On May 5, 6:52 pm, Just Joshin wrote:
On 4 May 2007 09:26:08 -0700, wrote:

I admit, I only use my Whirlpool dishwasher about once every 12 days
because I live alone and large things, like pots, are too frequently
needed, so I do those by hand. (Besides, the washer doesn't clean deep
objects well.) I also never put dishes in that are visibly dirty from,
say, 15 feet away. Yesterday, I heard a steady noise (the washer is
almost full, so I was going to run it today) and I saw dirty water
spreading over the bottom. It was there this morning as well. Last I
checked, the garbage disposal was draining properly. I'm tempted
simply to run the dishwasher and see what happens. (Oddly, all my
manual says about this is "is the cycle done?")

Would this be a foolish risk?

Lenona.

I've heard of this happening if the drain line doesn't have an 'air
break' or the line isn't routed high then low. Might want to check
there.

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info


Exactly. If there is an air break, the water will back up and come
out of the air break, instead of going into the dishwasher. And if
it has a high loop that goes up as high as the underside of the
countertop, the water would have to back up in the sink higher than
that for it to get into the dishwasher.

For this to have happened, water is backing up in the sink drain,
which is the other major problem that needs to be addressed.