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Like many other people on here: the Diplomat ADP8234 I have was already in the house when I got there. Worked fine so far except recently it appears that it is leaking. It is possible to (slowly) see water dripping off the metal plates at the bottom of the dishwasher. Not sure if it is related, but the door of the dishwasher started closing more difficult recently as well (but does close). Could it be some of the seals are gone and need replacing ? If so, is it easy to do this yourself ? Or could there be another reason ? Any risk of water getting in contact with electricity or are the wires kept well away from this area ?
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I’m afraid that your description of the fault is not very clear. Please explain what you mean by the “metal plates”.
This is a SMEG-built dishwasher. The door latch and the panel it mounts on are a known weak point in the design; however if the door doesn’t latch/unlatch properly, the machine will either not programme or no start.
We need some more to work with.
Penguin45.
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Thanks for the reply penguin45.
I’ll try to explain a bit more. The machine starts without problems. I just mentioned the door closing more difficult recently as there could have been a relation to the leakage perhaps, but that does not seem to be the case here.
What I mean with the metal plates is that underneath the dishwasher there are some metal plates where there appears to be a ‘lowest point’ where some leakage water collects and drops form there and fall off (not at a fast rate, but dropwise really – but as a leakage it all adds up really). When you lay on the floor in front of the machine and look underneath it with a torch it is just about possible to see it happen when the machine is running.
I had a look in the manual but it does not give much information relating to this. The thing I wonder is where this water might come from. The dishwasher is not the newest anymore and it could be the case that seals are not working properly for that reason and water drips down to the bottom of the machine in one way or another. Are there any common faults with the seals of older machines of this type perhaps ?
Re: Diplomat 8234 leaking
OK – the water is dripping into the tray under the machine. If it is comong from the right hand side of the machine whilst it is filling with water, you need to remove the panel and look at the water matrix – there are two “O” ring seals at the bottom which can cause leaks.
If the leak is over towards the left, you need to look at the locking ring for the salt chamber (inside the machine) or the circulation motor itself. The seals may be weeping.
Penguin45.
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Penguin45:
I have a bit more information again: the leakage happens towards the end if program number 4 is running and appears to be on the right hand side of the machine. I’ve taken off the metal cover but could not identify the two ‘O’ rings you mentioned. Would you be able to explain where exactly I’ll have to look ? Or would it help if I make some digital pictures and post links to those on here perhaps ? Let me know what I can do to find the rings I might have to replace please.
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