Just wanted to also extend my gratitude for your video! This was absolutely 100% effective and I noticed on the first wash cycle I spent a month thinking this leak was due to a lower door seal I assumed was torn and causing the leak. On my model it would have come as a whole door assembly and cost a few hundred dollars. This was not the case. Water was running down exterior of the vent just like yours. Thank you for spending the time to make this video and post it for others to see. You have truly made a difference
This wasn't the cause of my dripping (the vent flap had become clogged with *nasty stuff* and just needed cleaning), but your video showed me the workings behind the door and gave me confidence to tear apart my model. You also helped me track how the leaks appeared on the floor based on water running down the foam behind those straps.
Son. Of. A. Gun! I actually had the foam issue on both sides, but I snipped the plastic as shown here just in case. Also, instead of putting a wedge between the vent and sheet metal I just bent the metal inward to give it more pressure which worked well. Awesome video! Very smart.
Just a fantastic job. You got pics in a pretty hard-to-see location, and your breaking the drip path was amazing. I saw the same principle used on the bottom of beams that projected under a low-pitch roof. I always wondered why there were two shallow saw cuts, and I was told it was to keep water from running down the beam's length and wetting the home's wall. Now we see it in action! You demonstrate the necessity of CAREFUL observation of a problem. Don't jump to conclusions. Masterful. Also, good shots of the internals of a Samsung dishwasher door. Thanks!
Great video. I had a slightly different cause but your video gave me enough information to know where to look. I needed to take off the door panel, remove the foam pieces, and the backstrap holding on the large translucent vent piece. The "drain pan", the long black rubber/vinyl piece, was clogged with crud. There were several sets of slots where the "pan" was supposed to drain through; these were also clogged and are hopefully the reason why it has been leaking more lately, not just a few drips from the inside vent. I needed to use a boatload of q-tips and wet paper towels to clean this out, fingers were the only way to really get in there firmly with the paper towels. I made sure all of the slots were clear to drain, then reassembled. If you don't see another comment from me it means that, thanks to you, I found the fix.
Dishwasher had the exact issues you reported here. Thank you for the video explaining the crap issue Samsung created and hopefully not needing to replace it any time soon!
This is fantastic. I couldn't figure out why suddenly the steam coming out of the dishwasher was so excessive and puddling on the floor. You solved it!! It's not steam. Thanks so much. BTW I love this little dishwasher simply because I can fix it myself without having to call a repair person.
Thanks for the video. I too cleaned out the steam vent contraption and it was full of gunk. But after cleaning the leaking was worse. Then I found your instructions on taking the front of the door off. My problem was not that hole being plugged, but that the "tray" into which the water was flowing was so full of junk and yuck that the water couldn't make it's way back into the wash tub area of the dishwasher. I cleaned out a crazy amount of junk, put the door back and and it doesn't leak anymore.
This was great! Had a similar issue with leaking on the bottom right of the door, just like yours, except the foam was in the proper place in my dishwasher, BUT, the issue was the hard water crystalized buildup that caused the water to drain out where it wasnt supposed to. Cleaned up the hard water residue and no more leaks. Thank you!!!
Geeze, this is nuts! Just bought brand new LG installed 2 days ago..has same leaking issue...brand new! LG knows this is a design flaw. Your wife is lucky you know about this stuff. Great video
Darn good video, and dead-on with the diagnosis. It's a shame that a tech making a home call for a major company can't have this level of reasoning and knowledge. The only thing that I might add, was I installed a length of foam door sealing tape along the retaining bracket/bar so that when the door outer cover was installed, it pressed the plastic baffle in a bit more.
Christian, I want to thank you for your in detail Samsung dish washer "CZcams" video repair. I followed your video and guidance and I was successful making the modification that resulted in fixing the water leak issue. Thank you. Dave C.
Thank you for this video. My issue was almost certainly the foam on the right. For good measure I cleaned out a bunch of gunk that had accumulated in the “tray/channel” where the vent drips into which may have allowed water to build up and overflow. And finally for anyone following the video and has a touch control unit, watch out for wires connected to the control board on the front door panel. And further I’ve found that when disconnecting and reconnecting those wires, the panel will be unresponsive until you power cycle (unplug/plug back in) the unit.
