FloodSafe hoses - ??

[DKAudio]

Well, this little replacement is turning out to be a big ordeal. I was going to replace my supply hose but while I was moving the dishwasher out a little the discharge housing broke its seal and the water that was sitting in the discharge tube started leaking. This is the plastic part where the discharge hose connects to and joins that to the bottom of the dishwasher. I took the whole unit out and removed this housing (you twist it 90 degrees and it then pulls out). There is a rubber o-ring but it had silicone caulk on it too. I am thinking I will try to get a new o-ring and then use RTV silicone gasket maker. The problem was I was using a radiator type hose for the discharge line. It was so stiff and un-flexible that when I moved the dishwasher it pushed on the housing enough that the silicone caulk broke its seal. I think I will go to the plastic corrugated type hose that is much more flexible and won't push on the housing as much. Any ideas on replacing the o-ring and any sealant so it will not leak? Why was there silicone in it in the first place, shouldn’t the o-ring seal it enough by itself?

[Redwood]

A picture would help...

[DKAudio]

I’m not at home to take a picture but it is similar to the one below. You see the area I circled in yellow? That is the housing that the discharge hose connects to. The housing then is inserted and twists 90 degrees to attach to the rest of the dishwasher (that is where the o-ring and silicone caulk was).