Dishwasher waste leaking - I’m losing the plot!

jonnydeppiwish!

Bit of a dramatic post but having spent the last 3 days laying flooring, I just need a break 😂 

I have a dishwasher waste pipe to which I’ve connected an additional 2.5m length so it reaches the main waste pipe.  I’ve connected them together using a connector and 2 jubilee clips. Tightened up yet still leaks everywhere. 

Any advice gratefully appreciated!

Lorian

The joiner doesn't look big enough on the exposed end. Id expect it to look like a short bit of straight pipe without the steps with just one ridge in the middle.

jonnydeppiwish!

Lorian said:

The joiner doesn't look big enough on the exposed end. Id expect it to look like a short bit of straight pipe without the steps with just one ridge in the middle.

Do I need to remove the rubber and to the hose and just push the hose on? Thanks

flashg67

I'd have said this is what you need (and I've used in the past) - but it looks like the one you have...!? 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Connector-Washing-Machine-Dishwasher-Including/dp/B098TQ5KYB/ref=sr_1_5?

rob7475

Where's it leaking from and how much is leaking? You may have overdone the jubilee clip and deformed the coupler a bit. Try just pushing the hose on without the jubilee clip and see if it leaks then.

As I understand it, you're using a 2.5m length of flexi hose to reach the waste pipe - is that right? A better solution would be to extend the waste to get it nearer to your dishwasher and put a spigot on the end to connect to. 

ThisIsWeird

I bought an extension hose kit from SF for sil's W/M - a Samsung, I think - and it was a loose fit. Ended up Stixalling and two pipes clips to make it watertight

jonnydeppiwish!

ThisIsWeird said:

I bought an extension hose kit from SF for sil's W/M - a Samsung, I think - and it was a loose fit. Ended up Stixalling and two pipes clips to make it watertight

Thanks - what’s stixalling? I have a Samsung as well

ThisIsWeird

Stixall is a tough adhesive that sets to a rubbery material. Comes in a cartridge that needs a skeleton gun. Not really worth buying a tube for just this, tho'.

Is the hose an obviously loose fit on the spigot end? If so, I think I'd get a roll of amalgamating tape instead, and build up the thickness on the spigot, until it's a snug fit in the hose, and then clip it - not too tightly.

That should be neat - no visible tape. If it fails, then amalgamate-tape the outside too!

Amalgamating tape is great stuff - rubbery, but you need to stretch it as you wrap it around, and it then melds together.