Thread Number: 29260
KITCHENAID DISHWASHER WON'T DRAIN |
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Post# 445237 , Reply# 1   6/28/2010 at 11:40 (5,042 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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The drain hose goes from the dishwasher to your kitchen sink drain (nearly all installations). Check it to make sure it isn't kinked or that someone putting something into the cabinet below the sink didn't kink it by mistake. Also, if you haven't used it for awhile, crud can deposit in the drain line and clog it up (my grandmother almost never used her dishwasher and crud from the garbage disposal back-flowed into the dishwasher drain hose and clogged it).
Good luck, Dave (PS: The KDS-20 is one of the best dishwashers money can buy, new or old) |
Post# 445243 , Reply# 2   6/28/2010 at 12:05 (5,042 days old) by mixfinder ()   |   | |
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Many Kitchenaid dishwashers have a check valve in the drain to prevent backflow of dirty water. On rarer occasions they fail or plug. |
Post# 445347 , Reply# 3   6/28/2010 at 20:21 (5,042 days old) by Spankomatic (Ukiah,CA)   |   | |
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Post# 445348 , Reply# 4   6/28/2010 at 20:23 (5,042 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)   |   | |
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Like "Volvoguy87" said, "Check the drain hose to see if it's clogged". But first you have to open the drain solenoid underneath the D/W. The drain hose connects to it. You'll have to open it manually, (there's a lever that connects to the solenoid) then blow through the end that connects to the drain. If air can be heard coming up through the bottom of the dishwasher while you hold the solenoid open, then the drain is not clogged. If that's not the problem, then the drain solenoid might not be opening(coil bad, no voltage at coil, lever mechanism needs to be oiled, core is sticking inside coil) or the pump has gone bad and needs to be rebuilt. That's a different project. Your D/W may need an over all rebuild. But the machines are definitely worth it. If you do try to mess with it, I'd turn the power off. Taking the bottom panel off can be a bit tricky if you don't know what you're doing. Go to the search field on this site and type in KDS20 and maybe KitchenAid, and see what you get. These things can be done, but it's a learning process. Good luck.
Brian |