Café dishwasher
showing LEAK DETECTED
The Café leak protection found water in the base, drained the tub and canceled the cycle.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Leak detected
- Leak and seal repair
- Source: Café
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What LEAK DETECTED
actually means.
The Café leak protection found water in the base, drained the tub and canceled the cycle. The message stays until the cause is dealt with.
Café dishwasher display
What to do when LEAK DETECTED shows on the dishwasherKind of codeLeak detected
Water has reached the base pan under the tub and tripped the float that stops the cycle. Shut off the supply, find where it escaped, then dry the base.
Usually leads toLeak and seal repair
Water on the floor or under the unit, followed back to the gasket, the hoses, the pump seal or the tub.
Shows up asDishwasher Leaking Water
Water on the kitchen floor during or after a cycle, from the door, the corners or underneath.
MakeCafé
Customizable built-in dishwashers from GE Appliances, finished to match the rest of the Café lineup.
SourceCafé owner's manual, CDT828/CDT858/CDT888/CDP888 series: Troubleshooting Tips
On Café models equipped with leak protection; Café says not every model has it. The same wording is in the CDT828, CDT858, CDT888, CDP888 and CDT800-875 manuals.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from Café's own guidance for LEAK DETECTED on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Turn the water off at the valve under the sink.
Soak up any water on the floor in front of the machine.
Book a visit; Café's manual lists service as the next step.
What not to do
Do not remove the toe kick and start drying the base with the power still on. Switch the breaker off first if you look underneath at all.
What you may
notice with it.
The dishwasher problem LEAK DETECTED tends to arrive with. Answer these at the dishwasher before anyone is booked.
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Where LEAK DETECTED usually leads
Leak and seal repair.
Read these
before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
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Customizable built-in dishwashers from GE Appliances, finished to match the rest of the Café lineup.
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In Café's own words
Some models are equipped with leak detection and the cycle will be cancelled if a leak is detected.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. On Café models equipped with leak protection; Café says not every model has it. The same wording is in the CDT828, CDT858, CDT888, CDP888 and CDT800-875 manuals.
Café LEAK DETECTED dishwasher repair,
where we come out.
The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.
All service areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
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ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
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Still showing LEAK DETECTED?
Book with the characters exactly as shown, the full model number, and whether any water is on the floor — for a code, that is where the diagnosis begins.