Advice--plugged drain on countertop dishwasher

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Title says it all.
I’ve tried vinegar, hot water, liquid soap (you can unplug a toilet with it, so why not?) and Zap Drain defense (non-caustic enzyme–don’t hurt pipes), snake and plunger.
Nada.
Phooey.
Not gonna call the repair guy until tomorrow.

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Photos would help.

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Why? It’s a plugged drain.

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I don’t know how to post to the SDMB with my own images

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Can you at least tell us the manufacturer and model of the countertop dishwasher?

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If I turn it around to look at the back, I will have water everywhere.
And likely drop it.
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You might want to start by manually draining it. Just get a cup and scoop out the water. Tilt it back a bit to increase the water depth once you’ve removed some. Tedious, but it’ll make the drain more accessible and you can better see what the problem is.

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No dice.
No way to see the side-mounted drain.

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I’m so stressed.
Between this, my Brother in a VA Mental Hospital, my Sister saying the cruelest things she can think of, and Trump, I am ready to scream.

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My VPN pulling trick with the new update ain’t helping, either.

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Breathe deep. This is a fixable issue. I’m almost certain there is no specialized equipment required and you can fix this with just a little disassembly. But it would be very helpful if you can supply the manufacturer and a basic model name. Doesn’t have to be the precise model number, just something we can look for on the manufacturer site. They’ll have a manual that details how the drain works.

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Is it a Danby? This person has a picture with a part that’s identical to yours:

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Of course, it could be one of those situations where many manufacturers put their label on the same product.

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No.
I cannot find the manual (and that’s odd, as I save manuals on EVERYTHING), and the name plate —wait.
Found it.
The Manual.

It’s an SPT.
Either sd-2201w or sd-2201s.
Troubleshooting advice is bull-puppies.
made by sunpentown.

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And they no longer make countertop washers.

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I suspect the Zap may clean the clog, by morning.
I hope.

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It does look like the Danby DDW621WDB and the SPT SD-2201W are just relabeled versions of the same thing.

There’s a manual here:

Looking through it now for ideas. The Zap may help, but I suspect you’ll just want to physically remove the debris. I would apply some air pressure from the other direction, but you probably don’t have access to an air compressor.

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There’s also a manual here. After reading that, my guess is that the filter is clogged. Page 13 has info on cleaning it.

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I can see from your pic that you’ve already removed the main/coarse/fine filters. So those aren’t clogged, at least.

It’s possible that it’s not a clog at all. There will be a valve in there somewhere–possibly the valve isn’t opening. I’ve seen my dishwasher sometimes get confused and not drain, but I was able to force the drain manually. However, I don’t see that operation in the manual.

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Filter already removed–clog still there.

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Replacing it might be best.
And this SPT has lasted 7-10 years.