Dish Washer Not Draining
My rental has a somewhat older dishwasher that is not draining completely. Tenant opened the drain and cleared out the junk in the drain at the bottom of the dishwasher but the problem persists. Is this likely an issue with soap scum clogging the pipes? If so is there a DrainO that is safe to use in a dishwasher?
take the dishwasher drain hoseoff the inlet under the sink , it should be connected to the garbage disposal. then slide the dishwaher out so you can remove the hose from the dishwasher, there is probably food stuck in it, all drain opener s will eat through hose and the gaskets, do not do that, they will begin to leak soon if you do. if the hose is clear and the pump is clear then the dishwasher pump is broken, dishwashers will not drain on their own , they rely on the pump to physically pump the water out of them
good luck
[addsig]
I bought 3 new homes and one older duplex in south carolina.
The three houses run on thier own, they pay thier own utilities, etc...no problems.
The one "cheap" duplex....nothing but problems.
Vacancies
bad area (one of the units was broke into)
I pay thier water
constant repairs
Something to think about.
I have one in each rental as well (but only in the basement, not on all floors), cost was only about $30/a piece.
Do you put in the plug in type ?
Do you install in an all electric unit or only if there is any gas/oil burning appliance?
Thanks.
mine was the plug in type and none of my units are all electric, we have gas dryers, hot water heaters, etc.
If doing a remodel I would put in a hardwired model with battery backup. Otherwise a battery/plug-in.
Jim
All units with any type of fuel burning equipment (gas, oil, wood) or an attached garage should have one. Stay away from the units that sense an accumulative reading. These accumulate readings over time and will eventually set off the alarm. This will cause many problems because everytihing will appear to be functioning fine, even though the alarmed sounded. Buy units that "Clear" themselves after a certain time period to avoid unecessary service calls.
This is a good way to CYA for about $50.
I have had nothing but problems with the hardwired detectors. I only install battery operated units now.
great info....thanks all for these replies. Ce