Is Your Dishwasher Not Draining? | 3 Reasons Why Water is in the Bottom of Your Dishwasher

Jim shares the three reasons why you have water at the bottom of your dishwasher, either after a wash or at any time. He shares an easy way to identify the cause of your dishwasher not draining and how to fix it yourself.

Save yourself some money with these plumbing tips from Jim.

Why is there water left in the bottom of my dishwasher? Here are the reasons why from the Grumpy Plumber:
1. dishwasher hose is installed at the bottom of your cabinet, causing sink water to fill your dishwasher
2. an air gap (not recommended) valve is attached to your sink, from the dishwasher hose, and is causing problems
3. a check valve is installed on your dishwasher hose and is stuck open

The simple fix is in the video.

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[kathytaylor]

Him showing me how to do it would have actually helped me

[eugenecbell]

Thank you for this discussion. Remember a picture is worth 1, 000 words. Editing in a picture of an air gap and a check valve would increase the value of this video.

[Charigold_]

I appreciate you for starting this channel and sharing this knowledge with the community. I lost my dad in my 20s and having a channel like this to go to in my 30s makes all the difference. Thank you for sharing your dad with us all! ❤

[CRAIG-or]

Very good information. The only thing I would add for those who don't know the part names and what they look like, is a video of the actual procedure. I understand that it's more time consuming and inconvenient, but for someone like myself who has had no experience with plumbing, it would make a huge difference. Ty

[SteveMerritt]

I love that you’re doing these “fix it yourself” videos. I’ve been a plumber for 15 years and did service plumbing for about 3 years. I always told customers to look the problem up on the internet or YouTube. So many fixes are fairly simple. Hopefully this will help people and keep them from calling the Corp. commission plumbing companies.

[e-o-]

Great video! I fixed my "Dishwasher not draining" problem. When I popped off the cap for the Air Gap Valve, there was debris in there which consisted of egg shell, hair, garlic skin and a staple. I removed the debris, now the dishwasher is draining properly. Thank you for sharing your experience!

[notebookluvr]

Sounds like you have a great father. You're truly blessed.

[Brock-O-Lees]

This guy is my kind of construction worker. Being in the electrical field for over 20 years, you appreciate the “Don’t like it, ask your barber” recommendations. He’s gold.

[btkw]

Can you please thank your dad for such a simple solution to an annoying problem.

My dishwasher waste runs through the food disposal unit and the hose runs from there straight down towards the dishwasher. As there is slack in the hose I am going to raise it so the water from the basin can't flow uphill.

Your dads advice is simply invaluable.

Cheers!

[jasonesler]

Lol I graduated from a trade school in the field of plumbing and You’re dad reminds me of the dear MR Conway!😢 must be a old master plumber you for the

[Epe]

Thank you so much for the tips on how to fix the water not draining out of my dishwasher this has saved me some money. This issue was a clogged dishwasher hose that drains water into the garbage disposal. Thank you once again!!!

[videos-zmxr]

I just wanted to stop by and say thanks. Within 2 minutes of watching this video I was able to fix my Samsung dishwasher that wasn’t draining. 👍

[dsimon]

My generation... Didn't even need to draw it... Perfectly clear and understandable. Definitely a subscriber.

[tjdocker]

Thanks for the help. Electrician trying to do plumbing at home.

[flex_]

I did this today and it worked like a charm thanks

[scarletbitting]

My husband is not here at the moment... but will let him watch your video. Very informative. Thank you!

[simplyp]

THANK YOU! i didn't think of the loop trick. all other vids are about cleaning/unclogging, this guy gave some gems of advice.

[plconnell]

Sounds like this drainage issue can be corrected by running the hose which is coming in under the sink from the bottom to move the hose to the top of the sink and put a loop in the hose. Hope I’m hearing you right. I’ll give it a try. Thanks Pat Connell Canton MI

[christyk]

my favorite bit of advice was to “ask your barber” HA!!! so good! Thanks Grumpy Plumber I love this channel!

[KordTaylor]

Great video! And great dad-son channel. 💥 Thank you!