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.
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.
You saved me hundreds of dollars from not having to call in someone who service my dishwasher. I read your post and found out this was exactly my issue. The installation video I referenced didn't mention this at all. Thanks so much.
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.
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!
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).
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.
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
I would almost work for you for free just to get whats in your head into my head. Videos are the next best thing, thank you for sharing your skills with us.
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.
Most Likely We Do It Services Yep, fridges, thermostats, electronic washing machines, etc....all have the wonderful test/service mode you can use. It’s sure great, but wish to get into the mode was standard from product to product; as sometimes it can be frustrating to enter the mode🤣 ✌🏻🇺🇸
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.
That assumes all your buttons are working. I've got a similar model. The buttons on the right half of the door just stopped responding on mine, meaning that I can't start a load of dishes even though the washer will turn on.
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 :-)
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.
@@billgatess1 I took out the racks. Undid the filter at the bottom and looked around the very bottom with a flashlight and carefully extracted the bits of glass there and in the filter.
I am glad I stumbled on to this video and got this working. This video would be more helpful if you talked to us, the viewers, about what you were doing and whether or not that step was helpful. At this point, I don't know what the problem was and what fixed it,. Thanks.
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.
i mess around for 6 hours cleaning the hardwater out of my dishwasher and it still didnt work until i blew the pipe like u did in this video and after that the damn thing worked finally , i guess it needed all the air out of the hose to make back pressure thanks so so much for your video, watched 20 others and it didnt work.
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 !
Thank you very much for the tip about the loop! My dishwasher was continually getting stinky and we couldn't figure out why. My dishwasher discharge line ran straight dishwasher to the disposal.. and I'm guessing it doesn't have a checkvalve in it to prevent flow from the sink into the dishwasher. Didn't have enough line to create a loop, but pinned the line up high, very close to the countertop and well above the disposal... it's been about two weeks now and the stink is minimal!! We've been washing dishes by hand in that time... there was still a little stink left in the dishwasher tonight when we looked for the first time so we're going to re-run it tonight to clear that out and get a better "stink baseline", but I think I'm going to go ahead and call this a win! Thank you again
I had to do this to mine too and it stunk worse than the locker room at a WNBA basketball game at halftime. I was ready to scrap the unit but put Vicks vapor rub on just under my nose and I got through this job.
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!
Great video, thanks! My dishwasher is not draining consistently. It drains initially and then stops. The dishwasher rumbles but no water is drained after the initial burst. Does this mean my drain pump is bad? Will drain pumps work intermittently or do I have another issue?
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.
I just bought that zero-g pro hose a few weeks ago. I like the 3/4 in diameter as opposed to 5/8 in. And it is a breeze to move around. I will be using it to pump rain water from my yard.
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.
Great sense of humor - the cartoon voices cheer me up in this disgusting, corrupt, greedy, climate circling the toilet bowl world we live in today. The world needs your sense of humor.
That white, spinny thing, is called an impeller. Airplanes have propellers. I just thought I'd be an ass. Good video. Brave man to work on that smelly box.
Using the shop vac method, pulling your clog through the system, is very easy works all the time…….I’ve done it maybe 4-5 times in 2 years (kids don’t do a good job of rinsing before loading…..lol)
I have a euromaidE1Dww and I have a overflow censor in my Fisher so when it get an overflow the censor comes on you sort out the turn dish washer and it won't start
Dishwashers, washing machines, fridges, etc....can be so finicky/fussy to fix. Can end up being something simple, or something horrendous 🤣 (wish the mounting clips/fasteners were made little bit more durable etc...; why, cuz you’d be surprised how many times I go & fix a dishwasher & those things are broken....or just plain GONE!).