Like so many others, I want to thank you. Mine was doing the same thing with dripping from the vent on the left side. A quick trim with some snips did the trick! Thank you, thank you! Too bad I also have a leak from the water inlet valve.... but that’s easy to replace.
Thanks so much for making this video. I suspect your modification to the plastic tab did more than stuffing the foam due to the screw in the bottom left corner of the plastic body. Instead, I removed that screw and put in a machine screw & nut. This way the nut holds the screw in place on that metal band and the screw pushes the bottom left corner of the piece forward. In any case, your video gave me what I needed to see on the cause of the issue!
Thanks a bunch for this. I have a Samsung dishwasher only about 2 1/2 years old that just started dripping from the left front door. The door gaskets appear to be in good shape so I'm guessing it is something similar with the venting system. You've given me a good idea of what to look for when I take it apart.
Very good video, I just completed your repair for similar issue with the water leak on the front where the water bridged the intended route, following your suggestions it has worked so far, I used a rotary tool to break the bridge since it was hard to get at. We have the same model Samsung, which by the way is junk, four different repairs in three years. Next failure it goes to curb. Anyone looking at Samsung appliances needs to think twice, if you buy them , buy the extended warranty,. We bought a suite, the top of the line,refrigerator has had five icemakers in it(Home Depot has been great with the extended warranty)
Thanks for posting this. My dishwasher has only been in less than 2 months. I just put that front panel on a week or so ago, after no issues. Today, it leaked, and my first thought is that it had something to do with the front plate. After inspecting our dishes that we loaded, my wife felt like there was pressure on the door. I thinks she's right, especially after watching this video. I don't think it takes much. Disappointing. I will wait until the insulation in the door is dry, and then try again. I'll again wait some time before I reinstall the front guard. Again, thanks for the video.
I would like to thank you for providing this insightful and helpful video to enable me to figure out my problem. I, too, cleaned the diaphragm first and while it was nice to know it was clean, it didn't resolve my problem. The second fix you described was my issue and a couple of snips near the plastic drip hole and some styrofoam under the strap cleared up the annoying (and damaging) water leak. And, without question, I will never buy another Samsung appliance. TVs, yes, but my fridge, dishwasher and oven will be the last appliances I purchase from them.
Great video. I was stumped on this problem as the door seal appeared to be clean and intact. Food gunk was completely blocking that tiny hole. I believe this clog may also have been causing an error code. Thanks for posting!
That was exactly the problem and all the repair guys that came out didn't even know why it kept leaking. But thanks to your video it's fixed thanks, hopefully Samsung fixes this error because I love there appliances.
Fixed it by cutting a section of a straw and glueing it to the small piece of plastic by the vent hole where the drip originates. Now the water runs down to the drip tray via the straw.
I just did this, we have soft water so no build up at all in 3 years, but just the past few cycles have had some draining problems on the right side. I fixed it and I'm doing a test cycle now. I used gorilla glue and did more then I probably needed, lol Exact same model as yours. Thanks, and thumbs up on taking the time to make the video.
Thank you doesn't even come close to expressing my appreciation. I had both issues. and had no idea why. I fashioned a funnel from a small piece of plastic milk carton handle to channel the water into the drain tray as snipping wasn't enough in my case.
Thank you!! Totally found that drip from behind the vent. I didn't have the foam issue, luckily. I'm going to add a drip pan under mine, now that I know there's a steam vent there, so the cheap press board floors don't get wetter even from the regular expected steam.
Thank you so much for this video. I was ready to throw my 1-year-old Samsung dishwasher out as it was so frustrating dealing with Samsung about this. Mine actually had this issue about 3 months in and a repair center replaced the door and of course, it came back right after the warranty period. Now I'll fix it myself, thanks to your video.
Well, I got excited too early. My dishwasher is a different model and has a totally different setup inside the door. Tried your fix, but could not as it was different. Looks like mine is just leaking around the seal.
just about bought that dishwasher until I ran across your video I called corporate I said I'm never buying another Samsung product for the rest of my life of course they don't have to worry I'm 62 you know what I mean so either way bottom line is if I ever get a website I'll put it up there do not buy their dishwashers. Here's a guys experience anyway thanks a lot I appreciate the info keep the good work up. Ed
Excellent video! I had the same two issues with my dishwasher. Samsung should have a recall for the poor design of the vent and the manufacturing defect not glueing the foam down. It was an easy fix after i watched the video and realized the culprits for the leak.
