Easy Fix For Dishwasher That Wont Drain | THE HANDYMAN

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[@bjustin1000]

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.

[@frederickkolmorgen2354]

Informative video. It was nice to see you how you improvised to make the temp repair for the door.

[@apdorafa-rafaelalmeida7159]

Great video...I fix things around my house and your videos are really helpful. Congrats!

[@briancornelius2899]

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!

[@yrtuag]

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.

[@mostlikelywedoitservices9743]

Sign of someone who knows a thing or to.

[@jgjg3848]

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.

[@SuperGlenn1966]

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.

[@ashleykruse11]

Hi

[@slippinjimmy4860]

Thank you! This was exactly what I needed to hear.

[@sohamj6433]

Yes, it did, ty. Just changed garbage disposal n missed step 15

[@WeWuzKangzNsheeet]

This was EXACTLY my issue. Thank you!!!!

[@mark3921]

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.

[@timothyroberts8445]

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.

[@danconlan8735]

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! DC

[@Jervisdude]

Dan Conlan I’ve blown some crud out of a couple hoses in my time.

[@recbo]

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.

[@bloominflowers6766]

I thought of sucking it to create a siphon and drain it that way but what a mouthful that would have been !

[@raysanalaredhi1435]

Thank you so much, just fix my dishwasher watching this video. Thank you for saving me money.

[@richardraymond5535]

I want to take a second and thank you for making these videos.

[@TheHandyman1]

You are welcome. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@scottr8588]

Good video... Like the way you improvised

[@jamesro196]

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).

[@mydoglayla5045]

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.

[@harrybaals2549]

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

[@user-zv2so7mt6m]

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.

[@1010500ify]

You are a king, so simple but efficient.

[@stevewaybright1933]

5 o'clock on a Saturday ?...reminds me of Billy Joel

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

I find it comforting that I’m not the only one that suffers from the dreaded “dishwater smell”. 😂

[@duke5886]

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.

[@pryingrocket3995]

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

[@monkeywentbananas]

The end of this video was the best ! Whispering "I gotta get out of here"! LOL !

[@mostlikelywedoitservices9743]

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.

[@Aepek]

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🤣 ✌🏻🇺🇸

[@mostlikelywedoitservices9743]

@@AepekAepek absolutely agrees.

[@gameoflife7235]

Thanks for sharing! Always rinse the dishes before putting them in.

[@christopherkennedy705]

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.

[@karlrovey]

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.

[@Dggb2345]

Work ethic - Excellent!

[@tomwoods1725]

Great tips will save me hundreds of dollars

[@ChernyiSuka]

Good vid. Helped me sort the problem really quickly 👍🏾

[@harrisonboone2248]

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 :-)

[@mmanut]

Great Job As Always ‼️👍👍🔨. Vinny 🇺🇸

[@frankornelaz8234]

Great hose I have one and love it.

[@cunoll418]

Thank you so much for posting this. That smell is unbearable. Serious test for your gage reflex!

[@bloominflowers6766]

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.

[@Iflyfpv760]

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.

[@atomlow]

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!

[@user-gi1hb7lp7b]

Thank you so much for your video, helpful!

[@Djm9393]

Nice! Nice! sunday funday! Full send bro!

[@bradleypetrich2946]

A requirement for being a good handyman is having your crack showing when working on a fix

[@ms.ladietoyou8672]

😂😂😂

[@jackster330]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ryanlsorrell1983]

Yes!! Thank you!

[@rock123456777]

Lmaooo😭😭😭

[@TheTuamas]

Thanks for this! Did that blow thing with tire air pump

[@xtraeckerson1011]

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.

[@allinkedupalways4163]

Thank youuuuuuu omg!!!! Your a lifesaver.

[@thewhiteknight02]

Wow. After I bought two of the grey zero g I saw the pro green ones. Doh!

[@MannyFontes1968]

Wow, small world I used to work for teknor Apex some 25 + years ago before I move to Florida...

[@primoservices5636]

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 !

[@asterizk]

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

[@namita9031]

u r just awesome i wish i was this handy

[@chuckt9630]

I literally have this problem rn!

[@AidanSkoyles]

love that motionsense faucet. i have one too.

[@Esuper1]

Good work handyman.

[@korakkari2005]

Thanks for your videos.

[@joen2566]

Great video!

[@KrisTheSpecialist]

Awesome video, you're the best! Have always enjoyed your videos :)

[@spartan6285]

Great Channel, awesome content, especially for a beginner.

