Easy Fix For Dishwasher That Wont Drain | THE HANDYMAN

[bjustin]

Like this guys' sense of humor ...he's just himself. With good apprenticeships, we can fix anything...overnight or with steady, natural, dosages of learning.

[SuperGlenn]

All, this is good information. Also if you have just installed a new garbage disposal in your sink, make sure the plug is removed. It is really easy to do just a screw driver and a small hammer. You can remove the plug prior to installing the disposal or if it is already installed just put you hand inside and pull the plug out. It’s made of plastic. If you are installing a badger insinkerator, read step 15 in your instruction manual. I didn’t and had water standing in the dish washer. This was the problem for me. Hope this helps someone.

[MichaelDiaz-ss]

12/21/23
Good idea to blow out the water drain hose. I did not have enough lung capacity and strength. I used an air compressor. I placed a 3/4 inch PVC nipple covered with an uncap with a quarter inch hole drilled. This worked very effectively.
. it cleaned out the clog from the Kenmore Elite. It is now pumping the water out effectively. thanks for the good idea.

[pryingrocket]

Love the videos where they go through and figure out what’s going on in the video, rather than making it all about how to fix one certain brand

[harrybaals]

9:02 i have the exact same dishwasher and just did the exact same fix. i was shocked at how cheap they were using string. what annoys me even more is that i know i will have to replace it again in another few years. my grandmother has had the same dishwasher since 1981, and the difference in build quality is huge. things really were made to last back then. had to replace the dispenser as well because the plastic tab that hooks onto the latch broke off

[briancornelius]

Had same thing few months back, it would work every other time you tried to run it. After few times, the code came back on, pretty much I found glass stuck in the impeller and I believe it was there long enough that the motor was burnt out and wouldn't work until I replaced it. Works now, glad yours worked out 👍 keep the videos coming Handyman!

[yrtuag]

Great job 👍👍👍 Getting them up and running quickly is the name of the game. I routinely make repairs of broken parts or whatever, to get people online, then order the new parts, ASAP.
My only rule is, not cause a safety hazzard by making my temporary repair.

[jamesro]

Love this. My wife said, “if he’s smelling the hose, he’s not afraid of work”. She’s white collar, I’m not. She appreciates what you’ve done vs a salesman telling me we need me 2 new motherboards… one I’ve already purchased. I’ll follow up if this does it. I found a string in my blender head (different unit).

[raysanalaredhi]

Thank you so much, just fix my dishwasher watching this video. Thank you for saving me money.

[mostlikelywedoitservices]

Look up make and model. There is a sequence of buttons you hold down and it goes into test mode. Very useful instead of waiting for all the cycles. It's a great time saver.

[christopherkennedy]

PROTIP: On those dishwashers - you can press the button THEN close the door versus trying to stick your fingers into the small slot post door closure event.

[JimService]

The two dishwashers I've repaired for friends both didn't drain because of a broken wine glass. Bits of glass got stuck in the bottom filter, pump drain, etc.

[tpalmen]

If you want your dishwasher to last rinse your dishes off first. I had a daughter put a large bowl with a bunch of bread dough left in and it gummed up the filter big time. Had to tear it apart to get that dough out, was like glue.

[harrisonboone]

I had a similar job 2 months ago. It turned out the check valve (a little rubber flapper valve) had broken off and got clogged in the drainage hose. I made a new one from a rubber flip flop sandal I had in my truck and it's still working. I did not charge for the new part :-)

[atomlow]

This worked. I couldn’t blow into it so I took my shop vac and sucked it out. Then I could blow into it, granted it’s really hard to get bubbles but I saw hope. Kept adding water and sucking it out with the vac. Great quick fix thanks!

[CRSolarice]

7:02 ...if you want your dishwasher to load hot water then run your hot water at the kitchen sink until it runs hot before starting your dishwasher otherwise it will load the cold water that has been sitting in the pipe between your water heater and dishwasher (which will likely be the amount that it needs and very little hot water will go into the washing cycles (the hot water will only fill the pipe between those appliances and it will cool off by the time the next cycle comes, the result being that you will be washing your dishes in cool or cold water (unless you DON'T use the energy saver settings or DO use the heating element setting if your system has one))). I have the idea that you will understand the situation and how it is occurring now that its been brought to your attention... Best regards.

[primoservices]

Hey handy man nice job figuring that out. I have installed many dw and inspectors here in florida want dw drain line coming from up top as close to top as you can then loop or have a lift and drop to keep from having water back flowing from sink back into dw and not draining right . Some counties want line strapped or zip strip holding high or holding loop. Good video ! Till the next one !

[MariaBure]

this totally doesn't look like an easy fix :D

[myquartknee]

What area are you in? Is there a P-Trap on the ABS? That is the first time I have ever seen a dishwasher drain into an open pipe like that. Most parts of the country require the dishwasher to go through an "air-gap" before draining into the main line and all drain connections should be secured with clamps. Looks like there should be a screen protecting the impeller from debris. I also do home repair and remodeling on the west coast and much of the work I do is following other people around correcting the things they have done improperly.

[glorygloryholeallelujah]

I find it comforting that I’m not the only one that suffers from the dreaded “dishwater smell”. 😂