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Some more information. I checked all downstream drain lines and ran snake through them. There's absolutely no clogging - physically impossible for the water to come back from the drain.
I finally determined that the leak is from the inlet, but when I try to close the inlet water valve, it is so tight that I would either break the plastic valve knob or my fingers had I put more force. The inlet valve has a plastic knob and plastic stem. It's impossible to use pipe wrench or any wrench.
Any suggestion on what I should check at this point?
PS, i turned off the main water source valve. Is that going to be a problem to any water heater (gas) or anything else?
A few years back I had a dishwasher that worked fine but after every cycle the bottom pan was full of an inch or two of water. The repair turned to be some small rubber valve thing that probably cost a nickel but cost a lot more to have the repairman replace. I wish I could give you more detail on exactly what the part was or what its function was.
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From the pictures in your other thread, it appears that you have a pretty danged old dishwasher. Can you tell us the make and model? There may be an easy fix like replacing a gasket. I would always try that first - you learn handy skills by breaking old appliances while trying to fix them. If you do break it attempting to repair it, no big deal because its an old piece of crap. Home Depot will let you have a new one for 0% interest and about $40/month.
OK, I replaced the inlet valve which controls the water going to the dishwasher. That fixed the problem temporarily as now i can just shut it off. Found out the water is really HOT water after I disconnected the valve and I had no idea where to shut that off. Panic for a while with hot water running.
Now, my installation is not that great as the ingress pipe of the valve is made of PVC. I dare not to tighten it very much.
Here's the question, I now keep the hot water main egress valve shut. Is that going to be a problem?
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I wish I could give you more detail on exactly what the part was or what its function was.
