crate master
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- Model Number
- WDTA50SAHB0
- Brand
- Whirlpool
- Age
- 1-5 years
A while ago my dishwasher leaked and the water got down into a hole in the floor and through the basement ceiling. I didn't find out exactly where it was leaking from because I needed to drain the dishwasher and shut off the water ASAP to prevent further damage. It didn't leak on the next load so I got a couple of those cheap leak alarms, put them under the dishwasher and hoped I had just used too much powder cascade that one time. A few months later it leaked again. A few months after that it leaked a third time but this time I saw that water was running down the float switch housing and onto the junction box! (red circle is where it was dripping from)
Things i've tried:
Checked both spray arms for cracks. They both look fine
Removed the sump cover. It looks fine though the seal looks bent in one place
Checked water level midcycle
Checked the float switch gasket. It's intact though by the indentation it looks like it wasn't centered
The plastic nut covering the gasket/switch was tight enough that i needed a wrench
3-5 weeks after the first leak, the dishwasher started thumping. Usually it starts around when the rinse cycle starts
It hasn't always been consistent but it happens pretty much every time now. I'm always very careful not to have dishes sticking out the racks. I've tried running it with no dishes and with the bottom rack removed and found that there's never any thumping without the bottom rack or with an empty bottom rack. I guess that, if the thumping is from the lower spray arm, the plates stick out just slightly below the rack which might be enough to make contact. I've also tried flushing the lower arm with the garden hose and like I mentioned earlier, both arms seem to be without cracks.
Things i've tried:
Checked both spray arms for cracks. They both look fine
Removed the sump cover. It looks fine though the seal looks bent in one place
Checked water level midcycle
Checked the float switch gasket. It's intact though by the indentation it looks like it wasn't centered
The plastic nut covering the gasket/switch was tight enough that i needed a wrench
3-5 weeks after the first leak, the dishwasher started thumping. Usually it starts around when the rinse cycle starts
It hasn't always been consistent but it happens pretty much every time now. I'm always very careful not to have dishes sticking out the racks. I've tried running it with no dishes and with the bottom rack removed and found that there's never any thumping without the bottom rack or with an empty bottom rack. I guess that, if the thumping is from the lower spray arm, the plates stick out just slightly below the rack which might be enough to make contact. I've also tried flushing the lower arm with the garden hose and like I mentioned earlier, both arms seem to be without cracks.
