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title: "Dishwasher leak repair"
description: "Electrolux dishwasher leak repair: water at the front of the machine, under the cabinet, or showing up as a swollen kick board some weeks after it started."
url: "https://electroluxmiami.support/services/dishwasher-leak-repair/"
date_modified: "2026-09-11"
Appliance type: "Dishwashers"
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# Electrolux dishwasher leak repair

### What you see is rarely where it starts

A dishwasher sits in a run of cabinets on a floor that slopes somewhere, so water appears where gravity takes it rather than where it left the machine. That is why part of this job is finding the leak rather than fixing it, and why we run a cycle and watch rather than starting from the most expensive candidate. A swollen kick board, incidentally, means this has been going on for a while.

What this involves

What you see is rarely where the water starts in a fitted run

Door seal, sump seal, hose connections, and foam over the door

A swollen kick board means it has been running for a while

Run it and watch where the water first appears

Front, side, or from behind. Three different answers, and the machine will tell you within one cycle.

Rule out foam before parts

Non-dishwasher detergent, or too much rinse aid, foams over the door and looks exactly like a seal failure. It is free to rule out and it is a real cause.

Check the door seal all the way round and the sump underneath

The lower corners of the door gasket are where these start, and the sump seal is only visible with the machine out.

### Could it be the detergent?

Genuinely, yes. Non-dishwasher detergent or too much rinse aid foams over the door and looks exactly like a failed seal. It is free to rule out and it is a real cause.

### Does the machine have to come out?

For a door seal, usually not. For a sump seal or a hose connection, yes — which is why we establish where the water starts before quoting.

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