It took a bit to find this video, it was an exact it for the issue we were having. I can not imagine having to wait for a tech to find that a sponge had shifted in the door. This video has saved me a lot of money, thanks for the post
Took my door apart and couldn't figure out what it was. I looked and everything looked fine and didn't have that drip of white hard water stain. But now I know :). Thanks man this really helps.
It worked. I cut that design error piece of plastic, no leaks. You're the only one who has it right from what I've seen. This has to be a huge error? Maybe a recall? When I called and complained, they wanted nothing to do with it.
I want to thank you for this video. I suffered the same problem but never thought about this a the cause. Instead, I spent a ridiculous amount of money on a door seal which did nothing to solve the problem. Took the dryer vent fitting apart and found some gunk which I cleaned of. Cleaned the diaphragm and - problem solved!
Can't wait to try this today... our Samsung dishwasher developed a leak from the far lower right... thought it was a door seal but I bet it is this. Thanks!
TY so much. I have the same model, and yep, a drip continued at the middle left. I took the door off and ran a cycle and sure enough that is where the water was coming from. I will try the fix you suggested because that seems to make sense. I put my home with all Samsung kitchen appliances and they have all had some kind of issue that I've had to fix. (Microwave, magnetron went out. Fridge, freezes and causes a pool that ends up leaking, had to buy aftermarket heater. Oven, convection fans stopped working and the LED display started going out). Samsung appliances kind of suck.... Anyways, thanks so much for this video it really helped.
Wow. Thank you. I had entire dishwasher pulled out and was blowing hoses and replacing drain valve. Thought my leak was due to a draining problem. Still leaked in bottom right. Saw your video....really, a piece of foam!? Fixed the leak.
Exact same problem for me and the solution worked. In addition I discovered that I had water splashing out of the condenser outlet trough. I thought it was all part of the original leak and kept seeing my testing toilet paper getting wet. But then, with lots of parts taken off and the machine running I was able to see that it was just a little splash, there was nothing broken and I'll live with the amount of water coming out because it is so little. It happens just after the dishwasher has finished filling up, the jets come on and there is a surge of air that comes from the inside of the dishwasher into condenser trough, as it blows through the water in the trough is splashes it up and out and lands on the floor. It happens only periodically on both sides.
fantastic fix, the issue was exactly as you described. Samsung is garbage ! Get ready for laundry washer to fail. Google Samsung washer arm failure. Units are designed to fail after about 3 years. My unit also required the drain channel to be cleaned from thick drain scum. Great Video, Thanks !!
This is awesome video! After opening the door up and actually running dishwasher while open, I see that my problem is a different one. The drain channel fills up while water is filled into the tub and while washing, and then it just overflows from the corners. I am trying to figure out if water is supposed to get into this channel at all from the tub? In other words, should this channel be getting water only through the vent mechanism?
Dude - Just 1 month out of the 1 year warranty and I'm having the same problem with my Samsung Dishwasher. Other videos I found saying "just replace your gasket" didn't seem right to me, because I'm leaking only about a tablespoon of water on the right side of the door. Same model as yours. I'll be taking my door apart in a little bit to see if it's the insulation on my end too.
Hi Thanks for your video! I have the Samsung dishwasher model is DW800F600UTS. I did take apart the vent cap and yes there was a build up so I clean the vent area and between the diaphragm. I actually replaced my front door seal which was the cause of the main leak. I did some of your updates I used a dremel tool to remove the ridge, hot glue the sponges so they would not fall and put extra sponges to puts the vent system closer to the trough. Thanks for that! However, I am still trying to diagnose a small leak coming from the vent on the far left and far right side of the venting system. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards Bill
Thank you. I will try to address my same problem. I hate this dishwasher and will never, never buy another Samsung. About a year into it, the paint on the door started to bubble from a poor prep job. Samsung gave me a big runaround on that. The thing has never cleaned as well as the old Kitchenaid did. The rubbery type handles for the racks are deteriorating. And now this leak problem. JUNK. DO NOT BUY.
