I just moved into a house and was trying to adjust the dishwasher height when I noticed the bottom of the dishwasher is leaking when I'm not even using it. Here is the leaking part circled in red:
https://imgur.com/a/Wb4vmKT
I've noticed that if I turn the shut off the water supply it does stop leaking so I assume it's not some buildup of water from a previous run that's leaking.
Because of this I'm assuming this is the water inlet hose and it's leaking but it's unclear to me what I can do about this. Specifically, is it because the dishwasher isn't level and water leaks as a result for some reason? Or is it just the connection is loose or broken? Do I need a new dishwasher?
Best Answer
Best case scenario is the brass bit just needs a bit more Teflon tape, and no parts are required. However, you need to figure out whether it is from the dishwasher to the brass L adapter, or the L adapter to the hose. If it is between the dishwasher and the L adapter, you have no choice but to take everything apart, because you can't possibly re-apply the Teflon tape otherwise.
If you need to replace anything, you may consider just outright skipping that L adapter and attach a hose directly to the dishwasher. You should have enough floor clearance to do that.