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Joanne Karstens
Joanne Karstens Elmhurst, IL on Aug 16, 2012
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Is there a way to unclog a dishwasher before calling in a plumber?

Used water collects on the bottom of my washer, sometimes a couple of inches! Gets to smell bad, too. I do my best to remove it before the next load and have tried baking soda/vinegar with only a little success. HELP!
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  • KMS Woodworks Nederland, CO
    There could be two things going on here...the first is a clog which may be removed by pulling the drain screen and removing it, I have used a thin piece of wire on one and well and pulling the pump impeller cover.

    Another problem my be a problematic solenoid, this is the electrically controlled "valve" that opens and closes during certain phases of the machines cycle. If that is toast it is repair man ...»

    time.

    to confirm a clog "in" the machine...remove the drain hose from the bottom of the unit and from where ever it drains too...flush this out to make sure it is not in this hose...these are normally very clog free despite their corrugated nature...the pump provides some decent flow...and most clog are always upstream of the pump.

    on Aug 17, 2012 · Like 0
  • Marianne Songbird Netherlands
    Don't know about your washer. But ours have filters too. Somewhere at the bottom and they need to be cleaned from time to time too. Check your manual. Good luck with it.
    on Aug 17, 2012 · Like 0
  • Woodbridge Environmental ... Colonia, NJ
    Do you have an anti siphon device on the dishwasher? Is the drain line running up higher then the dishwasher or perhaps fell down behind it? It sounds as though the dishwasher is siphoning the water back from the drain line.

    If the connection is incorrect to the drain also can cause this to occur. Is the dishwasher connected to the drain pipe where it leaves the sink, but before the U trap? If it is incorrectly piped that will cause this issue as well.

    • Here is an example of the correct method of plumbing a dishwasher.  Even if you do not have the air gap device, the pipe must run up higher then the machine and connect to the location on the sink drain as shown.
    on Aug 18, 2012 · Like 0
  • Joanne Karstens Elmhurst, IL
    Thanks for the answers, but I'm still hoping for more ideas. Haven't had time to search for the dishwasher's manual but after I check it, I'll post further.
    on Aug 18, 2012 · Like 1

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