Thank you for the video - very helpful and kind of you to post. Cleaning out the area with the rubber valve for the steam and scraping off some of the hard water build up off the bottom condensation vent worked for me - did not have to modify anything. However, there was a lot of disgusting sludge under the bottom door/tray rubber seal which I guess had been building up over the years.
I do Kitchen and bath remodels.. I have had so much failure out of Samsung I will never use them again.. Washers, Fridges, Dish washers , Microwaves .. They then turn around and pay for parts but not repair or replacement ... I am looking at this video for a 2 year old dishwasher...
Thanks for the great video. Seems like we have the same issues. Took the whole vent apart and put it back to together without a clear resolution. Now I see the issue. Has clipping the plastic drip edge worked so far to date?
Nice job! I figure you save me at least $200~300 over calling a repair guy. And yes, I too am disappointed in Samsung and they should be embarrassed that a home owner can do a better job of engineering their products than they can.
Bill Gavin good thought. However, raising the front of the dishwasher then makes the front of the dishwasher uneven with the front of the cabinets, given they are level. That is, the bottom will stick out further from the cabinets than the top. As a follow up to this video, we have now had to replace the touch panel on top of the door as well. There was a failure in the circuit board. Another $150 of parts down the drain.
Has anyone found an alternative strategy to repairing the vent leak? I followed the video & attempted the fixes twice with no luck. (Though I didn’t clip the vent) I see someone mentioned attaching a straw, but I wasn’t able to maneuver this. Help!
@@christianmcginty4644 I’m going to check if this is the cause of my leak. It sure sounds like it. Would also installing a water softener stop the hard water buildup?
Just wanted to also extend my gratitude for your video! This was absolutely 100% effective and I noticed on the first wash cycle
I spent a month thinking this leak was due to a lower door seal I assumed was torn and causing the leak. On my model it would have come as a whole door assembly and cost a few hundred dollars. This was not the case. Water was running down exterior of the vent just like yours. Thank you for spending the time to make this video and post it for others to see. You have truly made a difference
This wasn't the cause of my dripping (the vent flap had become clogged with *nasty stuff* and just needed cleaning), but your video showed me the workings behind the door and gave me confidence to tear apart my model. You also helped me track how the leaks appeared on the floor based on water running down the foam behind those straps.
What vent is clogged and how did you know it was clogged. I wanna do both methods to make sure their both all set?
Son. Of. A. Gun!
I actually had the foam issue on both sides, but I snipped the plastic as shown here just in case. Also, instead of putting a wedge between the vent and sheet metal I just bent the metal inward to give it more pressure which worked well.
Awesome video! Very smart.
Just a fantastic job. You got pics in a pretty hard-to-see location, and your breaking the drip path was amazing. I saw the same principle used on the bottom of beams that projected under a low-pitch roof. I always wondered why there were two shallow saw cuts, and I was told it was to keep water from running down the beam's length and wetting the home's wall. Now we see it in action!
You demonstrate the necessity of CAREFUL observation of a problem. Don't jump to conclusions. Masterful. Also, good shots of the internals of a Samsung dishwasher door. Thanks!
Great video. I had a slightly different cause but your video gave me enough information to know where to look. I needed to take off the door panel, remove the foam pieces, and the backstrap holding on the large translucent vent piece. The "drain pan", the long black rubber/vinyl piece, was clogged with crud. There were several sets of slots where the "pan" was supposed to drain through; these were also clogged and are hopefully the reason why it has been leaking more lately, not just a few drips from the inside vent. I needed to use a boatload of q-tips and wet paper towels to clean this out, fingers were the only way to really get in there firmly with the paper towels. I made sure all of the slots were clear to drain, then reassembled. If you don't see another comment from me it means that, thanks to you, I found the fix.
Had the exact same problem with mine, I had to run white distilled vinegar on the sanitize mode a couple of times, runs perfect now.
Dishwasher had the exact issues you reported here. Thank you for the video explaining the crap issue Samsung created and hopefully not needing to replace it any time soon!
The best repair video I have ever watched. This guy saved me a few hundred bucks!