Amen brother. Those mounting clips are flimsy and just waiting to slip off or bend off. Horrible quality even on the higher end dishwasher (I am looking at you Miele). The clips should not be poorly manufactured for installation of mainstream washers either. For the uninitiated, if your dishwasher is wobbly, look up at where the DW attaches to the underneath of the cabinet - it's probably not the feet (even though that was part of the problem in the Handyman's fix of this one). Good video. Good use of the shop vac on this one (and your next video) (taught me the versatility of a shop vac).
should be a check valve built into the pump that doesn't allow you to blow backwards like that. (has to be here in Canada maybe different in your location) the filter is fine its a dishwasher not a garburator. large foods and solid items should be removed from the dishes before they go in. anything the soap cannot break down the dishwasher, by design will attempt to flush down the drain. also if the pump is running with the door open as it was in the video, it means that your flood switch has been tripped.
You seem to know about dishwashers I have same problem with my dishwasher not draining. But I detach drain hose from sink drain. Dishwasher drains fine into bucket. (The sink drain is not plugged)
in sweden we have like plastic trays that you put you dishwashing machine on that tilts a little so you would notice if there is a leak and then prevent mold and stuff ;D
You'd think they'd use something like a braided cable with loops on the end... but then they'd probably have to have metal pulley wheels and all of a sudden the dishwasher costs a dollar more to make.
Pls talk to us as your doing your stuff. No clue what drill bit ur using or which hose under the sink do we disconnect? I have 4 hoses with my disposal. I need better instructions
Please don't use a drill just use a standard Philips screwdriver the hoses that go to your dishwasher should run through holes that are drilled through the side of the cabinet there's a water supply hose and there should be a clear or maybe solid colored holes it's usually corrugated that will connect to a garbage disposal or the tail piece of the kitchen sink if the dishwasher is not draining try holding the drain option or holding the start option to cancel the operation to see if there's a humming sound if there is a humming sound that would indicate that the pump is still running if the pump is running try disconnecting the drain hose from the garbage disposal or sink drain tailpipe and using approximately 4 to 5 ft of 12 or 14 gauge electrical wire you will need to curl it at the tip to push it through the drain hose that will clear any solid debris from the hose you may require a multi-bit screwdriver such as a 11 in 1 to remove the drain hose from under the sink
I haven't watched the video yet, but my dishwasher did this first time using it in our house when we bought it. Whoever installed it didn't angle the drain hose the right way. So the water wouldn't drain fully and would just back up into the washer.
I'm in an apartment and they just installed a new dishwasher and it wont drain on the first use. Now the office is closed because of corona and my dishwasher smells like a dead tooth. I'm going to have to scoop the water out by hand because I dont want to make anything worse lol. I have a feeling it's like what some comments have said where it's not level... I don't know
Heres a thought...RINSE FOOD COATED DISHES PRIOR TO PLACING IN DISHWASHER...QUICK RINSE AFTER USING THE DISH...JUST A PASS THROUGH THE WARM WATER...AND HEY NOTHING WRONG WITH PLACING IN HOT SOAPY WATER OR MAYBE DOING DISHES...NOT DIFFICULT, IVE HAD 6 KIDS AND I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY TIMES I NEEDED SOMEONE ELSE TO WASH DISHES and i cannot count on one hand how helpful my husband was at anything other than impregnating me!!! You are a handy man a good dad and great hubby for fixing stuff. But to prevent future clogs maybe tell wife she must rinse food off dishes...you have a garbage disposal to grind residual food bits down drain for this purpose. I have a sprayer feature on my faucet and i love it. I do dishes by hand still even throughout giving birth to 6 kids i never used the dishwasher unless there was a flu bug or illness passed around between us and then i would wash the dishes and place them in the dishwasher and run a full bleach water cycle on pots and pans with heated drying like an autoclave..lol..after microbiology and infectious disease courses in college i am a germaphobe well kind of..and tell your wife 1 tablespoon of bleach to a normal spray bottle is perfect for disinfecting toys after playdates also great for doorknobs door jams inside of refrigerator and handles great for car door handles and steering wheels bathroom potty chairs and toilet seats and around floor of potty chairs and front of toilets...yes i had 4 girls 2 boys...lol..it isnt strong with bleachy smell and it is a virus killing solution you dont need to almost pass out with bleach fumes for bleach to be effective. It is strong you should pour some down all sinks and drains every once in a while and through washer and dishwasher..to combat bacterial growth and the germies that can come up from sinks drains and be airborn...if you can smell it there is a ton of bacteria already floating around in air. Also, even in winter open windows and air out house. You must change out your air in your house change your air filters in your air and heating intake filter...but open windows and doors at least once a week...in summertime daily.
