Blocked dishwasher

coxy07

Dare I put drain clearer down my dishwasher? The water is not draining away.I have tried a plunger.

twinklyrach

Before you do that, have you definitely cleaned out your filter? I'm not sure drain cleaner would have a good effect on the dishwasher.

coxy07

Yes. I have cleaned out everything I can see but the water is still not draining away.

katthehat

Try 'soda crystals' about 80p from most large supermarkets, it degreases and de-scales and unblocks most things! i used to run it through (don't have dishwasher now) every couple of weeks to keep pipes clear, also good to run through your washing machine every now and then, same as calgon but loads cheaper, hope it works!

furndire

MAKE SURE you run hot water through after using Soda Crystals, or you can end up with a worse blocked drain. If you don't, the soda resolidifies - Speaking from expensive experience here.

katthehat

Yep, read the instructions hot water is needed to 'sluice' things through!

Ebe_Scrooge

As well as checking for blocked filters, take a look at the actual drain hose, make sure it's not been crushed or kinked. Unlikely unless the dishwasher has been moved recently, but worth a check. While you're at it, if it's fairly simple to remove the drain hose, then take it off and give it a really good clean through with hot water and an old rag.

tr3mor

coxy07 wrote: »

Yes. I have cleaned out everything I can see but the water is still not draining away.

Everything you can see?

Most dishwashers have a removable filter. Pull it out and wash it in the sink.

Ishtar

The bit our dishwasher hose drains into under the sink has a non-return valve (this is the adapter we added to the existing plumbing). Might be worth checking whether you have similar - I have to clear ours out every six weeks or so or the dishwasher stops.
HTH
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Jandy1234

Hi, just posted this answer to someone who has a blocked washing machine, I find this works the same for dishwashers and its really cheap and safe. Run your empty dishwasher on the hottest cycle with two bottles of vinegar chucked in the bottom of it. I use the Asda smartprice vinegar for this and it dissolves grease beautifully, its not poisonous and it just flushes away down the drain. Might need to try it a couple of times for a result but it only costs 13 p per bottle, so worth a try before more expensive or riskier solutions...

Good luck anyway,

curlyfairy

When our DW was blocked i found taking the waste pipe out of the trap and blowing down it caused the blockage(a milk bottle top) to come out and then it was ok.,might be worth a go.

Ben.