Shawn Brown checks can be made to cash and sent directly to my place!!! Glad it helped
This is fantastic. I couldn't figure out why suddenly the steam coming out of the dishwasher was so excessive and puddling on the floor. You solved it!! It's not steam. Thanks so much. BTW I love this little dishwasher simply because I can fix it myself without having to call a repair person.
Thanks for the video. I too cleaned out the steam vent contraption and it was full of gunk. But after cleaning the leaking was worse. Then I found your instructions on taking the front of the door off. My problem was not that hole being plugged, but that the "tray" into which the water was flowing was so full of junk and yuck that the water couldn't make it's way back into the wash tub area of the dishwasher. I cleaned out a crazy amount of junk, put the door back and and it doesn't leak anymore.
This was great! Had a similar issue with leaking on the bottom right of the door, just like yours, except the foam was in the proper place in my dishwasher, BUT, the issue was the hard water crystalized buildup that caused the water to drain out where it wasnt supposed to. Cleaned up the hard water residue and no more leaks. Thank you!!!
Geeze, this is nuts! Just bought brand new LG installed 2 days ago..has same leaking issue...brand new! LG knows this is a design flaw. Your wife is lucky you know about this stuff. Great video
Darn good video, and dead-on with the diagnosis. It's a shame that a tech making a home call for a major company can't have this level of reasoning and knowledge. The only thing that I might add, was I installed a length of foam door sealing tape along the retaining bracket/bar so that when the door outer cover was installed, it pressed the plastic baffle in a bit more.
Christian, I want to thank you for your in detail Samsung dish washer "CZcams" video repair. I followed your video and guidance and I was successful making the modification that resulted in fixing the water leak issue.
Thank you.
Dave C.
I had the same issue and repaired it. Thank you for taking the time to show us!
Thank you for this video. My issue was almost certainly the foam on the right. For good measure I cleaned out a bunch of gunk that had accumulated in the “tray/channel” where the vent drips into which may have allowed water to build up and overflow. And finally for anyone following the video and has a touch control unit, watch out for wires connected to the control board on the front door panel. And further I’ve found that when disconnecting and reconnecting those wires, the panel will be unresponsive until you power cycle (unplug/plug back in) the unit.
Like so many others, I want to thank you. Mine was doing the same thing with dripping from the vent on the left side. A quick trim with some snips did the trick! Thank you, thank you! Too bad I also have a leak from the water inlet valve.... but that’s easy to replace.
Thanks so much for making this video. I suspect your modification to the plastic tab did more than stuffing the foam due to the screw in the bottom left corner of the plastic body. Instead, I removed that screw and put in a machine screw & nut. This way the nut holds the screw in place on that metal band and the screw pushes the bottom left corner of the piece forward. In any case, your video gave me what I needed to see on the cause of the issue!
You saved me hundreds of dollars on a service repair. Thank you!!!!
Delk D enjoy.
Thanks a bunch for this. I have a Samsung dishwasher only about 2 1/2 years old that just started dripping from the left front door. The door gaskets appear to be in good shape so I'm guessing it is something similar with the venting system. You've given me a good idea of what to look for when I take it apart.
Very good video, I just completed your repair for similar issue with the water leak on the front where the water bridged the intended route, following your suggestions it has worked so far, I used a rotary tool to break the bridge since it was hard to get at. We have the same model Samsung, which by the way is junk, four different repairs in three years. Next failure it goes to curb. Anyone looking at Samsung appliances needs to think twice, if you buy them , buy the extended warranty,. We bought a suite, the top of the line,refrigerator has had five icemakers in it(Home Depot has been great with the extended warranty)
Thanks for posting this. My dishwasher has only been in less than 2 months. I just put that front panel on a week or so ago, after no issues. Today, it leaked, and my first thought is that it had something to do with the front plate. After inspecting our dishes that we loaded, my wife felt like there was pressure on the door. I thinks she's right, especially after watching this video. I don't think it takes much. Disappointing. I will wait until the insulation in the door is dry, and then try again. I'll again wait some time before I reinstall the front guard. Again, thanks for the video.
I would like to thank you for providing this insightful and helpful video to enable me to figure out my problem. I, too, cleaned the diaphragm first and while it was nice to know it was clean, it didn't resolve my problem. The second fix you described was my issue and a couple of snips near the plastic drip hole and some styrofoam under the strap cleared up the annoying (and damaging) water leak. And, without question, I will never buy another Samsung appliance. TVs, yes, but my fridge, dishwasher and oven will be the last appliances I purchase from them.
