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My Kitchen aid dishwasher won't hold the water in the tub. So that the dishes will wash. The water is leaking out of the drain tube before the cycle is compleat. I have looked for a valve and it seems to be in the pump housing. Is there anything I can do short of buying a new one.
I like to tinker with stuff and my wife is just tight enough with the money to let me play most of the time. I really think she just wants me out of the house and in the shop for a while. HA!
Thanks
Steve
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Under the washer, unscrew the drain fitting from the motor and check the check valve, a small black flexible flapper, probably warped.
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I removed the check valve and it seems to be clear, clean and working fine. However the water is still draining from the tub.
Help me understand dosn't the one way check valve just keeps the dirty water from returning to the tub?
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Check the dishwasher drain hose under the sink. If the hose goes from the dishwasher directly in to the garbage disposer and it's sitting too low (5-10 inches from the floor), it will cause some of the water to drain out of the dishwasher. If that's the case, make a loop out of the drain hose, so that it's raised higher (2 feet or so). A proper setup uses an airgap - see diagram. richappy, that check valve is a pain, isn't it :) what engineer came up with that idea?
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