Whirlpool Dishwasher WDT970SAHV0 leaking

[lightssoldier]

Model Number

WDT970SAHV0

Brand

Whirlpool

Age

1-5 years

Hi,
I have a Whirlpool dishwasher (Model #WDT970SAHV0) that is leaking from the front door.
-I have found puddles on the floor, the inside of the door is wet but the outside is dry
-I have replaced the Tub seal & lower door seal and am still getting a leak
-Dishwasher is almost level, the front is slightly higher.

Any advice would be appreciated, also I don't know if it matters, but the new tub seal goes a bit further into the tub at the ends looks like the lower door seal might be resting on part of it, should i trim these back to ensure that the door seal isn't compressing the tub seal ends and creating a gap somewhere?

Thanks in advance,
Mark

 

[Jake]

Hi Mark,

The lower spray arm is usually what's causing this leak problem.

Look here:

FIXED - WDT920SADM2 Whirlpool Dishwasher leaking under the door from the right side and in the middle door. Need Help

My Whirlpool Gold Dishwasher (WDT920SADM2) is leaking from the right side and middle of the front door. I cleaned the gasket seal and put it back but its still leaking. At first it was leaking very little but for the last two runs its leaking a lot of water in the first 15mins. I have...

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Your model uses the exact lower spray arm:
Spray Arm W10837249


Jake

 

[lacylynn05]

Hi,
I have a Whirlpool dishwasher (Model #WDT970SAHV0) that is leaking from the front door.
-I have found puddles on the floor, the inside of the door is wet but the outside is dry
-I have replaced the Tub seal & lower door seal and am still getting a leak
-Dishwasher is almost level, the front is slightly higher.

Any advice would be appreciated, also I don't know if it matters, but the new tub seal goes a bit further into the tub at the ends looks like the lower door seal might be resting on part of it, should i trim these back to ensure that the door seal isn't compressing the tub seal ends and creating a gap somewhere?

Thanks in advance,
Mark

Did this end up fixing your problem i have the same unit with the same problem.

 

[nhillbruner]

could you explain why the lower spray arm is causing the unit to leak? I am having the same problem and I really cant afford to spend $100 if it won't fix the problem. I am not saying you aren't correct, I'm just hoping to better understand it before committing money to a fix.

 

[Jake]

could you explain why the lower spray arm is causing the unit to leak? I am having the same problem and I really cant afford to spend $100 if it won't fix the problem. I am not saying you aren't correct, I'm just hoping to better understand it before committing money to a fix.

I explain that here in this post:

FIXED - WDTA50SAHW0 Whirlpool Dishwasher Leaking from Door

My less than 3-year old Whirlpool dishwasher started leaking from the left side of front door. It was professionally installed. Gasket looks OK. The water spill appears directly below the left corner of the door. It looks like the leak happens towards the end of the wash cycle. When I insert my...

www.applianceblog.com

Its usually a very small crack in the seam of that lower spray arm that you can't see, that caused it to leak out the door.

You can also do a search from this link: https://www.applianceblog.com/mainforums/search/147675/?q=W10837249&o=relevance and you will see how many others were fixed by the new spray arm.