Great video. I was stumped on this problem as the door seal appeared to be clean and intact. Food gunk was completely blocking that tiny hole. I believe this clog may also have been causing an error code.
Thanks for posting!
Thank you!! You just saved me hours of research. I was confident it was coming from inside the vent. What a silly design flaw
Watched 100 videos and this was the one that fixed it! Thank you!
Mr Beepinheimer glad it helped.
That was exactly the problem and all the repair guys that came out didn't even know why it kept leaking. But thanks to your video it's fixed thanks, hopefully Samsung fixes this error because I love there appliances.
Just fixed mine yesterday. That foam was my issue. Thanks for the video. I almost wasted money buying a new rubber seal for 60 bucks
Fixed it by cutting a section of a straw and glueing it to the small piece of plastic by the vent hole where the drip originates. Now the water runs down to the drip tray via the straw.
Same issue. I notched it and it worked perfectly! I also bent the metal and used a device like your foam to keep it close to the pad.
I just did this, we have soft water so no build up at all in 3 years, but just the past few cycles have had some draining problems on the right side. I fixed it and I'm doing a test cycle now. I used gorilla glue and did more then I probably needed, lol
Exact same model as yours.
Thanks, and thumbs up on taking the time to make the video.
Thank you doesn't even come close to expressing my appreciation. I had both issues. and had no idea why. I fashioned a funnel from a small piece of plastic milk carton handle to channel the water into the drain tray as snipping wasn't enough in my case.
Thank you!! Totally found that drip from behind the vent. I didn't have the foam issue, luckily. I'm going to add a drip pan under mine, now that I know there's a steam vent there, so the cheap press board floors don't get wetter even from the regular expected steam.
Thanks this led to my fix that tray that collects the water there was filthy, cleaned that and its all good now
This video saved me from buying a new dishwasher. Thanks for this awesome explanation! Exact issue I’m having
Very awesome, totally want to thank you for your time creating this. This was the exact issue I was having. What a blessing you posted this!
Great video, I have the exact same problem. Thanks for taking the time to help the community!
Thank you so much for this video. I was ready to throw my 1-year-old Samsung dishwasher out as it was so frustrating dealing with Samsung about this. Mine actually had this issue about 3 months in and a repair center replaced the door and of course, it came back right after the warranty period. Now I'll fix it myself, thanks to your video.
Well, I got excited too early. My dishwasher is a different model and has a totally different setup inside the door. Tried your fix, but could not as it was different. Looks like mine is just leaking around the seal.
just about bought that dishwasher until I ran across your video I called corporate I said I'm never buying another Samsung product for the rest of my life of course they don't have to worry I'm 62 you know what I mean so either way bottom line is if I ever get a website I'll put it up there do not buy their dishwashers. Here's a guys experience anyway thanks a lot I appreciate the info keep the good work up. Ed
Really impressive clip, I opened door panel and saw the problem just a bit different. Thanks so much
Excellent video! I had the same two issues with my dishwasher. Samsung should have a recall for the poor design of the vent and the manufacturing defect not glueing the foam down. It was an easy fix after i watched the video and realized the culprits for the leak.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Our exact same dishwasher just started leaking and you nailed it!!
Thanks so much. Tried everything with seals and vents and turns out that piece of foam was the culprit the whole time.
It took a bit to find this video, it was an exact it for the issue we were having. I can not imagine having to wait for a tech to find that a sponge had shifted in the door. This video has saved me a lot of money, thanks for the post
yeah man. I've been looking at the stupid drip for like a year. THANKS
Took my door apart and couldn't figure out what it was. I looked and everything looked fine and didn't have that drip of white hard water stain. But now I know :). Thanks man this really helps.
Excellent video. Will be taking mine apart tonight to investigate. Glad I know what to look for.
Thanks so much. My leak was the same foam issue. I would never have thought of that if not for this video.
Good stuff. Hell, my wife was already on-line looking for a new one when I decided to check out CZcams. Thank you sir!
Thank You! Good Job. Had the same problem with a dishwasher we put in storage during a remodel. Started leaking during re-installation.
