maggs13wg
Jul 19, 2009, 09:47 AM
I assume that it doesn't pump waterall over the counter top and your concern is, "What in hell is this thing?" That "thing" is called a air gap and it prevents dirty water from back siphoning into your dishwasher.
With an air gap (which must be mounted on or above the sink top):...... The water will not siphon back into the dishwasher.
if the dishwasher drains completely, then the pump and seals run dry for a couple minutes at the start and end of each cycle and wear faster. A little head pressure on the drain line also keeps water from draining or being pumped out when it's not supposed to be.
Looping the drain hose 20"+ above the bottom of the dishwasher will likely prevent inadvertant draining during the wash cycles even without an air gap. however , without an air gap too much water could be siphoned out of the dishwasher at the end of a drain cycle. I think this is unlikely since siphoning with a 5/8" dia hose will will still leave a little water in the dishwasher.
Hope this answers your question. If not click on back with more details. regards. TOM
Forget all this non-sense guys I've been having the same problem for weeks and I have been reading all this stuff on this site all for nothing.If your dishwasher has worked fine in the past and suddenly it overflows,this is what I did just take the hose going from the air gap to the garbage disposal off clean out all the build up in it by running water through it and put it back on and that's it worked like a charm for me hope this helps stop all the confusion!
With an air gap (which must be mounted on or above the sink top):...... The water will not siphon back into the dishwasher.
if the dishwasher drains completely, then the pump and seals run dry for a couple minutes at the start and end of each cycle and wear faster. A little head pressure on the drain line also keeps water from draining or being pumped out when it's not supposed to be.
Looping the drain hose 20"+ above the bottom of the dishwasher will likely prevent inadvertant draining during the wash cycles even without an air gap. however , without an air gap too much water could be siphoned out of the dishwasher at the end of a drain cycle. I think this is unlikely since siphoning with a 5/8" dia hose will will still leave a little water in the dishwasher.
Hope this answers your question. If not click on back with more details. regards. TOM
Forget all this non-sense guys I've been having the same problem for weeks and I have been reading all this stuff on this site all for nothing.If your dishwasher has worked fine in the past and suddenly it overflows,this is what I did just take the hose going from the air gap to the garbage disposal off clean out all the build up in it by running water through it and put it back on and that's it worked like a charm for me hope this helps stop all the confusion!