I have a wet vac stored away smh why didn’t I think of that. Been waiting on three weeks for my landlord to come drain mine. Its stinking up my kitchen I’ll drain it and wait I guess
A strange thing has happened lately. I've raised my rate a bit and business more than tripled. I don't know if it is perceived value or one customer with a lot of connections but have you experienced this phenomenon in your business?
when I bought my house they installed a brand new Bosch dishwasher but I found out after it took 6+ hours for a load that they hooked it up to the COLD water line. lol
What about a dishwasher the drains but stinky despite being cleaned with multiple cleaners and bleach? Dish washer is phenomenal other than the stench. (Actually I think I have the same dish washer as in the video)
Also, put a level on the unit. It needs to be level all directions or water can leak past the gaskets. Just like if the dishwasher is got food build up or calcium build up in the spray arms. That can also cause water to spray oddly and a perfectly good door gasket will leak.
I am a bit surprised your were able to blow through the drain hose from that end because there should be a check valve on the other end of the line that prevents back flow from the sink..
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.
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.
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Thank you! This was exactly what I needed to hear.
Yes, it did, ty. Just changed garbage disposal n missed step 15
This was EXACTLY my issue. Thank you!!!!
You saved me hundreds of dollars from not having to call in someone who service my dishwasher. I read your post and found out this was exactly my issue. The installation video I referenced didn't mention this at all. Thanks so much.
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.
Sign of someone who knows a thing or to.
Sometimes people need a little time to get the money together for parts or new. Temporary fix allows them a little extra time do that.
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!
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).
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.
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
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
I would almost work for you for free just to get whats in your head into my head. Videos are the next best thing, thank you for sharing your skills with us.
I find it comforting that I’m not the only one that suffers from the dreaded “dishwater smell”. 😂
Take a cup of vinegar and put it on the top shelf and run a regular cycle, no dishes. Do that every 6 months or so.
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.
Most Likely We Do It Services Yep, fridges, thermostats, electronic washing machines, etc....all have the wonderful test/service mode you can use. It’s sure great, but wish to get into the mode was standard from product to product; as sometimes it can be frustrating to enter the mode🤣
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@@AepekAepek absolutely agrees.
Thank you so much, just fix my dishwasher watching this video. Thank you for saving me money.
I want to take a second and thank you for making these videos.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
Informative video. It was nice to see you how you improvised to make the temp repair for the door.
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.
That assumes all your buttons are working. I've got a similar model. The buttons on the right half of the door just stopped responding on mine, meaning that I can't start a load of dishes even though the washer will turn on.
The end of this video was the best ! Whispering "I gotta get out of here"! LOL !
Thanks, that was informative. I give you credit for blowing the crud out of the hose, you are a brave man! Keep up the great work!
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Dan Conlan I’ve blown some crud out of a couple hoses in my time.
I am about to suck siphon, if I dont see a blocking object as he did in vid. Here goes, bacteria hell--use a gasoline siphon pump--instead.
I thought of sucking it to create a siphon and drain it that way but what a mouthful that would have been !
Thanks for sharing! Always rinse the dishes before putting them in.
5 o'clock on a Saturday ?...reminds me of Billy Joel
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 :-)
Great video...I fix things around my house and your videos are really helpful. Congrats!
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.
And how did you get it out? I suspect the same with our dishwasher
@@billgatess1 I took out the racks. Undid the filter at the bottom and looked around the very bottom with a flashlight and carefully extracted the bits of glass there and in the filter.
Could broken vodka bottles stop it from draining? Asking for a friend.
I am glad I stumbled on to this video and got this working. This video would be more helpful if you talked to us, the viewers, about what you were doing and whether or not that step was helpful. At this point, I don't know what the problem was and what fixed it,. Thanks.
A requirement for being a good handyman is having your crack showing when working on a fix
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🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes!! Thank you!
