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posted on February 08, 2010 at 11:55AM Inappropriate?

we have a 2 Yr old Kenmore Elite Dishwasher that just started leaking.

it has been working fine and we even had a preventive maintenance performed about 2 weeks ago. This past Saturday we noticed some water leaking from the bottom.

Any advice?

 

replies: 8 latest post: February 09, 2010 at 10:01PM by terryf
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posted on February 08, 2010 at 12:15PM
 

Nucciopal -- Was it only leaking when the dishwasher is running? Can you tell where the leak is coming from? Is it a little trickle of water or something more significant? If it's a trickle, it's possible one of the seals came unseated, so you're getting a slight trickle. Take a look around the door on the washer -- there should be a rubber gasket. Is that fully seated and showing no signs of deterioration?

posted on February 08, 2010 at 01:55PM
 

unfortunately I'm not near the dishwasher right now so I can't check the seal.

it is leaking only when it's running and it seems to be coming from the front at the very bottom but is a bit more than a slight trickle...

We have a service plan and the earliest they can send a tech is feb.17!...

 

posted on February 08, 2010 at 02:32PM
 

I had the same leak issue with my last dishwasher (a GE) and it was a bad seal. 

posted on February 08, 2010 at 02:53PM
 

It sounds like a bad seal. They can be tricky -- if you catch one with a knife or other sharp piece of cutlery it can tear. Which means no more seal. Take a look inside around the area the water seems to be coming from. It could just be that the gasket came unseated or is ripped. Let us know what you find!

Feb 17th isn't too far away, but I definitely feel your pain. You might be able to patch the seal with duct tape in the meantime, assuming that's what the problem is.

posted on February 08, 2010 at 02:55PM
 

thank you Paula. Were you able to fix it yourself or did you have a tech. repair it?

 

posted on February 08, 2010 at 03:03PM
 

We ended up just replacing the dishwasher as it was a very basic model and very loud.  I never liked it to begin with but it came with the house.

posted on February 08, 2010 at 03:16PM
 
In response to RichMG's post from February 08 2010 02:53PM

Thank you very much for your advice RichMG.

I'll let you know what I find.

 

posted on February 09, 2010 at 10:01PM
 

If the water in the tub is very foamy  (like bubble bath) you can have a leaking rinse aid dispenser, too much rinse aid leaking into the tub will cause excess foaming and leak out the bottom of the door.

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