Posted: 10/5/2006 7:56:11 PM EDT
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So, my old dishwasher stops draining. Everyone suggests the pump has died, and it's best to just get a new dishwasher. So, go to Home Depot, get a new dishwasher, and they install it. Everything is replaced, including the draining hose which connects to the Y next to the disposer. So I run the dishwasher the first time and guess what? You guessed it...water not draining again!!!!!!! OK...now what? The sink drains fine, and garbage disposal works and drains fine. HELP!!! |
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The disposal is not new is it? They have a plug in the disposal connection that has to be knocked out if you hook up a dishwasher. If the sink drains and the dishwasher is new including the hose between the dishwasher and the disposal then I would call Home Depot back out because something is not right with the dishwasher install. |
| Check drain hose. Does it go through a wooden panel in your cabinets? If so, that's a common area where it would kink. Pull the machine out of the cabinet and run it, draining into a bucket - that way you know if it's the pump. If the problem ends up being a kink, you can fix it by making a rigid pipe section where the kink is likely to form. I know this sounds obvious, but I had the exact problem. |
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I second mef223 suggestion. The hose is the only place it could be plugged assuming (and you know what happens when you assumehe Good luck |