My LG dishwasher will not drain.

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   rellis87posted 15 years ago

   My LG dishwasher will not drain.
   
   The pump works, the drain line is clear. I had a tech come out and he cant figure it out either. ???

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   hometipsposted 15 years ago

   There could be several reasons why your dishwasher doesn't drain. You can read following hub and follow the instructions: http://hubpages.com/hub/Dishwasher-Repa … g-problems

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   danlaviposted 14 years ago

   My LG dishwasher experienced a number of issues including intermittent drainage. So I finally removed it, set it up in my garage and tore it apart. First I replaced the tiny, burnt out pump motor. Then I checked the overflow switches and by accident I discovered that there is a backflow valve in the drain hose that is essentially a plastic ball, that was stuck over the outlet. I pushed the ball free with my finger and the dishwasher drained correctly.
   
   After reinstalling the dishwasher in the kitchen, things worked fine until I switched back to the "goo" dishwasher soap and again I had to pull out the dishwasher, take off the side panel and unstick the ball. As long as I used dishwashing tablets or power the backflow ball did not stick.
   
   Unfortunately, the door leak (I had to use a c-clamp on the upper left corner to keep it from leaking on the floor) on the LG got so bad I replaced the LG with a good Whirlpool.

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      SMJoeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I found the same thing recently after many attempts to fix but no parts replaced as the pump continued to run. I pulled it out with needle nose pliers as it had deteriorated and expanded to the point it was stuck. All is well.

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