My 18 month old Kitcenaid dishwasher........................

[gottahaveahoove]

leaked all over the kitchen floor the other day. It worked fine, until then. I saw water on the floor, felt under the door.soaking wet.
Of course the warranty has expired. I called the repairman. He asked how old it was . When I said, "A year and a half", he first replied, 'well, it's getting up there". I replied, "Getting UP there"? It was $800.00 and used probably 25 times. He's coming next week. A stainless steel Kitchenaid dishwasher shouldn't leak after 18 months. Stay tuned......................................

 

[kirbysthebest]

Don't dispare just yet

Dishwasher leaking can be pretty simple, or . . .


For the Tall-tub units it can be as simple as rinse aid foaming a little too much and causing water to  bubble over the seal at the bottom.   A stuck float at the front right, could have allowed an overflow.  A gasket or leak of the fill hose.  A tiny creature making a hole in the tubing,  A lose pump/drain connection. 


 


 


My K/A dishwasher did a minor leak at about 18 months, what had happened was the rinse aid dispenser failed allowing it to dump the entire amount of rinse aid into one final rinse.   This caused it to suds.   They replaced the dispenser (luckily I did purchase the extended warranty)  No more problems.

 

[vacerator]

John,

It may be the inlet water line, or drain hose or connection leaking. Who installed it? Did they use a floodsafe stainless braided hose with inline water valve? $12 bucks at Home Depot. If a leak happens, it shuts off the water within it.
Does it connect to your garbage disposer? I check all drain connections periodically. PVC threaded connections expand and contract and can loosen up. if the disposer shakes a lot when it runs, in time, the clamp for the dishwasher drain inlet may also get loose.
If it ends up being the dishwasher, call K/A customer service and bitch up a storm. Squeaky wheel gets oil. Be tactfull and stern. Tell them about all of your friends on here who spread the news.

 

[vac-o-matic]

That is why I have a 1984 Kitchenaid made by Hobart..knock on wood, no probs and I bought it used from a couple who bought a house with it in it and they were rehabbing of course to all stainless steel. The best $75.00 I ever spent. My handyman who installed it said he'd never lifted such a heavy dishwasher before. I wouldn't give up my 1994 Kenmore washer/dryer either.. or my 1988 Whirlpool refrigerator..they just don't make things like they used to!

 

[vacerator]

My 1988 Maytag

Jetclean belt drive portable D/W was also super heavy. It had a heavy steel base plate, and a solid butcher block top. I gave it up in the divorce. I kept the tools.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Oh no,we just bought a brand new TOL kitchenaid. So far we love it. I hope it all works out John.

We eventually plan to go all new kitchenaid In our house but I also want to have a fully working vintage kitchen also somewhere for mini meets and such

 

[vacerator]

Our kids

have a three year old Kenmore comparable to the Kitchen Aid. No problems yet.
It does not have the scrub zone jets at the back of the bottom. Stainless steel inside and out. Top of door edge console. Very quiet as well. I barely hear it run or pump out.

 

[dysonman1]

1984 Kitchen-Aid

My 1984 Kitchen-Aid Superba, as well as my 1984 Electrolux Diamond Jubilee are two of my most precious possessions. Neither have ever given me any significant trouble.

I would NEVER buy a new Kitchen-Aid - I hate the weak little motors they currently use. MY Kitchen-Aid is also known as a "hurricane in a box". Nothing comes out dirty.

 

[vacerator]

two smaller

motors today rather than one large one. One for washing, one for draining.
Use a good detergent, and they clean and sanitizes dishes. Quieter as well.
Unfortunately, only a handful of old machines are still around. Not enough for everyone who wants one to have one.
I'd still have one also, if the tub hadn't rusted and leaked.
I may have been able to repair it, but my other half didn't want to wait for me to do it till I had the time.
So, we have newer appliances.

 

[dysonman1]

Mike:

My husband didn't want me pulling out the brand new Maytag dishwasher that came with our house, when we bought it a year ago. The first evening in our new house, I did a load of dishes. The thing started to count down from 2 1/2 hours. Who has that kind of time? The next day, we pulled the brand new Maytag out (sold it for $50 to a gal from work). I had my husband and my best friend install the Kitchen-Aid while I was at work. Took them many hours, because the fitting sizes from 'old' to 'new' were not compatible. They got it installed, and I couldn't be happier with it. My friend Brian, who gave me the Kitchen-Aid Superba, also gave me the service manual. So if anything happens, I will be able to fix it. Have a second Superba, same model, for parts if I ever need it.

 

[vacerator]

2.5 hours????

No way! Is that the normal cycle?
My GE Profile takes 90 minutes on anti bacterial with added heat. Pre wash, wash, two rinses, dry.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

It has performed perfectly

quietly,  etc.  I trust it will NOT be a big, expensive, drawn out thing.


It replaced an "Insinkerator" {Kitchenaid} model that lasted 27 years ...only needing a new hose once. Until the one day when it ran no more.


 


 Here's the old one.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

$800.00

later

 

[vacerator]

Hobart

Insinkerators and Kitchen Aids did last a long time, as did the Whirlpool versions following the acquisition from the early 90's.
I've had the same K/A toaster oven for over ten years John, similar to yours.
Do yourself a favor, get that flood safe fill hose. Eliminate the rigid copper waterline under the dishwasher if it still has one.
Dishwasher leaks are one of the most common insurance damage claims.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Robert", (U.S.Appliances) came last night at6 p.m. He looked at it, ran it, opened it, FULL OF SUDS!! He asked me what I use. I showed him...Cascade pouches. He was at a national meeting, and was told that they were the worst thing you could use........ soap doesn't always drain. He's pulled pouch residue out of hoses, etc. When the people all asked, "Then, WHY do the dishwashers say that they recommend CASCADE"? They were told,"we have a contract with PROCTOR AND GAMBLE". ahah!!

He cleaned out the entire thing, checked all seals, gaskets, etc and used FINISH, the little block with the red ball. PERFECT!! NO LEAKS, thank God!
I was running the washer/dryer. He noticed a delay in gas ignition. i THOUGHT it was slower. He opened it up. After trying new 'coils', he's ordering a new valve and will replace it in a few days. He told me once before to 'Do anything you can to keep these ". So, all will be fine. I'm relieved that the dishwasher was such a simple 'fix'.
Just thought I'd pass this along about the Cascade/Finish. He also told me that my glasses would be much clearer after a few loads using Finish.
John

 

[vacerator]

Great news John!

Some repair techs are Super! My last one also was.
Is that a Blue Ridge bowl on your counter?

 

[gottahaveahoove]

No, it's

Johnson Brothers, "Apple".

 

[rugsucker]

"Blue Ridge" pottery of Erwin,TN?

I'm 20 miles away.

 

[vacerator]

I think so

Jimmy. They don't stamp the bottom of their pieces, you just have to know them.
John's was made for Franciscan pottery of California.
The other pattern is apple blossom by Johnson Brothers. They are now under Wedgewood.
Johnson Brothers also used to do the Laura Ashley patterns like "Suzanna".