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Before the dishwasher stopped draining, I had one of the heating elements to go out in the water heater. I just kind of noticed after some time that I was running out of hot water a little too often. Could the cooler temp cause a built up of 'gunk'?
Before doing anything with the dishwasher I got out as much water as I could and poured in a few quarts of vinegar and that stood for about a week. Do you suppose that when I pulled out the dishwasher and manipulated the drain hose that I might have dislodged some 'gunk'? I also mopped up a lot of white chalky stuff from the sump area in the interior after draining. I guess this could have been partially dissolved calcium from the vinegar.
Now for more...I just tried running another test cycle with the door open and the water is running about 45 seconds (guessing, I did a silent second count in my head). What I did discover is that the water is just draining out as it is running. After unplugging, I poured in a few pitchers of water in the tub and it was draining out one pitcher before I could get the next pitcher filled.
To get the dishwasher pulled out of the cubby, I had to cut the drain hose and pull it through the floor. I lost about two inches off the length of the drain hose. Could the shorter drain hose cause the instant drainage? What other things can cause instant drainage? If I can get it to keep water in the tub, I think I got a functioning dishwasher in the house again and I'm not talking about my left and right hands.
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