Easy Fix: Dishwasher Leak - How to Fix a Leaking Dishwasher

Welcome back guys. This is the Tightwad and today we're talking about the dishwasher and our dishwasher ran Earlier and I came into the kitchen and noticed that there's water coming out from the bottom of the dishwasher so right now I'm going to start my Diagnosis to find out what's causing the water leak I went ahead and removed the lower rack from the dishwasher So we'd have a little more room to work and you'll see in here that there's this little flexible lip right here under the front edge where the door meets the bottom of the dishwasher and Those are actually replaceable. It's very easy to pull them out and to purchase a new one and slide it in So I'll show you how to do that today That is the leading cause of leaks in a dishwasher and it is way easier to fix than you might think In order to pull your dishwasher out of the cabinet, you typically have two screws at the top Very rarely, there'll be some down the sides, but most time it's just little straps right here at the top So I'm gonna go ahead and remove those and then we'll pull the dishwasher out enough to get to the seal With the dishwasher out a little bit We can now reach in here and grab hold of this seal and just pull it out It just pulls straight downward and then slowly work it out all the way across Notice when I pulled it out, there's a little bit of a notch on this end that indicates that it's the right side of the dishwasher seal So it's easy to go online and search on Amazon or another site I like to use called repair clinic to order a new lower door seal You're gonna need the model number for your unit and on mine It's just inside the door on the right hand side and my model number is right there So I will now type that in Google to find the repair part that I need to purchase I went to one of my favorite sites to find appliance parts called repair clinic and I typed in the model number that we pulled from the dishwasher and Then it pulled up my actual dishwasher and then I searched on the left side for a dishwasher door seal And this is what came up. You can see it's nine dollars and six cents But you can see that it says it's an alternative part. I like to order the OEM parts when available So I then took that part number For the genuine OEM part and I pasted it into Amazon and I came up with this part and you can see it's made For and supplied by Frigidaire, which is the OEM part and it is 1243 And since it's only three dollars difference and some change I will go ahead and order the part from Amazon because it's free shipping with my prime account and I'll get it within a day Or two Once your new part comes in. I like to stick my finger under it to guide it into the groove But I'm gonna make sure that the right side of the piece is lined up with the right side of the door Then I'm gonna guide it into the groove and you'll feel it start going into place and then you'll just push it in All the way down It should fit fairly easily into place but just make sure it's in there good so it doesn't wiggle back and forth and up and down and Check it all the way down And then the first time you run your dishwasher Make sure you keep an eye on it So that you can tell if there are any leaks before it causes a big mess on the floor I actually like to run it the first time again with a towel nearby so if I do have a problem, I can immediately stop the dishwasher and Dry up all the water Now with our new seal installed. I'm going to slowly slide the dishwasher back into the cabinet again making sure not to damage the trim molding Until my screw holes line up here and I'm going to reinstall the two screws to hold it into place With the screws in place. I'm going to close the dishwasher And I'm going to check to make sure my side to side is good. If not, I'll adjust it slightly so the door Opens and closes without rubbing on my cabinets. Then I'm going to run a test cycle to make sure everything is good to go I hope you enjoyed this dishwasher repair video If you did give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel Click that notifications bell so that you'll receive a notification every time I post a new one Leave any questions you might have in the comment section below and I promise I'll do my best to answer them Follow me on both Instagram and Facebook If you want to see some more behind-the-scenes stuff and also see videos before they're posted to YouTube Click any of the videos shown on the screen now, and they'll open right up on your device I hope you guys have a great day