Thank you. Saw an explanation on a couple other sites but no pictures or diagrams. Your video is spot-on, just what I needed. My husband will be impressed when I fix this myself :)
I’ve installed 1000’s of dishwasher’s since I started plumbing back in 89 and never to my knowledge have had water come back into the machine till this year when my parents machine started doing this. I’ve cleaned every part of that machine looking for anything that would cause this problem. Looks like the manufacturer would put a check valve on the drain line to prevent this. Seems to me that it is very unsanitary. I’m definitely gonna try your method and pray that it works and pass this knowledge onto the fellow man. Thanks for your knowledge!
Thanks for the video man. That stinky ass water was driving me crazy. I NEVER use the damn dishwasher so I couldn't explain where the water was coming from. Thank you.
You understand how the water goes back to the dishwasher but not how to stop it. You need to get a pipe holder to fasten the drain line to as close to the countertop as possible. That way, the water has to completely fill the sink for it to go back to the dishwasher. I can see doing this and adding a knot could make it so hardly any water sits in the dishwasher after it's drained but a knot by itself is not enough. With a knot, if someone likes to fill the sink or empty a bucket, you're going to get a lot of nasty stuff everywhere.
Before connecting the hose to the garbage disposal, push the hose as high as you can towards the water valves. Than, connect to the garbage disposal. Water wont be able to get to the top of the hose while washing in the sink. Unless you have a blockage in the P-trap or down stream. It makes it look more professional not having a hose all knotted up.
my samsung dishwasher goes thru the complete cycle find but then fills with water several hours after it was dry inside. if i just run the drain function it drains fine. i cant find a leak. the drain hose high loops looks fine its around 18 inches off the ground under t he sink and i klnow it isnt pinched. any ideas?>
This is a great video, but if he is a plumber or handyman doing work for customers, family or friends, he should do a better job in making the repairs aesthetically pleasing and out of the way when finished. Especially if using for content with the proper names words for the repairs being explained. I would have took the time to remove the pots and pans from underneath for adequate working space and cleaned and flushed the drain tube and dressed the drain tube up HIGH with a more pleasing loop. A high loop is actually the proper fix for water not going back into the dishwater.
