paigepea
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Post by paigepea on Apr 21, 2019 7:33:39 GMT
And you put your dishwasher on during dessert but it empties it’s wash cycle onto your kitchen floor instead of down the drain?!?
Do you think I’ll be in the market for a new dishwasher? My KA is 7 years old. I’m for sure in the market for some paper plates over the long weekend 😂😂. My dishwasher is full and I already washed one load by hand.
Ugh.
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Apr 21, 2019 7:48:57 GMT
Ugh. Last thing you needed.
Honesty, if I was you I would download your dishwasher manual and search youtube for some videos on clearing the drainage pipe for your model.
I was visiting my parents and asked why the dishwasher had lots of foam at the end of the cycle. I did what I've suggested above and learned to clear the drain which didn't look blocked but turned out to have a couple of small pieces of glass acting like a plug.
Cleared it out, put it back together and it worked perfectly afterwards. It's worth a try.
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Post by lesley on Apr 21, 2019 12:49:21 GMT
Lovely.  I hope some of those 25 people helped with the dishes! |
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 21, 2019 14:12:29 GMT
ugh! You are taking it really well though!
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 21, 2019 14:22:02 GMT
"Remember the time we went to paigepea's house for dinner and and the dishwasher backed up all over the kitchen?" Here's to hostesses who throw memorable dinner parties! (Seriously, though... that sucks, but I'm sure you made the best of it.) |
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Post by alexa11 on Apr 21, 2019 14:48:59 GMT
Oh no! But there is a silver lining- at least you saw it happen and it didn't slowly leak under your house for months. And do over $7500 worth of damage! |
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Post by mom on Apr 21, 2019 14:51:46 GMT
ohhh that stinks! But I wouldn't assume a new dishwasher would keep this from happening. Its probably something to do with the plumbing.
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Post by tincin on Apr 21, 2019 14:55:38 GMT
Have you cleaned the trap/filter thing in the bottom lately? This happened to my friends, sans dinner party, and the filter was plugged.
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paigepea
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Post by paigepea on Apr 21, 2019 15:16:52 GMT
Ugh. Last thing you needed. Honesty, if I was you I would download your dishwasher manual and search youtube for some videos on clearing the drainage pipe for your model. I was visiting my parents and asked why the dishwasher had lots of foam at the end of the cycle. I did what I've suggested above and learned to clear the drain which didn't look blocked but turned out to have a couple of small pieces of glass acting like a plug. Cleared it out, put it back together and it worked perfectly afterwards. It's worth a try. We just had our drain pipe cleared 3 months ago. My dd had put an olive pit in the dishwasher and it was causing too much noise (we didn’t know what it was) so had to call a repair man. He fixed it all up and checked everything. |
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Post by paigepea on Apr 21, 2019 15:19:25 GMT
Have you cleaned the trap/filter thing in the bottom lately? This happened to my friends, sans dinner party, and the filter was plugged. We just had it cleaned. To be honest, it was our Passover Seder and the water was pouring out so much, almost like someone had turned the tap on into our kitchen. It kind of felt like we were crossing the Red Sea in exodus. |
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Post by SharonScraps on Apr 21, 2019 16:39:06 GMT
We had something similar happen a few months ago, different brand dishwasher though, & not as forceful of a leak as you describe. Multiple repair people called with no luck, because of the brand. One called back and told us to put in 6 bottles of dishwasher cleaner and run the dishwasher empty. That did work in our situation. We now run 1 bottle of the cleaner through once a month. What was recommended to us: Glisten Dishwasher Magic, which we ordered from Amazon.
HTH Sharon |
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 21, 2019 17:00:07 GMT
Have you cleaned the trap/filter thing in the bottom lately? This happened to my friends, sans dinner party, and the filter was plugged. We just had it cleaned. To be honest, it was our Passover Seder and the water was pouring out so much, almost like someone had turned the tap on into our kitchen. It kind of felt like we were crossing the Red Sea in exodus. That’s sounds like maybe the gasket is leaking? What a bummer, esp when you have so many more dishes than a normal day. |
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Post by hop2 on Apr 21, 2019 17:09:41 GMT
Have you cleaned the trap/filter thing in the bottom lately? This happened to my friends, sans dinner party, and the filter was plugged. We just had it cleaned. To be honest, it was our Passover Seder and the water was pouring out so much, almost like someone had turned the tap on into our kitchen. It kind of felt like we were crossing the Red Sea in exodus. I stuffed up my kitchen sink drain once with matzo crumb ‘concrete’ that’s when I went back to a drain strainer that I used to use when we had a septic system. Easy enough to dump in the garbage. That matzo can be tough I hope you find a solution to your problem |
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 21, 2019 23:22:24 GMT
We had the hose that connects from the DW to the disposal break loose, so all the water ran out of the cabinet all over the floor.
What a nightmare thing to happen with a house full of guests.
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Post by tincin on Apr 22, 2019 3:26:25 GMT
Have you cleaned the trap/filter thing in the bottom lately? This happened to my friends, sans dinner party, and the filter was plugged. We just had it cleaned. To be honest, it was our Passover Seder and the water was pouring out so much, almost like someone had turned the tap on into our kitchen. It kind of felt like we were crossing the Red Sea in exodus. Darn it, I was hoping to offer a quick fix. |
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Post by LisaDV on Apr 22, 2019 13:22:24 GMT
Have you cleaned the trap/filter thing in the bottom lately? This happened to my friends, sans dinner party, and the filter was plugged. I'll be having a new d/w installed early next month. I will be asking them to show me how to do this. |
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Post by destined2bmom on Apr 22, 2019 16:08:04 GMT
At least you have a good sense of humor about it. I have the Glisten but have yet to use it. 2 years with a new dishwasher. If you want a recommendation for a dishwasher, we have a Miele. They are expensive but they last forever. And little to no issues. We had one in California for 14 years and it was still going strong when we moved. It only required one maintenance check the whole time. And it was to clean out the little holes in the spinners to clean the dishes.
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