Plumbing

Zanussi dishwasher internal leak - water released from black&grey pipes?

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.48 PM

Hi there! I have a slim Zanussi dishwasher, model ZDV 12001, about 4 years old. It recently stopped working some minutes into a cleaning cycle, with an alarm sounding. I realised the anti-flood device had been triggered, and sure enough the drip tray at the bottom had water. I cleaned it out and was able to start the dishwasher again, this time I lay on the floor to watch it with a torch for the first five minutes of the cycle. Sure enough, a few minutes in, the black and grey pipes both in the picture started pumping water into the drip tray, not for long, but just enough to trigger the anti-flood device. I've attached a photo with the pipes circled in red showing the ends where they both leaked. As it was both pipes and I can't see damage, it looks like it was a deliberate mechanism by the dishwasher somehow. Can you share any suggestions? Would really love to get this fixed! Thank you!