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Help Fixing my Dishwasher -- It won't drain and is stop on sanitize mode

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨dudesss@piefed.ca⁩ to ⁨diy@slrpnk.net⁩

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  • geekwithsoul@piefed.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Have the exact same dishwasher and had a similar problem at the beginning of the year. After days of troubleshooting, ended up having to call for a repair unfortunately. I believe in our case it was both the pump and impeller (the parts that take the water/sludge and get them out of the dishwasher, not the water filling it)

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  • mlfh@lm.mlfh.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Does the motor/pump work at all, spraying water around inside? If yes, and there are no clogs, check the drain solenoid - it should actuate a valve that directs the pumped flow of water through the drain pipe instead of the sprayers.

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    • dudesss@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I can hear water spraying inside yes.

      Drain solenoid – I’m new to this stuff, how would I go about checking if it actuates a valve?

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  • povoq@slrpnk.net@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    You can buy a special dishwasher cleaning powder that can better deal with fat build up in the drain. Sometimes that helps and it is the least messy option.

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  • SnailMagnitude@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Prepare for mess, you can try and go in the back but it’s likely clogged with shite beyond what santize mode can deal with.

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    • dudesss@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Just responded. The tubes are fine. The filter, and as much as my hand can get into just after the filter.

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      • FiniteBanjo@feddit.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        They sell what’s called “plumbing snake”, cheapest is about $10, maybe that could reach further. I think the commenter before was alluding to moving the unit out from the wall and checking the back of it, but before doing so switch off as many breakers as you can because the appliance will be hardwired and in fact you might not be able to even pull it out until after you’ve disconnected the wires by hand.

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