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I know everyone says to replace the whole door boot seal on front-load washers, but I fixed a leak on a Whirlpool with just a tube of silicone.
The customer in Tempe had a slow drip from the bottom of the door, and the boot looked fine with no tears. I cleaned the area with alcohol, applied a thin bead of high-temp silicone along the outer metal clamp channel, and let it cure for a full day. Has anyone else tried a sealant fix instead of the full, expensive replacement?
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ninas702mo ago
Honestly that's a pretty clever hack for a small leak. How long has that repair actually held up for the customer though? Tbh silicone can peel off those surfaces over time.
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stone.evan2mo ago
Seen silicone fixes last for years if the surface is clean and dry. People act like every leak needs a pro but sometimes a five dollar tube does the job. It's not always a big deal.
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the_henry23d ago
People act like every leak needs a pro" - nah, I'm not buying that. A $5 tube of silicone isn't gonna fix a leaking pipe joint that's under pressure. That stuff is fine for sealing around a sink edge or a bathtub but it's not a real plumbing fix. Silicone is just a bandaid and eventually it's gonna fail when you least expect it. I'd rather spend the money on a real fix than deal with water damage down the road.
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