GE dishwasher
showing LEAK DETECTED
The leak sensor in the base found water, so the dishwasher pumped out and canceled the cycle.
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- Leak detected
- Leak and seal repair
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What LEAK DETECTED
actually means.
The leak sensor in the base found water, so the dishwasher pumped out and canceled the cycle. On GE models that have leak detection this message replaces a numbered code.
GE 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.
MakeGE
Everyday built-in dishwashers from GE Appliances, found in a large share of American homes.
SourceGE Appliances support: dishwasher error and function codes
Shown in words on GE models equipped with leak detection; GE says not every model has it. The same wording appears on GE Profile, Café and Monogram machines, which have their own entries.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from GE's own guidance for LEAK DETECTED on its dishwashers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Turn off the water supply valve under the sink so nothing more reaches the machine.
Wipe up any water on the floor and keep people away from wet flooring near the outlet.
Book a visit: GE's own instruction for this message is to contact service rather than to reset it.
What not to do
Do not keep restarting the cycle to see whether the message clears. Each restart lets more water into a machine that has already found some where it should not be.
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.
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before the visit.
Short guides that make the call quicker and the diagnosis cheaper.
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In GE's own words
The cycle will be cancelled on models with leak detection. If LEAK DETECTED is displayed, contact service.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Shown in words on GE models equipped with leak detection; GE says not every model has it. The same wording appears on GE Profile, Café and Monogram machines, which have their own entries.
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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.