Vero started noticing some water coming out from under the dishwasher so one day we took a look at what it could be.
Note for future reference: don’t forget to disconnect the actual electrical cable from the dishwasher! We were hauling on the dishwasher for a good hour after taking out the screws and realized that it’s a really short electrical cable so it just wasn’t letting go without it being disconnected! Rookie mistake.
Once we got it out, we turned it over and took a look around and figured out that the leak was coming from something called a diverter and that research showed that it was probably a seal that had gone bad over time and needed to be replaced.
What should probably cost in the $5 range to purchase ended up looking like a hundreds of dollars purchase from Kenmore because they didn’t sell you just the seal, they sold you the entire assembly that you would have to re-install.
We were a little upset at this and so I got onto Ebay and did some digging around and found this listing:
For $30 I was willing to take the risk. A few reviews said it worked on their Kenmore dishwasher (which I found out is really manufactured by Whirlpool so if you’re looking for parts, you can add that to your search query.
The instructions with this seal even told us we didn’t have to take out the dishwasher, we just had to take a screwdriver to the seal from within the dishwasher and then put some lubricant on the new seal and shaft, and bam, it should be good.
As I type this it doesn’t look like we have any leaks so we’ll let it run for an entire cycle and see what happens!
For $30 I am a happy camper and for future reference, I don’t even need to disconnect or pull out the dishwasher to replace this seal.