My drain in bottom of dishwasher does not have screws, how do I get it off?

Take out the bottom rack and put it aside. In the bottom of the dishwasher, there is a plastic strainer that screws in. Remove the screws and set them aside with the strainer. Feel around for anything in the hole which could be blocking the drain. Often labels, soapscum, food particles, etc., get in there. If there is standing water, mop it out so you can see in there. After you've cleaned out the drain, replace the strainer with its screws and the bottom rack. Try the dishwasher out by letting in a little water (an inch) at the start of the cycle, then turn it to the end of the rinse cycle to see if the water drains out. Hopefully that will fix your problem without having to call in an expert.

The draining is done by a small plastic impeller in the bottom of the dishwasher. Look for a screen in the bottom that is screwed down. Removing the screen should give you access to the impeller. In my case, a small piece of broken glass slipped past the screen and jambed the plastic impeller.

1 Turn off the circuit breaker that controls the dishwasher.
2 Open the dishwasher door. Locate the two small screws holding the bottom valance trim piece. Remove the screws and the valance, revealing the lower pump assembly and drain-hose connection.
3 Remove the hose clamp. Disconnect the drain line by pulling the hose.
4 Find the other end of the drain line under the sink; it is connected to the drain tail piece or the garbage disposal. Remove the hose clamp and disconnect the drain line. The dishwasher drain hose is now disconnected at both ends.
5 Pull the dishwasher drain hose into the sink base through the hole between the dishwasher and the sink base.
6 Take the dishwasher drain hose outside or to a wash sink. Run hot water through the line to clean and unclog it. When you see water running freely through the hose, then it is clean. If the hose cannot be cleaned, replace it with a new drain hose of the same size and length.
7 Feed the clean dishwasher drain hose back to its original configuration. Reconnect both hose clamps. Reinstall the valance, turn on the circuit breaker and test-run the dishwasher.

check the air gap for the blockage,or the underneath of the pump screen

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There is a fourth screw under the spray arm. Here are some instructions I put together to clean out the pump. But I do not think this will help the drain. The drain hose or drain pump could be restricted.

The best way to find the restriction is work backwards. Start at the sink where the dishwasher drain hose connects, take that connection apart and try to drain into a bucket. If it does not drain the work your way back to the dishwasher checking at every connection point.

This link will be for the pump cleaning.

http://www.fixya.com/support/r4628450-poor_cleaning_or_noisy_pump_whirlpool_or

I would check for an obstruction in the drain line. Under your sink, find where the drain hose connects to the main drain. Remove the drain hose, and stick a small screw driver into the spout of the main drain and see if there is any food build up.

there is probably astuck peice of glas in the propeller. manually drain unit. take a torc screwdriver and remove screw in bottom of unit. you are removing a piece that looks like a plastic cover. now carefully spin the propeller and take out what is stuck ,put back screw then hit cancell and drain. that should do it. let me know if this was helpful

dishwasher is not draining quick enough.. inside the dishwasher on the bottom is a plastic screen that has 2 screws...remove the 2 screws....clean out inside there....usually theres broken glass, food and other debris....if that doesnt work..look under the kitchen sink follow the dishwasher drain line to the sink drain and make sure all lines are not clogged

take off the bottom panel there are 4 screws you got take they are 1/4 inch screws  once the panel is off turn on the dishwasher and see where exactly the leak is coming from

You have a blockage in your drain pump. Remove all filters and scoop out as much water as you can from the unit. Check in the bottom for any objects stuck there. Some models have a cover on the bottom inside the unit, which once removed, will expose the drain pump impeller. If yours does, remove the cover(usually 1 screw only) and free the drain pump impeller. NB: DO NOT REMOVE THE SCREWS WHICH HOLD THE BASE TUB IN PLACE! These are the screws on the edge of the white plastic "bowl" inside the unit. The drain pump cover will be INSIDE this bowl and will be quite small, no more than 5cm dia.... If this does not work, you will have to remove the drain pump from the bottom or front of the unit to get the blockage out. Oshie