Lmaooo😭😭😭
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.
i mess around for 6 hours cleaning the hardwater out of my dishwasher and it still didnt work until i blew the pipe like u did in this video and after that the damn thing worked finally , i guess it needed all the air out of the hose to make back pressure thanks so so much for your video, watched 20 others and it didnt work.
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 !
Thank you very much for the tip about the loop! My dishwasher was continually getting stinky and we couldn't figure out why. My dishwasher discharge line ran straight dishwasher to the disposal.. and I'm guessing it doesn't have a checkvalve in it to prevent flow from the sink into the dishwasher. Didn't have enough line to create a loop, but pinned the line up high, very close to the countertop and well above the disposal... it's been about two weeks now and the stink is minimal!! We've been washing dishes by hand in that time... there was still a little stink left in the dishwasher tonight when we looked for the first time so we're going to re-run it tonight to clear that out and get a better "stink baseline", but I think I'm going to go ahead and call this a win! Thank you again
Thank you so much for posting this. That smell is unbearable. Serious test for your gage reflex!
I had to do this to mine too and it stunk worse than the locker room at a WNBA basketball game at halftime. I was ready to scrap the unit but put Vicks vapor rub on just under my nose and I got through this job.
Every time I fix a new thing I haven’t dealt with before “what’s this do? Well that’s something” 😂😂
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!
You are a king, so simple but efficient.
Great video, thanks! My dishwasher is not draining consistently. It drains initially and then stops. The dishwasher rumbles but no water is drained after the initial burst. Does this mean my drain pump is bad? Will drain pumps work intermittently or do I have another issue?
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.
this totally doesn't look like an easy fix :D
that's what i was thinking
Yeah but Better than having to pay an arm and a leg to have a plumber do it though
@@fawnnorris-coderre6601 I'd rather pay the arm and leg. 🤷
probably not
@@DizJakeOG That's the easy fix! "If" they don't sell you a new one before they're done.
For what you pay an honest service guy you buy the screw gun.
I just bought that zero-g pro hose a few weeks ago. I like the 3/4 in diameter as opposed to 5/8 in. And it is a breeze to move around.
I will be using it to pump rain water from my yard.
Handyman do u have video for adding outlet for TV mount? And why is there a red wire in this box
Good video... Like the way you improvised
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.
Great sense of humor - the cartoon voices cheer me up in this disgusting, corrupt, greedy, climate circling the toilet bowl world we live in today. The world needs your sense of humor.
Great tips will save me hundreds of dollars
That white, spinny thing, is called an impeller. Airplanes have propellers. I just thought I'd be an ass. Good video. Brave man to work on that smelly box.
bet its not the only smelly box he's worked on!
Explaining how you opened up that long plastic piece would be really helpful. That's the part I don't want to break and need to get separated.
Using the shop vac method, pulling your clog through the system, is very easy works all the time…….I’ve done it maybe 4-5 times in 2 years (kids don’t do a good job of rinsing before loading…..lol)
7:33 what's the story behind the ziploc bag rubber band around what I assume is the soap dispenser? Pro install like the dishwasher?
I’ve been trying to figure out my issue. Third time with everything apart I tried spinning the wheel and there was my clog! Thanks!
Good video.
Iam having my dish washer drain when ever it wants to .
I may have a bad filter and bad drain pump iam guessing.. 👍
Do I have the unplugged the socket before attempting?
Had the same issue with mine it ended up being a top to a soda can
installed a Bosch dishwasher a few months ago and it had string's connected to the door spring aswell
Almost all are made by fridgidaire,, including Bosch
I have a euromaidE1Dww and I have a overflow censor in my Fisher so when it get an overflow the censor comes on you sort out the turn dish washer and it won't start
Good vid. Helped me sort the problem really quickly 👍🏾
irresponsible showing viewers climbing on a roof without safety gear…some ppl will follow you, you are a role model
shut your assss up '' Karen''
Work ethic - Excellent!
Wow, small world I used to work for teknor Apex some 25 + years ago before I move to Florida...
My washing,clean and sanitizing lights are blinking and wont start
Advice?
I have a fridgidaire
Host goes 5-minutes at a time without talking to you about what he is doing. Removes assorted screws without any closeups.
