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Standing water in bottom of dishwasher

The dishwasher heats, but after washing water is left standing in the bottom, and does not drain out

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The first thing to try is to clear out debris from strainer area, you may need a Philips head screw driver for this. Clear out and then attempt to put the unit through its cycle.

The second thing I would try, is unattach drain hose from drain to sink, either blow in it or use a blower side of shop vac to force air into the hose. Reset dishwasher, and try again.

Not knowing how handy you are, you can pull the dishwasher out, please turn off circuit before doing so, also make sure you have towels handy. Unattached drain hose at base of drainage pump. Clear out hose and remove debris on bottom of pump. Reattach the hose and run through cycle..

If these do not work your issue is with a bad pump.

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Water draining is a timed event, so a clear unobstructed drain is important. Remove the drain hose from the sink drain, set your vacuum to blow instead of ****, (or use an air compressor if available) and apply the air pressure to the hose end--hopefully, the debris in the hose will be blown out into the washer cavity. Reconnect the drain hose, and run a cycle without dishes or detergent. Hope this helps.

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