Thanks for making this video. It helped me fix the leak that I knew nothing about. I really appreciate your help!!
It worked. I cut that design error piece of plastic, no leaks. You're the only one who has it right from what I've seen. This has to be a huge error? Maybe a recall? When I called and complained, they wanted nothing to do with it.
Glad it worked for you.
No surprises from Samsung. We've been disappointed in their level of support.
Great help thank you, one other thing I found helpful was to bend the drip tray out a bit to ensure it doesn't miss.
Thanks Christian, solved my leak problem perfectly, was the piece of friggin' foam. Good job bud.
Great work, thank you for sharing. Mine is leaking just like yours is at this vent. I will look into your fixes and see if I can do the same.
I want to thank you for this video. I suffered the same problem but never thought about this a the cause. Instead, I spent a ridiculous amount of money on a door seal which did nothing to solve the problem. Took the dryer vent fitting apart and found some gunk which I cleaned of. Cleaned the diaphragm and - problem solved!
Can't wait to try this today... our Samsung dishwasher developed a leak from the far lower right... thought it was a door seal but I bet it is this. Thanks!
Thank you I solved our leaking issue because of your video. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this Christian, Excellent video!!
TY so much.
I have the same model, and yep, a drip continued at the middle left. I took the door off and ran a cycle and sure enough that is where the water was coming from. I will try the fix you suggested because that seems to make sense.
I put my home with all Samsung kitchen appliances and they have all had some kind of issue that I've had to fix. (Microwave, magnetron went out. Fridge, freezes and causes a pool that ends up leaking, had to buy aftermarket heater. Oven, convection fans stopped working and the LED display started going out).
Samsung appliances kind of suck....
Anyways, thanks so much for this video it really helped.
Wow. Thank you. I had entire dishwasher pulled out and was blowing hoses and replacing drain valve. Thought my leak was due to a draining problem. Still leaked in bottom right. Saw your video....really, a piece of foam!? Fixed the leak.
I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for posting a comment. I appreciate the feedback! Cheers.
Exact same problem for me and the solution worked. In addition I discovered that I had water splashing out of the condenser outlet trough. I thought it was all part of the original leak and kept seeing my testing toilet paper getting wet. But then, with lots of parts taken off and the machine running I was able to see that it was just a little splash, there was nothing broken and I'll live with the amount of water coming out because it is so little. It happens just after the dishwasher has finished filling up, the jets come on and there is a surge of air that comes from the inside of the dishwasher into condenser trough, as it blows through the water in the trough is splashes it up and out and lands on the floor. It happens only periodically on both sides.
Awesome vid! Just noticed the same issue with ours (same model). HUGE help and very informative!
Well done. Had the exact same problem, and your video surely saved me hours of figuring it out.
Thank you so so so so much for this video. Had the exact same issue and was able to fix it thanks to this amazing video. Very helpful stuff, cheers
Great video mine was leaking from the middle. Defiantly a design flaw fairly easy fix. Thanks
Thank you for posting this. It fixed our problem. Very helpful.
Thanks man helped me too. This internet thing is great.
great video, helped me a bunch, thanks for sharing
fantastic fix, the issue was exactly as you described. Samsung is garbage ! Get ready for laundry washer to fail. Google Samsung washer arm failure. Units are designed to fail after about 3 years. My unit also required the drain channel to be cleaned from thick drain scum. Great Video, Thanks !!
Really good investigative and intelligent work!!! Well done!!!
Thanks man! Awesome video!
Yeah man, that was it alright. thanks for the great info, no more leak!
Omg, you're my hero. Thank you so much!
Dammit Greg! You’re welcome.
@@christianmcginty4644 Any special glue you recommend to put that foam back or any will do?
Thank you! saved us a service call and worked perfectly!
I'm glad it worked! Share along so folks know how to fix! Cheers.
This is awesome video! After opening the door up and actually running dishwasher while open, I see that my problem is a different one. The drain channel fills up while water is filled into the tub and while washing, and then it just overflows from the corners. I am trying to figure out if water is supposed to get into this channel at all from the tub? In other words, should this channel be getting water only through the vent mechanism?
Thanks this is useful great job.
