Carol Reed
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Finally done with all the Easter service preparations, now on to other issues.
So a couple of days ago the dishwasher fails to drain completely. I try it again today making sure I begin at the very beginning of the cycle. No joy. Dishes are dirty. Stinky water in the bottom of the dishwasher, but not enough to spill on the floor when opening the door.
Here is the kicker, or two. I only run it a couple of times a week as I am single and live alone. Well, I rarely wash the cat's dish!
A couple of weeks ago I put in a disposal. The dishwasher drain hose enters the top of the disposal. I have run the disposal so there is no blockage there.
Before the disposal install, I had no problems. Can I reroute the drain hose and block the inlet to the disposal to fix the problem, or is it something else? Anywhere I can look on-line for help? Plumbers are $85 an hour. Don't want to go there. I have this long, expensive road trip coming up.
One more thought FWIW. In the left front bottom corner there is a mushroom shaped protrusion with holes in the top. The water seems to be just below those holes. Some kind of filter or strainer?
What does the collective brain trust say?
So a couple of days ago the dishwasher fails to drain completely. I try it again today making sure I begin at the very beginning of the cycle. No joy. Dishes are dirty. Stinky water in the bottom of the dishwasher, but not enough to spill on the floor when opening the door.
Here is the kicker, or two. I only run it a couple of times a week as I am single and live alone. Well, I rarely wash the cat's dish!
A couple of weeks ago I put in a disposal. The dishwasher drain hose enters the top of the disposal. I have run the disposal so there is no blockage there.
Before the disposal install, I had no problems. Can I reroute the drain hose and block the inlet to the disposal to fix the problem, or is it something else? Anywhere I can look on-line for help? Plumbers are $85 an hour. Don't want to go there. I have this long, expensive road trip coming up.
One more thought FWIW. In the left front bottom corner there is a mushroom shaped protrusion with holes in the top. The water seems to be just below those holes. Some kind of filter or strainer?
What does the collective brain trust say?
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