Everyone is a critic. Yes he could add some captions to explain what he's doing.
It’s called common sense
@@NJTroutSniffer it’s not common sense if someone has never done that before
@@Misskirty no you just lack common sense
@@mystre4193 Your dad probably beat you
Dishwashers, washing machines, fridges, etc....can be so finicky/fussy to fix. Can end up being something simple, or something horrendous 🤣 (wish the mounting clips/fasteners were made little bit more durable etc...; why, cuz you’d be surprised how many times I go & fix a dishwasher & those things are broken....or just plain GONE!).
Amen brother. Those mounting clips are flimsy and just waiting to slip off or bend off. Horrible quality even on the higher end dishwasher (I am looking at you Miele). The clips should not be poorly manufactured for installation of mainstream washers either. For the uninitiated, if your dishwasher is wobbly, look up at where the DW attaches to the underneath of the cabinet - it's probably not the feet (even though that was part of the problem in the Handyman's fix of this one). Good video. Good use of the shop vac on this one (and your next video) (taught me the versatility of a shop vac).
should be a check valve built into the pump that doesn't allow you to blow backwards like that. (has to be here in Canada maybe different in your location) the filter is fine its a dishwasher not a garburator. large foods and solid items should be removed from the dishes before they go in. anything the soap cannot break down the dishwasher, by design will attempt to flush down the drain. also if the pump is running with the door open as it was in the video, it means that your flood switch has been tripped.
You seem to know about dishwashers I have same problem with my dishwasher not draining. But I detach drain hose from sink drain. Dishwasher drains fine into bucket. (The sink drain is not plugged)
in sweden we have like plastic trays that you put you dishwashing machine on that tilts a little so you would notice if there is a leak and then prevent mold and stuff ;D
What tool/appliance do you use to suck the water out?
You'd think they'd use something like a braided cable with loops on the end... but then they'd probably have to have metal pulley wheels and all of a sudden the dishwasher costs a dollar more to make.
Pls talk to us as your doing your stuff. No clue what drill bit ur using or which hose under the sink do we disconnect? I have 4 hoses with my disposal. I need better instructions
Please don't use a drill just use a standard Philips screwdriver the hoses that go to your dishwasher should run through holes that are drilled through the side of the cabinet there's a water supply hose and there should be a clear or maybe solid colored holes it's usually corrugated that will connect to a garbage disposal or the tail piece of the kitchen sink if the dishwasher is not draining try holding the drain option or holding the start option to cancel the operation to see if there's a humming sound if there is a humming sound that would indicate that the pump is still running if the pump is running try disconnecting the drain hose from the garbage disposal or sink drain tailpipe and using approximately 4 to 5 ft of 12 or 14 gauge electrical wire you will need to curl it at the tip to push it through the drain hose that will clear any solid debris from the hose you may require a multi-bit screwdriver such as a 11 in 1 to remove the drain hose from under the sink
Great fix. Saved me $404 as I didn’t have to replace a washer in my rental
I haven't watched the video yet, but my dishwasher did this first time using it in our house when we bought it. Whoever installed it didn't angle the drain hose the right way. So the water wouldn't drain fully and would just back up into the washer.
Thats exactly my situation. I am watching vid before going to house to fix dw.
Thanks for this! Did that blow thing with tire air pump
Wet vac it out first! Put in some lemon scented water then carry on with the troubleshooting . Good idea
I'm in an apartment and they just installed a new dishwasher and it wont drain on the first use. Now the office is closed because of corona and my dishwasher smells like a dead tooth. I'm going to have to scoop the water out by hand because I dont want to make anything worse lol. I have a feeling it's like what some comments have said where it's not level... I don't know
How did you blow in it. Is there not a check valve preventing back pressure?
I literally have this problem rn!
