MikeB wrote in news:574f6845-102f-4e6b-a086-
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Right, I live in North Texas (DFW area) in a house that was built in
1983.

Today my wife noticed some black spots on a kitchen cabinet shelf.
Upon further investigation, the deepest, most unreachable part of
those shelves were black with mold. Since these shelves are right next
to the dishwasher, I next looked under the dishwasher and my worst
fears were true. There must be a slow or small leak somewhere in the
dishwasher plumbing, since there was a lake of water under there. This
water never seeped onto the floor, since the tiles on the floor seem
to form a small barrier that allows the water to spread under the
cupboards, but there never was enough water to complete fill that
hollow and spread over onto the floor.

So now I have several questions.

Can spraying bleach cure this or am I looking at replacing (at best)
the shelves that seem to be some form of particle board or 9at worst)
the entire set of kitchen cabinets?

How the heck do I get the dishwasher out of there and how do I look
under the dishwasher to find the leaking plumbing? All my tugging on
the dishwasher doesn't seem to move it and I'm afraid I might twist or
break something (nothing feels very strong) if I pull too hard.

There should be a metal kickplate at the very bottom of the DW held by
screws. Remove the screws and the kickplate will come off. You can view
many things from there. Maybe enough not to have to remove the DW.

Removal. Open the door to the dishwasher. Look on the underside of the
countertop. There may be two metal tabs that are screwed into the
underside of the countertop. This MAY be all that is holding it.

Some DWs are also screwed into the sides of the cabinet rails. Open the
DW door and look for screws at the very front that point towards the
front edge of the cabinets next to the DW.

You may have to lower the leveling legs of the DW to slide it out. Remove
the kickplate. The base of the adjustable legs (two or four of them)
should be hex shaped so you can put a pair of pliers or large wrench on
it to turn. Looking DOWN at the floor, you would turn them
counterclockwise to lower the DW.

To slide the DW totally out you have to disconnect the drain hose. You
MAY also have to disconnect the water inlet supply and/or electrical line
depending on how long each is. Probably count on doing this.


For those familiar with the mold issues a few years back here in North
Texas, I guess I'm SOL as far as my insurance picking up a part of the
tab? I'll call my agent tomorrow, but I thought I'd ask here in case
someone has some experience.

Thanks