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No water to Dishwasher after turning off main water supply

17 years ago

Last night I repaired a CPVC supply line. In order to do this I had to shut off the main water supply and drain the pipes. The repair went perfectly. After I turned on the water supply I went to all the fixtures and turned on the hot and cold water to get all the air out of the lines. The last thing I did is start the dishwasher. I heard an airburst for a second and then something that sounded like a valve closing. Now, no matter what I do the dishwasher does not fill with water. I unplugged it thinking that would reset whatever went wrong. No Luck. What I suspect happened is that the irregular water flow caused some kind of automatic shutoff valve to engage. This is a Kenmore Elite Dishwasher with auto everything and I'm thinking its just too smart for its own good.

Does anybody have any thoughts on how to fix this.

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thetimmins
Original Author

17 years ago

That was exactly what the problem was. Apparently I had purchased a "FloodSafe" hose. If irregular water flow is detected it trips a shutoff in the hose. Simply disconnecting and reconnecting the hose reset the valve. Now it works.

Thanks.

Comments (8)

annzgw
17 years ago
The problem 'may' be in the line that runs from the cold water to the DW. We just installed one that has an auto shutoff within the line in case of flooding.

Here is a link that might be useful: resetting floodsafe
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redwood39
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Get rid of the floodsafe hose they are junk! They shut off regularly without valid reason. The hose they are protecting is likely to never break and they have a weak joint just prior to the floodsafe that if highly likely to failand there is no protection there.
Shelley Merryfield
7 years ago
So thankful for this info. I was able to get my dishwasher running again without calling for help!! My husband is proud of me.
Vith
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Redwood is completely right on the floodsafe device. Best to remove it. They get horrible reviews for false trips and restricting flow. They are also a flood risk themselves.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2827148/floodsafe-hoses-do-not-buy?n=1
elpaso1
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Yes, my brother has been doing remodeling for 30 yrs, and made me bring the floodsafe lines back to swap out for regular ones. He said they fail a lot and flood places.
Celestial Barber
3 years ago
Thank you for this post, we also had this problem after unscrewing the water hose, draining and reconnecting 5x it now works! Thank you!!
Shannon M
last year
Just wanted to say thanks, this post saved the day! Turns out, the Floodsafe hose was our problem. Glad I didn't call a plumber!

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