\nThe following is according to my understanding.<\/p>\n
\nSaturday I typically do housework – vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, etc. Yesterday was no exception, but it started with something extra: as I was emptying the dishwasher of clean dishes, I noticed water sitting in the bottom.<\/p>\n
\nThe dishwasher we have now has always seemed a little more temperamental than the one it replaced. However, since we started using enough detergent (see my post from July 14, 2025<\/a>), it has worked much better.<\/p>\n \nAnyway, back to yesterday’s situation: After I’d emptied the dishwasher of dishes, I tried draining it. The pump ran for a couple of minutes, but afterwards, the water level hadn’t changed: it seemed evident there was a physical problem. I unclamped the dishwasher’s drain hose where it outputs into the sink drain, then put the hose end in a bucket. Then, I pressed the “Drain” button again: it drained rapidly into the bucket. After it had finished, I checked the dishwasher: all the water was gone.<\/p>\n \nI realized that the blockage might be at the receiving end, where the drain hose from the dishwasher clamps on to join the sink drain. This was confirmed when I took a pipe cleaner and tried to insert it there: it took some digging just to get the pipe cleaner in. I started pulling debris out from it. After a while, the inlet over which the drain hose fits was clear. However, trying to push the pipe cleaner down further, there was a lot of resistance, and when I would withdraw the pipe cleaner, it carried with it lots of debris.<\/p>\n \nEvidently, the sink drain itself was on the verge of being clogged. Therefore, it was starting to back up, which was clogging the inlet from the dishwasher hose.<\/p>\n \nI re-clamped the drain hose from the dishwasher over its inlet on the sink drain. Next, I got some drain opener and carefully poured the prescribed amount – just under two cups, in this case – down the sink. I waited, letting it work, for about 25 minutes. Afterwards, I turned on the tap and let hot water run into the drain to flush it out, as directed.<\/p>\n \nAfter that, I poured about a litre of water in the bottom of the dishwasher to test if it would drain, which it did: the problem seems fixed.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about maintenance: the tutor mentions a side track from yesterday. The following is according to my understanding. Saturday I typically do housework – vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, etc. Yesterday was no exception, but it started with something extra: as I …<\/p>\n