Dishwasher repair - Stainless Steel Glue???

Wilfora

My Indesit D63 dishwasher works perfectly but the stainless steel strip which holds the rubber seal (on the inside of the dishwasher) flaps loose on the LHS. No water leaks and dishwasher works fine but it needs fixing back in place.

Could anyone recommend a stainless steel glue/adhesive which works at high temperatures and is waterproof?

I rang Indesit and it will cost me £129 to get an engineer round to fix this very simple problem. And they wouldnt/couldnt let me speak to one of their engineers on the phone. And they dont sell glue or recommend how to DIY.

A tube of glue would be much cheaper!

Does anyone have any suggestions? THANKS V MUCH.

grizzly1911

Wilfora wrote: »

My Indesit D63 dishwasher works perfectly but the stainless steel strip which holds the rubber seal (on the inside of the dishwasher) flaps loose on the LHS. No water leaks and dishwasher works fine but it needs fixing back in place.

Could anyone recommend a stainless steel glue/adhesive which works at high temperatures and is waterproof?

I rang Indesit and it will cost me £129 to get an engineer round to fix this very simple problem. And they wouldnt/couldnt let me speak to one of their engineers on the phone. And they dont sell glue or recommend how to DIY.

A tube of glue would be much cheaper!

Does anyone have any suggestions? THANKS V MUCH.

Are you sure

1.) It isn't a press/clip fitting that is broken

2.) A screw hasn't dropped out that could be replaced?

I would be surprised if it was originally "glued" unless it was purely decorative in which case an impact adhesive may work.

ormus

if theres no clip or screw loose, then it probably/must have been welded.
the local welding shop will probably put a dab of weld on it for very little, or even nowt.

of course you will have to take the indesit to him.

ilikewatch

I'd be surprised if glue would be suitable for this repair - even the most high performance adhesives would struggle being subjected to regularly being sprayed with boiling water, detergent and steam for an hour at a time!

It's difficult to suggest an alternative without seeing the problem, but I would have though that unless a screw/clip is missing and could be replaced (as previously suggested) that your best bet would be to repair using either rivets or self tapping screws (obviously either would have to be stainless/galvanised or similair to prevent corrosion.