Damp kitchen floor, can't find where its coming from.

dekaspace1

Ok, so at first I assumed it was the water hose for the washing machine as it's old (I broke my newer one moving washing machine at start of year) and when I got a new machine it seemed to drip a little so I used newer one, when I put this one back on I made sure it was tight.

I also checked under sink, the u bend was dry, the shelves were dry, the water connection was dry as was the drainage for machine was dry even moved machine and it was dry under and behind it.

The damp patch is about a foot in front of machine, There is also a freezer against wall too but the damp area is about a foot to its side and front so not right in front of it.

I wouldn't say it was soaking enough to come through but if I wear socks or barefoot in there I can feel the damp.

Bendy_House

Slip some newspaper or card under the WM, and see where the water comes from.

Our newish Bosch started making puddles on the floor at its front, and I took the back and bottom panels off trying to locate from where - not a jot. I then cleaned the filter - which had a scrunched-up scrunchie in it - and could also feel summat up the inlet pipe. Bottom off again, and feed hose ditto - and I removed a £2 coin. I have no idea how this caused the puddles, but they did stop after this.

Or, pull your WM right out as far as it will go during a cycle - see if the damp patch moves with it. (Is your kitchen carpeted?)

dekaspace1

Kitchen has a lino a old one that had a lot of tears and glued down in those places which is how I found out about the damp as lino is damaged in front of where machine was (It got caught once when moving it)

My thinking now is that the hose is the culprit, whilst its not wet as such if I touch where it screws in theres like a teardrop amount of water and it might be building up over time, but also if that is the case why isn't the floor more wet.

dekaspace1

I just moved washing machine then, and rescrewed in the water hose I also in maybe a placebo effect put hot glue around the connectors.

In the process I pulled up a bit of lino where it was damp, I have concrete floors with cheap wood panels over it, the wood was soft as if it was soaked through!

Bendy_House

Can you place newspaper under the WM? Just tilt it up once side at a time and slide it under. See if that helps to indicate the source. You ideally want to check if it's an internal leak, or one from the external hoses.

Mind you, if the floor is wet, the 'paper might just go damp all over...

Are you planning to replace or take up the lino? It'll take a LOT longer for the floor to dry with it there. 

Concrete floors are ideal for water - they don't swell or rot. Mind you, the 'wood' layer will almost certainly not survive.

Hot glue was probably not a good idea for the hose connector - it's not the best for sealing, and could be a pain to remove. There are rubber washers in the hose ends, and replacements are easily available. Sometimes just cleaning them (and checking they are not damaged), a bit of lube (smear of cooking oil if nothing else), and retightening is enough.

FreeBear

Bendy_House said: Hot glue was probably not a good idea for the hose connector - it's not the best for sealing, and could be a pain to remove. There are rubber washers in the hose ends, and replacements are easily available. Sometimes just cleaning them (and checking they are not damaged), a bit of lube (smear of cooking oil if nothing else), and retightening is enough.

Agreed, hot melt glue is not suitable. In the past, I have put a thin smear of silicone sealant on a hose before making the connection (water pump hose on a car).

dekaspace1

I used hot glue more because it was all I had available and as a test to see if that teardrop sized droplet was different.

Didn't think about the washer.

I currently have machine off, have closed the connector under sink.

There was a piece of cardboard at front of machine before I had it there as things kept rolling/falling of side and down gap.

May be something also to consider, since I have had it though has gotten milder is theres always been a faint smell of warm rubber.