# Dishwasher

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher/715638>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 22, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher/715638 "2015-03-22T01:02:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher/715638/1 "2015-03-22T01:02:59Z")

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So my dishwasher will not empty (of water). I have inspected and all hoses are clear, from the pump to the garbage disposal. I can hear the pump try to start, but nothing else happens. The filter and screen have been cleaned. What should I look at next, and how should I examine it?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishwasher/715638/2 "2015-03-22T01:18:41Z")

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**Moderator Action**

You asked the same question yesterday. Please do not crosspost.

The other thread is here:

> **[Dishwasher won't drain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=752203)**
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> I have a Kenmore Elite under counter dishwasher. It is about 6 days out of warranty. It is not draining. I have removed and cleaned the round filter and screen at the base of the tub, and probed the outflow drain of the sump. No relief. I think...

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