[@BevanSchubert]

Great video man. Thanks

[@MariaBure]

this totally doesn't look like an easy fix :D

[@diane2413]

that's what i was thinking

[@fawnnorris-coderre6601]

Yeah but Better than having to pay an arm and a leg to have a plumber do it though

[@DizJakeOG]

@@fawnnorris-coderre6601 I'd rather pay the arm and leg. 🤷

[@davidjonburke2729]

probably not

[@RC-Heli835]

@@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.

[@Imthedussin]

Every time I fix a new thing I haven’t dealt with before “what’s this do? Well that’s something” 😂😂

[@tpalmen]

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.

[@pool2785]

Wet vac it out first! Put in some lemon scented water then carry on with the troubleshooting . Good idea

[@perkelepower]

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

[@Leeeiger]

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?

[@wavoconqueso]

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.

[@LucianoMartinez-cc2ld]

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.. 👍

[@nephewsque6751]

Good job man

[@jimh3588]

Great fix. Saved me $404 as I didn’t have to replace a washer in my rental

[@kmonnier]

This video saved me $$$ today

[@kaycox5555]

You're amazing!

[@TheHandyman1]

Thank you.

[@theoddjobcentre6686]

@@TheHandyman1 that's good but our dishwashers in the uk are quite alot different

[@davidfishferrell]

Zero G is the best water hose I’ve ever owned

[@MyFortressConstruction]

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.

[@jbsoul4575]

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.

[@christaylor4104]

bet its not the only smelly box he's worked on!

[@ayyyyyye]

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.

[@josieswails]

That waterhose is nice we use them at work

[@Jmata11]

Had the same issue with mine it ended up being a top to a soda can

[@myquartknee]

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.

[@arturskobodzinski6929]

Artur’s Handy man 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍

[@TheHandyman1]

Hello Artur

[@sandazehatesmondays]

Lol I'm crying. "Phewwww that stinks."

[@Longeno55]

Up and running ; )

[@johnbeck4216]

Wish I could say this is helpful.

[@JimService]

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]

And how did you get it out? I suspect the same with our dishwasher

[@JimService]

@@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.

[@jasongrinnell1986]

Could broken vodka bottles stop it from draining? Asking for a friend.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

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.

[@mib20000]

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

[@mostlikelywedoitservices9743]

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.

[@Aepek]

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!).

[@davidsmith5599]

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).

[@peterwalts]

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)

[@fantaa2k975]

Thx man, Found some glass inn ouer pump. Learn something new everyday

[@bbilagody]

The suspense!

[@arcanetrigger828]

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.

[@harrisongrosco1166]

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)

[@roncrum]

Host goes 5-minutes at a time without talking to you about what he is doing. Removes assorted screws without any closeups.

[@packrat76]

Everyone is a critic. Yes he could add some captions to explain what he's doing.

[@NJTroutSniffer]

It’s called common sense

[@Misskirty]

@@NJTroutSniffer it’s not common sense if someone has never done that before

[@mystre4193]

@@Misskirty no you just lack common sense

[@amadeotheben]

@@mystre4193 Your dad probably beat you

[@mikerudzinski8349]

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!

[@miogy02]

haha I like how you distort your voice ti imitate the nagging questionnaires!

[@Agent22817]

good ol' Lucky Goldstar.

[@oshoaboma7966]

well done

[@Mmfh1988]

Handyman do u have video for adding outlet for TV mount? And why is there a red wire in this box

[@Handyman247llc]

Interesting I never knew you worked on a weekend....LOL

[@TheHandyman1]

If I have the work I work every day.

[@greghinners]

Nice

[@edvincent556]

Para cord to the rescue! Got to think on your feet to keep the customers happy.

[@1dgrdgr]

@@blueribb99 his loafers don't have laces

[@citrus1973]

That damn corn clogs everything up!

[@justicefan3377]

Thanks.

[@D_Whit3]

Comedy Gold- 0:59🤣

[@strawberrywolfpack4377]

Life saver

[@christophersedlak1147]

thanks

[@williamkamp9162]

How did you blow in it. Is there not a check valve preventing back pressure?

[@SirBrassknuckles]

What tool/appliance do you use to suck the water out?

[@Mark-sn6kh]

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.

[@recbo]

Thats exactly my situation. I am watching vid before going to house to fix dw.

[@kmonnier]

7:43 what is that on the right? Also I have this exact same dishwasher. Thanks!

[@202vaughn]

kmonnier I was wondering the same thing. It looks like a sandwich bag with a rubber band fashioned on to a dish soap dispenser to catch a soap leak.