Dishwasher water chamber issue

May 11, 2020 Last reply: 6 years ago 3 Replies
L

Hi all



I have a problem with a slight leak on the inlet side of the water chamber thing on the side of the dishwasher. The chamber has o rings on each of the "pipes" which then locate into the various fittings on the dishwasher. The leak seems to be one of the o rings not sealed properly. So a few questions



  1. Should I put the in o rings on the chamber "pipes" and then locate them all into the dishwasher ports or put thebo rings into the ports and locate the chamber pipes into them.
  2. If this doesn't fix the leak was thinking if putting some LS-X around top and bottom of the o ring. I believe this doesn't "set" so would enable me to take the chamber back out at another time. Is this correct / is this a good idea?
  3. I have tried looking for O rings to replace them but they seem to have a variety of diameter and thicknesses - although I can't find somewhere who specify what they are to compare. Is this critical or is there usually enough flex / stretch to not make this an issue?

Anyone have any other cunning ideas?



Thanks



Lee.


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J

I had a similar problem on ours - the O ring has basically lost elasticity over the years and no longer sealed.

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It should not make any difference in terms of performance, so its normally a case of whichever works best to

LS-X is a clear silicone type sealant - so it does set. However it remains softer than some and can be easier to remove.

It helps to get the right one. It might be worth looking at the spares places for an exploded parts diagram. Once you have a part number it gets easier to find a replacement.

As a temporary fix on mine, I found winding several turns of PTFE on the end of the pipe to expand its girth a little before fitting the O ring worked well enough until the replacement came (I had to order the one I needed from Germany)

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John Rumm snipped-for-privacy@nowhere.null wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@brightview.co.uk:

Put the O Ring - unlubricated onto the pipe stubs - then lubricate the ports and see if it works!

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L

Thanks both. Good suggestions so decided to combine them ?. Will let you know how it goes

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