Why is my dishwasher leaking from the back between the metal and plastic?
Water leaks between the metal and plastic tub components or out the front door, pouring out heavily during cycles. This difficulty makes it unclear whether the appliance can be safely repaired or if it requires a full replacement.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Resealing the tub using water and heat resistant silicone or automotive silicone
- 2Using a specific leakage repair set part
- 3Replacing the entire dishwasher unit
- 4unleveling the unit to tilt it backward
- 5checking the bottom door seal
- 6inspecting and testing the lower spray arm
- 7cleaning out the trap
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“My dishwasher squirts water from the back. Is a bosch silence plus. Is this common? And how to fix this?”source ↗
“The water comes out somewhere between the metal and the plastic. The water squirts out every two seconds.”source ↗
“Thanks but i only see a 10 year warranty against rust. It’s not rusting. It’s leaking between the plastic part and the stainless steal part.”source ↗
“The dishwasher is now leaking from the bottom of the front door and I can’t figure it out.”source ↗
“When it leaks, it pours out a lot of water and it’s clearly from the front door area evenly across the bottom.”source ↗
“Raising it up significantly decreased the amount of leaking water, but it’s still leaking and I cannot raise it any further”source ↗
Where this came up
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