Use location and timing to separate supply, drain and condensate connections around extract, supply, filters, ducts and pressure pathways.
What the timing tells you
The phrase during an appliance cycle is diagnostic context. Compare the symptom before, during and after that trigger.
What is special about this location
Extract, supply, filters, ducts and pressure pathways create pathways that are not visible from the finished room.
Start with competing explanations
Compare supply, drain and condensate connections. Do not select a cause from appearance alone.
First useful check
Use the linked check to create a timeline or pattern, then follow the strongest cause family to its full dossier.
Repair decision
Avoid cosmetic work until the source or mechanism is controlled and the original trigger no longer reproduces the symptom.