Maximum overdrive- kitchen version

[MushCreek]

Kind of like the old movie where the machines turn against the humans, our kitchen went on a tear while we were away. Our neighbor was watching our dog, so the house wasn't empty the whole time, but-

The range was flashing an error message. It's done this before; it's supposed to mean that a button is stuck down. The first time it did it, I ordered a new touchpad. I put it back together while waiting for the part so we could use the cooktop, and low and behold, the problem went away. It turns out that there's a puny little ribbon cable that needs to be cleaned once in a while. Years later, the touchpad actually failed, and I had the part sitting on the shelf. This last time, I just cleaned the ribbon cable and it fixed the problem.

The other problem is still a mystery. Our neighbor noticed that the mat in front of the main sink was wet. She hung it outside to dry. We cleared all of the stuff out from under the sink to find the leak. No leak found. Hmmm... Perhaps the adjacent dishwasher was leaking. There's a solid plywood panel between the DW and undersink area, so the only way it could cause the problem is if it leaked along the drain line or the fill line. I read about DW leaks, but they all sounded like they would happen under the DW. In this case, the water was under the sink, not the DW. We ran it to see if a leak traced along the drain or fill lines. Nope. So- we have no idea where the water came from. It was a significant amount- maybe a quart based on how soaked the two mats were, plus under the liner under the sink. The area under the sink is pretty well sealed. There's really no place for water to come from other than the sink connections themselves. And- there was no one using the sink. Hmmm....

 

[Stuart in MN]

Do you have a garbage disposal under the sink? They can develop rust holes and drip water inside the base cabinet.

 

[MushCreek]

Nope, no disposal. Just the two into one sink drains and the DW drain. There are angle stops for the water shut-offs. They are both dry.

 

[no704]

Supply hose to dishwasher? Had mine blow off! 4 months after the install, luckily the wife was working from home, unfortunately I had not shown her how to shut off the water to the house. Turns out those little brass ferrels that go inside of nylon tubes going into compression fittings are important.

 

[MushCreek]

The supply hose is down at the bottom. If it leaked at the DW, it would have come out on the floor. If it leaked where it connects to the supply, I would see it. Everything is dry under there.

 

[Fav Onefour]

You are certain no one used the sink?
It can't hurt anything to rule out the option.
Put stoppers in the sinks and fill them at least half full with warm water. Let the water sit for half hour or better and check for wetness around the drain gaskets. I've found leakers that weren't obvious at a glance.

 

[MushCreek]

We've used both sides of the sink since then, with the stoppers. We run several cycles through the DW.

 

[75gmck25]

Does your dishwasher have any type of reservoir inside the door (like for soap or spot remover)? Ours had a reservoir for spot remover and water softener tablet, and it ran water through the reservoirs during different parts of the cycle.

There was a small leak in a hose and a reservoir O-ring inside the door, and it only had pressure during part of the cycle. The leaking water collected inside the bottom of the door and then later slowly leaked out on the floor in front of the dishwasher. There was only pressure in that little hose and reservoir O-ring during a short part of the cycle, so it never leaked very much water.

I had to take the front panel off the dishwasher door and watch for leaks while I ran a short cycle. Replacement parts were not hard to find, but I think the shipping cost more than the parts themselves.

 

[Cobra5150]

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