Are you facing the issue of water leaks into dishwasher when OFF? In this article we have provided the solution for Water Coming Into Dishwasher When Off and Dishwasher Fills With Water. The Dishwasher will do its function normally and complete it cycle correctly. But once you complete the washing of dishes and wash cycle completed and you have removed the all cleaned dishes and utensils, you will find that there is water in the bottom of the Dishwasher. So when the Dishwasher is OFF, Water leaks into Dishwasher and its bottom fills up with water. The bottom of dishwasher will be slowly filled up with water and overflow. You have checked everything and observer that water is coming from the bottom of the dishwasher even when it is turned off. You wonder about the reason what may have caused it and how to Fix Water leaks into Dishwasher when OFF. So lets look at the solution below.
Main Causes of Water leaks into Dishwasher when OFF
If you are facing the issue of Water Coming Into Dishwasher When Off then one of the possible cause would be the drain hose of dishwasher is laying flat under kitchen sink which stops water from draining out and lets the drain water again into the dishwasher causing water getting collected in the dishwasher.
Another reason could be that the water from kitchen sink is going back to dishwasher. If the check valve, that goes from kitchen sink to the dishwasher, is damaged or faulty then it causes Water leaks into Dishwasher when OFF.
Check also the Impeller which may be faulty or got damaged or worn down due to continuous usage and hence unable to completely seal the area and hence unable t stop water coming into the dishwasher.
Please Note that every dishwasher setup is different. Many of the dishwasher comes with a sink having a vacuum breaker with dishwasher drain hose which sits at the top of the kitchen sink. If this is the case then just make sure that drain hose is at the correct place.
Also make sure that drain hose pipe is not clogged or damaged. A faulty drain hose pipe can cause the issue of water collecting in the bottom of the dishwasher.
How to Fix Water leaks into Dishwasher when its not Running
First Please make the drain hose pipe of dishwasher a little higher so that water doesn’t leaks back into the dishwasher. You can do this by attaching it to zip tie or something similar and attaching it to behind the kitchen sink with some screw. So you just need to elevate the drain hose to stop Water leaks into Dishwasher when its not Running.
Another thing you have to check to fix the issue of Dishwasher fills with water when not running is to make sure that drain hose pipe is not clogged, damaged or blocked. A clogged or kinked drain hose will not function properly and water will not drain out to sink and causes water getting collected in the dishwasher. Please check the below image for How to position drain hose.
NOTE: If the water that leaks into the dishwasher is Fresh Water and it is not the dirty drain water then the possible cause would be due the faulty water inlet valve r due to faulty Impeller. If you see the issue of fresh washer coming into dishwasher then please replace it and check all the parts, wiring and setup and make sure that all are correct. If you need to replace any of the dishwasher parts, then you can check them below.
Dishwasher WATER INLET VALVE
Dishwasher Impeller
You can watch the below video for more details.
This solution for Fix Water leaks into Dishwasher when OFF will work for Amana Dishwasher, Bosch, Electrolux, GE Dishwasher, KitchenAid, Whirlpool Dishwasher and many more. Please visit our site for more dishwasher issues.