioning as it should. Sometimes the salt cakes up and it doesn’t sit in the water. Just something else to check before sending the head for a rebuild.

 

[Basil]

Also make sure the brine tank is functioning as it should. Sometimes the salt cakes up and it doesn’t sit in the water. Just something else to check before sending the head for a rebuild.

Yes, I had done that. Then I found a procedure you can go through to make sure the softener is sucking brine like it should. I’ve had to take my softener head off before just to clean it out. Some fine filters that sometimes get clogged

 

[George_H]

Our 4 year old LG dishwasher stopped and had a "de" code a few weeks ago. It's a drain error code. After poking around the internet, looking for a solution, not wanting to take the thing out and apart, I stumbled on a video from LG. It said their are 2 possiblites, Drain or "soap" issues.
It seems to have some sort of "bubble sensor"? The fix for that was to run the dishwasher on auto mode with a small bowl of milk on the top rack. sounded really stupid... but nothing to lose but a bowl of milk. still better than pulling it out from the countertop. By now I'm sure you know where this is going.... Worked like a champ! Doesn't make any sense... but I don't care.

 

[DocDup1]

Things could be worse than having to wash dishes. I just went to my house in Santa Barbara after being gone for two months. When I walked in I found standing water in my kitchen and living room. A pipe under the sink had broken and just destroyed everything.

 

[Basil]

Things could be worse than having to wash dishes. I just went to my house in Santa Barbara after being gone for two months. When I walked in I found standing water in my kitchen and living room. A pipe under the sink had broken and just destroyed everything.

Oh man, that stinks.

 

[Gliderman8]

Things could be worse than having to wash dishes. I just went to my house in Santa Barbara after being gone for two months. When I walked in I found standing water in my kitchen and living room. A pipe under the sink had broken and just destroyed everything.

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It has more than paid for itself.
This is the unit I have:

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[waltesefalcon]

I have a sixteen year old dish washer. Only does the dishes some of the time and every once in awhile I have to go behind her and redo them. Overall I probably shouldn't complain because she doesn't leak on the floor like Paul's dishwasher.

 

[John Turney]

Reminds me of the story of the son who went to visit his father in the country.

Dad made lunch for them. Son notes that the plates are kind of greasy. Dad says "That's as clean as cold water can get them."

Dad made them dinner. Again, Son notes that the plates are kind of greasy. Dad says "That's as clean as cold water can get them."

Same for breakfast the next day.

Son says it's time to get back to the city to start the work week. As he goes to get in the car, the dog starts barking at him. Dad yells at the dog: "Cold Water, shut up!"

 

[equiprx]

Son says it's time to get back to the city to start the work week. As he goes to get in the car, the dog starts barking at him. Dad yells at the dog: "Cold Water, shut up!"

I didn't see that one coming.