Hello to all!
My wife and I just purchased a new dishwasher. After I installed it and ran it for the first time, there was a fairly significant water leak where the drain hose connects to the dishwasher drain port. I used the old black rubber hose that was in place for the old dishwasher. Maybe that was mistake number one. The new dishwasher came with its own white, plastic, corrugated drain pipe--which I am planning on installing this time in an attempt to correct the water leak. Should I put some sort of pipe sealant around this connection, or just try it again without any pipe sealant? Are there any stipulations on how the drain pipe should be positioned? I realize that there shouldn't be any kinks in the drain pipe.
Also, have any of you guys ever experienced any minor leaks where the
90 degree elbow fitting screws into the bottom of the dishwasher? If so, did you ultimately have to use pipe sealant to stop the leak 100%? I tightened the fitting really well, and had wrapped the fitting's threads three times with 1/2" wide teflon tape before screwing it into the bottom of the dishwasher.Thanks in advance for any tips on eliminating these two leaks! Man I hate chasing down water leaks of any type!!! :-)
J. Perry