On 19/10/2019 05:24, John Rumm wrote:
On 18/10/2019 15:57, GB wrote:
I have tracked down the source of a significant leak in my 12 year old
Bosch dishwasher. There's a worn O ring on the water inlet side of
things. It's a fairly chunky O ring about 2 cms wide.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EzcAA...7j/s-l1600.jpg
Bosch still sell these, but annoyingly they charge around £25 for a
set of 4.
I don't think it's possible to silicone the joint. Any other suggestions?
The machine has been used once or twice a day for 12 years, and I was
happily contemplating a new Bosch to replace it, but the price of this
simple spare has put me off.
Looks similar to the one I needed to replace on a Miele of similar age -
probably in a similar application where a solenoid valve connected to
the water softener mixer tank. Part was about 4 Euro from ebay, but I
was able to effect a temporary repair with some PTFE tape wound round
the shaft of the valve to make it a tighter fit:
In my case, the temporary repair is PTFE tape wound round the outside of
the O ring. I haven't worked out why the o ring shrank in the first
place. There are four of them, and only one has shrunk.
The bodge seems to be working, so I've put the machine back in place and
levelled it. I'll just see whether there is any water leaking in normal
use.
I've taken the opportunity to drill a 2mm hole in the sump. That'll let
small quantities of water drip out slowly but still stop it if there's a
significant flood.
Asking around various o ring stockists, this is a specialist size. So,
if I need one, I'll probably just have to pay the Bosch prices. There's
a guy offering a set on ebay for the knock down price of only £11.
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...e_G645_SC_Plus
You can see the o rings in the picture captioned "Have a bucket ready ...."
You can get these for a similar price:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/O-Ring-Mi...AOSwGzlTuYk 6
However I don't have the exact dimensions to hand to say if it will fit
yours, but do recall the inner diameter was 10mm