Vessel sink doesn't drain
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Comments (3)i've found that new dishwashers are much different than the old style. my miele dishwasher wasn't draining when we first got it. i also assumed that the hose was kinked or blocked, or that something was wrong with the unit. none of that turned out to be the case. the issue, i believe, was two-fold: 1) it takes several cycles for the machine to "loosen up" as a Miele serviceman, who was there to look at our washing machine, said. 2) our water is quite hard, and hard water doesn't do well in these new models. i make sure i feed it plenty of dishwasher salt to soften the water. i know when it gets low because the dishes aren't coming out dry. 3) and i use jet-dry. i know when that's low as well for the same reason as above in 2). i guess that makes the issue 3-fold, not 2-fold. but before you panic, consider these approaches....See MoreVessel Sink drain
Comments (5)Having been through the "vessel drain dilemna" just a few things to consider. As you know, there are two types of bathroom sink drains - standard and "vessel style". ...and most faucets come with the standard type "pop up" drain, so these won't work on any sink (vessel or not) that doesn't have an overflow. There are many types of vessel style drains - "grid style" "umbrella", etc. but basically they either allow you to stop up the water or not. One clarification on umberella style drains - some are "static" so you cannot stop up the water and some you can push and they will seal up - push again and it opens. The latter can be spendy but they are more functional if you fill up your basin with water on occassion. Hope this helps....See MoreBosch dishwashers doesn't drain
Comments (5)Well, after going to another site specifically for appliance repair and skimming a Bosch repair manual it occurred to me that maybe I should use my thanksgiving weekend - first four days off in a row since February - to not be doing dishwasher repair so I called somebody on Craigslist, after checking reputation on another site. The guy came out, checked the air valve on the counter top, found a small glob of stuff clogging it, removed it and the dish washer is working fine. $75. Oh well. That was part of the trouble shooting that I read or saw on youtube but I had ignored it. Also learned that the answer to my question about how to get the dishwasher to go into drain mode without doing a full wash to the end. There are two buttons marked to be pushed together to end the cycle and that initiates the drain....See MoreDrain for Vessel sink
Comments (1)Try a real plumbing supply. (Quicker than ebay.)...See Morepjb999
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