The water drains completely from our dishwasher, but several days later there's a terrible odor coming from it. When I look inside, there's more water in there which wasn't there after the last time I used it. Please help.
By Linda Richards from GA
You have a bad water valve sediment gets into it and water wraps through slowly filling the dish washer shut off the water valve to dish washer and see if it stops filling
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My brand new KitchenAid dishwasher doesn't drain completely. There are about 3-5 cups of soapy, dirty looking water standing in the bottom of the dishwasher after every load. This is the 3rd dishwasher we have had in this same spot in the kitchen and we have never had this problem before. We cleaned our disposal and used vinegar and baking soda to get the disposal and drain to run freely, but the problem remains. Any suggestions?
By Mary G
Well, if you think it might be the drain, please try an effective cleaner. Vinegar and baking soda is NOT an effective cleaner. They react together to make bubbles of carbon dioxide, but I have never found bubbles to be effective in cleaning anything.
If it's new, take it back. Call the store where you bought it & complain.
Oh, my word! Never having an issue with our industrial garbage disposal, I put 2 artichokes that were unraveled and fully cooked down there and turned it on. Not thinking anything of it, it clogged I thought I had broken it. But when I realized the disposal worked and it was just clogged, I had no idea what to do. I was going to call a professional in 2 days then thought, "Hey, I am going to look online and see if I can do it."
So, I clicked on this website and read the posts on the vinegar and baking soda and boiling hot water. I figured what do I have to loose but an already clogged disposal. After I plunged it to clear the water out, guess what? It's unclogged! Thank you so much, now I don't have to call a professional. So stoked :) Thank you guys for posting that!
It's the drain and chopping mechanism. You have to take it apart and pull all the gunk that has made it past all the screens and filters. This happened to me and I thought I had the problem solved having exposed the chopping mechanism and pulling about about 2 dozen bits of chicken bone, corn, popcorn kernels, beans and bits of plastic.
There are things you should not be putting down there, aka plastic, bones, corn....??? I also hear bananas, onions, egg shells, and apparently carrot and potato peels besides greasy things of course.
This sometimes happens when it is clogged check it properly
I was having problems with my dishwasher and replaced it with a new one. Now I have the same problems with the new one as I had with the old dishwasher. When it is done running a full cycle there are about 2 inches of water remaining in the bottom. The water is cloudy and starts to smell if I don't manually remove it. During the wash cycle water usually leaks from the front side. Everything seems to be working properly, but I continue to have the same problems.
Could you have a partial clog in the drain line?
I am also wondering if this is a plumbing and drain problem rather than a machine problem. I'd consult a plumber.
All of the water won't pump out of my dishwasher. After it completes its cycle, about an inch of water remains in the bottom of the dishwasher. However it does get the dishes clean.
By Robert Zeller from Troy, OH
My dishwasher had similar problem. It didn't drain, and there was a puddle of water under the machine. It also stopped mid-cycle. If you called a repair guy, it will cost $150-250, and they will only take out the old drain hose and put a new one in.
If your dishwasher won't drain, or if it's leaking water, the following video will talk you through the repair process. Usually the drain hose is the most common problem. It clogs up after a couple years due to buildup of cleaning detergents, and when its clogged, the machine cannot drain the water, it stops during the cleaning process, and it leaks out the bottom. Replacing the hose will cost $10-15 and it only takes about 20 minutes to fix. www.youtube.com/user/mkbrennan13
This will save you hundreds. It's easy, you don't need to be mechanical to do it yourself.
My 9 year-old Kitchenaid developed these symptoms. If I pushed hard on the door it would start again. I bent the spring clip that holds the door shut to apply more pressure and now it works fine.
My Frigidaire dishwasher won't drain completely. The pump was replaced, now it washes, but won't drain.
Do I need to replace motor now? it drains straight to the disposal and has has no overflow.
By Ruben
This happened to me one time, and it was a pressure problem caused by caked and collected food from the disposal in the pipe that leads to the drain. I don't know if your problem is the same, but it might be worth checking.
My water won't drain out of the dishwasher. Can I use CLR cleaner and if so where would I pour it and how much?
By susan from Ninety Six, SC
I don't think this is a problem that you can fix with CLR. There are several reasons why a dishwasher won't drain. Check the archives. And if it is not one of these, you may have to call a repairperson.
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