Awesome video, you're the best! Have always enjoyed your videos :)
Heres a thought...RINSE FOOD COATED DISHES PRIOR TO PLACING IN DISHWASHER...QUICK RINSE AFTER USING THE DISH...JUST A PASS THROUGH THE WARM WATER...AND HEY NOTHING WRONG WITH PLACING IN HOT SOAPY WATER OR MAYBE DOING DISHES...NOT DIFFICULT, IVE HAD 6 KIDS AND I CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY TIMES I NEEDED SOMEONE ELSE TO WASH DISHES and i cannot count on one hand how helpful my husband was at anything other than impregnating me!!! You are a handy man a good dad and great hubby for fixing stuff. But to prevent future clogs maybe tell wife she must rinse food off dishes...you have a garbage disposal to grind residual food bits down drain for this purpose. I have a sprayer feature on my faucet and i love it. I do dishes by hand still even throughout giving birth to 6 kids i never used the dishwasher unless there was a flu bug or illness passed around between us and then i would wash the dishes and place them in the dishwasher and run a full bleach water cycle on pots and pans with heated drying like an autoclave..lol..after microbiology and infectious disease courses in college i am a germaphobe well kind of..and tell your wife 1 tablespoon of bleach to a normal spray bottle is perfect for disinfecting toys after playdates also great for doorknobs door jams inside of refrigerator and handles great for car door handles and steering wheels bathroom potty chairs and toilet seats and around floor of potty chairs and front of toilets...yes i had 4 girls 2 boys...lol..it isnt strong with bleachy smell and it is a virus killing solution you dont need to almost pass out with bleach fumes for bleach to be effective. It is strong you should pour some down all sinks and drains every once in a while and through washer and dishwasher..to combat bacterial growth and the germies that can come up from sinks drains and be airborn...if you can smell it there is a ton of bacteria already floating around in air. Also, even in winter open windows and air out house. You must change out your air in your house change your air filters in your air and heating intake filter...but open windows and doors at least once a week...in summertime daily.
Zero G is the best water hose I’ve ever owned
Lol I'm crying. "Phewwww that stinks."
Interesting I never knew you worked on a weekend....LOL
If I have the work I work every day.
Did that same exact fix with the Paracord on a dishwasher that just needed to function a week longer til the new owners replaced it.
This video saved me $$$ today
You might be the first man I've ever seen that knows how to use a dishwasher.
I have a wet vac stored away smh why didn’t I think of that. Been waiting on three weeks for my landlord to come drain mine. Its stinking up my kitchen
I’ll drain it and wait I guess
love that motionsense faucet. i have one too.
As soon as he held up that piece and asked, “what does this thing do? I changed the video.
A strange thing has happened lately. I've raised my rate a bit and business more than tripled. I don't know if it is perceived value or one customer with a lot of connections but have you experienced this phenomenon in your business?
Sounds like an awesome problem to have. I can’t find enough business at the moment, wish I had more.
How often does that happen?
when I bought my house they installed a brand new Bosch dishwasher but I found out after it took 6+ hours for a load that they hooked it up to the COLD water line. lol
Dishwashers and garbage disposals = easy money.
Good work handyman.
Nice! Nice! sunday funday! Full send bro!
Wish I could say this is helpful.
What about a dishwasher the drains but stinky despite being cleaned with multiple cleaners and bleach? Dish washer is phenomenal other than the stench. (Actually I think I have the same dish washer as in the video)
Make sure your drain hose has a high loop in it to stop sink water from backing into the sump of the dishwasher. That can cause a smell
u r just awesome i wish i was this handy
Great video man. Thanks
I have this same dishwasher. Hasn't worked since day 1.
Also, put a level on the unit. It needs to be level all directions or water can leak past the gaskets. Just like if the dishwasher is got food build up or calcium build up in the spray arms. That can also cause water to spray oddly and a perfectly good door gasket will leak.
Check to see if the dishwasher is draining by looking in the garbage disposal.
That damn corn clogs everything up!
Thank you so much for your video, helpful!
Good job man
Para cord to the rescue! Got to think on your feet to keep the customers happy.
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Did this sink have a garbage disposer?
Comedy Gold- 0:59🤣
I am a bit surprised your were able to blow through the drain hose from that end because there should be a check valve on the other end of the line that prevents back flow from the sink..
Your right bg147. There should be a check valve in that hose. Betcha its broken