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I have standing water in my dishwasher. How do I unclog the drain?

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It will be smelly water and if you have access to a shop vac that will help you remove the standing water if not use a bowl or turkey blaster listed below.
Use a small bowl to remove standing water from washer to access screen to remove and check for blockage. Once you have removed all the water that you can with a bowl or cup. You can use a turkey blaster to sucton remaining water from dishwasher.
Then you remove screen and clean out drain and also check drain line for blockage from dishwasher to under sink.

Clean out drain to unclog in bottom of dishwasher and you may have to remove drain line to clean it.

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  • Posted on Feb 22, 2008

SOURCE: dishwasher not draining

try pressing the cancel/drain button.Do you hear water draining into sink freely?? if not i would disconnect drain undersink look for a clog right there first

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 20, 2008

SOURCE: Whirlpool dishwasher not draining

blockage in the drain hose somewhere

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 22, 2007

SOURCE: dishwasher not draining

if its new call your dealer its a warranty call

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  • Posted on Jun 15, 2008

SOURCE: dishwasher not draining

For the person whose plumber disconnected the dishwasher, let me guess - he replaced your garbage disposal.

Most garbage disposals have a plug that seals the dishwasher inlet by default. This plug will need to be removed. You will have to refer to your garbage disposal's documentation to determine how to do this properly.

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  • Posted on Aug 02, 2008

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Hi,
the first things to look for, are the simplist faults.
1:) Check that the Outlet Hose-Pipe Isn,t Blocked-Kinked Or Bent.
2:) Check that the Pump, is not clogged/Blocked or not-functioning.

Hope this helps you start, your fault-finding successfully.

Mike @ Compurepair.

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The G.E.dishwasher has water standing. first it was the clogged sink. I took the pipes out and unclogged them. Now it is the d.w.

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As the water did not drain completely then check the drain hose & drain pump filter for any clogs/obstructions, if you have already cleaned these parts and the unit will not work then replacing the drain pump is recommended repair. Please get back to me if you have any other questions.

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