[cynthiaemery]

I am beyond frustrated. Have new dishwasher and recently had kitchen granite countertops installed with a new sink. Plumber who now has been out 3 times cannot seem to fix a leak where the plastic flex tubing from the dishwasher attaches to the bottom of the sink. As the dishwasher is new the plastic tubing is in new shape with no other leaks only where it is attached to sink.

Can anyone tell me how I can fix this myself? I thought of wraping connection with electrical tape but realize this would only be a temporary fix.

[joypulv]

Maybe because of the granite top he left out the hanger way up at the top that holds the hose up as high as it can go before going back down to the drain? Also, is there a hose clamp on a rubber connector at the drain? Is the hose coming in at a flat enough angle when it gets to the drain, or is it too steep?

Also, even if the connection weren't great, it shouldn't really leak unless there is standing water there, backing up in your drain. If you have no disposal (which you are implying) you can't load the dishwasher with food all over the dishes. Your trap could be full of food. I'm all for getting rid of disposers but you need to scrape those dishes.

[hkstroud]

Most dish washer drain hoses come with an end that fits a couple different sizes. If the first size is too big, you cut it off and use the next smaller size. Dishwasher hose connect to either a disposal or to sink tail pipe with a dish washer spur. It is held on by a hose clamp. It ain't rocket science. I can't see a plumber having a leak the first time much less having to come back 3 times.

Open up your sink cabinet and show us a picture. Yes, clean out the cabinet first.

[afaroo]

Yep I agree with Hkstroud if possible a picture will be a good idea, Thanks.

John

[cynthiaemery]

Let me clarify a bit. Dishwasher is new but existed before new countertops and sink. Problem only happened once new countertops and sink were installed. Here are some pictures leak occurs between white flex tubing and black rubber where attached to sink.

[cynthiaemery]

One more thing, dishes are scraped and rinsed before put in dishwasher. And, leak only occurs when dishwasher is on running through its cycle.

[hkstroud]

OK, glad you posted pic.

You dishwasher is connected to what is called an air gap. Waste water is pumped up to the air gap and then flows back down to the disposal. This is done to prevent contaminated water from your sink flowing into your dishwasher.

That black thing that is connected to the air gap doesn't look like part of the dishwasher drain hose to me. It looks like a simple rubber coupling. The one hose clamp that is there prevents leaks where the black coupling connects to the air gap. You need another hose clamp where the black coupling connects to the dishwasher hose. See picture below.

Get another hose clamp. Pull the dishwasher hose out of the black rubber coupling. Slide hose clamp onto the black coupling. Push dishwasher hose back into black rubber coupling. Tighten hose clamp.

If you don't want to pull the dishwasher hose out of the coupling, just unscrew the hose clamp until it comes apart, put it around the coupling and then retighten it.


GET ANOTHER PLUMBER.


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[afaroo]

Harold,

You got it and you are a live saver, I can't rate you it gaves me an ERROR: You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to hkstroud again. Thanks.

John

[hkstroud]

Thanks John. By my way of thinking, if you are not smart enough to put a clamp on a leaking rubber coupling, you shouldn't be a plumber. Maybe that "plumber" should get into another line of work. One that doesn't require logic or common sense. Like professor at a liberal arts collage.

[Milo Dolezal]

Picture is worth of 1 000 words. Good job Harold !