Awesome, man. Perfect info before I dig into mine
Dude - Just 1 month out of the 1 year warranty and I'm having the same problem with my Samsung Dishwasher. Other videos I found saying "just replace your gasket" didn't seem right to me, because I'm leaking only about a tablespoon of water on the right side of the door. Same model as yours. I'll be taking my door apart in a little bit to see if it's the insulation on my end too.
Well done! Thanks for the info.
Hi Thanks for your video! I have the Samsung dishwasher model is DW800F600UTS. I did take apart the vent cap and yes there was a build up so I clean the vent area and between the diaphragm. I actually replaced my front door seal which was the cause of the main leak. I did some of your updates I used a dremel tool to remove the ridge, hot glue the sponges so they would not fall and put extra sponges to puts the vent system closer to the trough. Thanks for that! However, I am still trying to diagnose a small leak coming from the vent on the far left and far right side of the venting system. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards Bill
Thank you so much! Good work!
Thank you. I will try to address my same problem. I hate this dishwasher and will never, never buy another Samsung. About a year into it, the paint on the door started to bubble from a poor prep job. Samsung gave me a big runaround on that. The thing has never cleaned as well as the old Kitchenaid did. The rubbery type handles for the racks are deteriorating. And now this leak problem. JUNK.
DO NOT BUY.
Just had the same issue. Thanks for the video.
I found out tonight I have the same problem too thanks
Thanks a million. Much appreciated 👍
Great vid. Very helpful. About to do my own surgery now. BTW, what kind of glue did you use to secure that foam?
new model has that vent built on the side with easy access now.. lol
Thanks for your video very helpful
Thank you for the video - very helpful and kind of you to post.
Cleaning out the area with the rubber valve for the steam and scraping off some of the hard water build up off the bottom condensation vent worked for me - did not have to modify anything. However, there was a lot of disgusting sludge under the bottom door/tray rubber seal which I guess had been building up over the years.
I do Kitchen and bath remodels.. I have had so much failure out of Samsung I will never use them again.. Washers, Fridges, Dish washers , Microwaves .. They then turn around and pay for parts but not repair or replacement ... I am looking at this video for a 2 year old dishwasher...
What are your goto dishwasher and other appliances now?
Thanks for the great video. Seems like we have the same issues. Took the whole vent apart and put it back to together without a clear resolution. Now I see the issue. Has clipping the plastic drip edge worked so far to date?
william7757 we haven’t had any further issues since I made this repair 2.5 years ago, except having to replace the control panel.
Nice job! I figure you save me at least $200~300 over calling a repair guy.
And yes, I too am disappointed in Samsung and they should be embarrassed that a home owner can do a better job of engineering their products than they can.
Glad it helped. Checks made payable to me!
Thanks BEST VIDEO ON THIS TERRIBLE DESIGN!
Anne Kirby thank you. We were frustrated for a very long time and I figured we couldn’t be the only ones.
This works great! Same issues! Any response from Samsung?
Chad Stigsell nothing. Not holding my breath.
How about raising the front of the dish washer some? I noticed that the condenser drain holes were clogged. I don't know how to add photos here.
Bill Gavin good thought. However, raising the front of the dishwasher then makes the front of the dishwasher uneven with the front of the cabinets, given they are level. That is, the bottom will stick out further from the cabinets than the top.
As a follow up to this video, we have now had to replace the touch panel on top of the door as well. There was a failure in the circuit board. Another $150 of parts down the drain.
what kind of glue did you use?
nice sleuthing bud thank you
Has anyone found an alternative strategy to repairing the vent leak? I followed the video & attempted the fixes twice with no luck. (Though I didn’t clip the vent) I see someone mentioned attaching a straw, but I wasn’t able to maneuver this. Help!
Seems like this is a Samsung issue, can't I call them and have them fix ?
Billy McCord good luck. I tried. They were completely unresponsive.
Thank you
They won’t come up with any solution. They don’t care. You picked the wrong brand.
Absolutely picked the wrong brand. Fool me once...
@@christianmcginty4644 I’m going to check if this is the cause of my leak. It sure sounds like it. Would also installing a water softener stop the hard water buildup?
@@eswing2153 yes. Any calcium buildup is definitely caused by “hard water”. Take it easy on over-softening though. It can cause some negative effects.