Hello everyone, really hoping someone here can help.
I have a GE dishwasher that is leaking underneath the unit from the pump (see the 2nd attached photo where the white piece meets the black cylinder). After consulting with my plumber and my appliance tech, we all concluded that it must a faulty pump, so the dishwasher was replaced with a new GE dishwasher - essentially the same model. However, the problem is still occurring - leaking from under the pump.
The dishwasher uses a high loop.
We also have a Kinetico reverse osmosis water filtration system. The thin discharge tube from the Kinetico meets the larger discharge tube from the dishwasher in a splitter. See 1st attached photo.
Here are my observations:
1) The dishwasher pump doesn't seem to leak when the dishwasher is running. The pump does its job and water is discharged normally.
2) The dishwasher pump doesn't seem to leak when off WHEN just the "normal amount" of standing water is present in the bottom of dishwasher after use.
3) However, it SEEMS as though the leaking occurs when the reverse osmosis system is processing (and therefore discharging), but only when is there is already the "normal amount" of standing water in the bottom of the dishwasher. As if the dishwasher can handle a "normal amount" of standing water, but if additional water is added it's more than the dishwasher can handle and the leaking from the pump begins. Again, the dishwasher is NOT running when this scenario occurs.
So here are my questions:
1) Is it possible that the Kinetico discharge could override the high loop and feed back into the dishwasher through the dishwasher discharge tube?
2) Is it possible for a dishwasher to NOT leak with SOME standing water but CAN leak with MORE than the standard amount of standing water?
Any other ideas about what the issue might be?
Thanks in advance!
I have a GE dishwasher that is leaking underneath the unit from the pump (see the 2nd attached photo where the white piece meets the black cylinder). After consulting with my plumber and my appliance tech, we all concluded that it must a faulty pump, so the dishwasher was replaced with a new GE dishwasher - essentially the same model. However, the problem is still occurring - leaking from under the pump.
The dishwasher uses a high loop.
We also have a Kinetico reverse osmosis water filtration system. The thin discharge tube from the Kinetico meets the larger discharge tube from the dishwasher in a splitter. See 1st attached photo.
Here are my observations:
1) The dishwasher pump doesn't seem to leak when the dishwasher is running. The pump does its job and water is discharged normally.
2) The dishwasher pump doesn't seem to leak when off WHEN just the "normal amount" of standing water is present in the bottom of dishwasher after use.
3) However, it SEEMS as though the leaking occurs when the reverse osmosis system is processing (and therefore discharging), but only when is there is already the "normal amount" of standing water in the bottom of the dishwasher. As if the dishwasher can handle a "normal amount" of standing water, but if additional water is added it's more than the dishwasher can handle and the leaking from the pump begins. Again, the dishwasher is NOT running when this scenario occurs.
So here are my questions:
1) Is it possible that the Kinetico discharge could override the high loop and feed back into the dishwasher through the dishwasher discharge tube?
2) Is it possible for a dishwasher to NOT leak with SOME standing water but CAN leak with MORE than the standard amount of standing water?
Any other ideas about what the issue might be?
Thanks in advance!