[Tinaschief]

I am getting little bits on my dishes after they are washed, especially on the top rack of the dishwasher. Little bits are also stuck to the door of the dishwasher, and are left in the "seam" where the dishwasher closes. Even when I scrape the dishes and rinse off the extra food particles, they still have bits on them after the cycle finishes. I do not use too much detergent (I also use the "Lemon Shine" additive.)

I do not have an air gap, but the drainage hose is looped under the sink. The hose is very long--5 feet?--and loops around and then goes up and is attatched under the top of the sink, and then into the disposal.

There is a lot of sediment ( and water) in the hose. Is it normal for water to be in the hose?

Could I take off the hose and rinse out the sediment? Is the hose too long? If we cut the hose shorter, eliminating the extra loop, would it work better?

Thank you!
Tina

[speedball1]

Hi Tina,

There's a sump at the bottom of your dishwater that the discharge left in the hose drains back into after the pump shuts down. The rest of the hose ahead of the loop will not drain back into the washer. This is nornal and you may want to take a look down there and clean it out. I'm not a appliance guy but have you checked the openings on the spinning part to make sure you're getting all the water you should? Regards, Tom

[Tinaschief]

[/QUOTE]Could I take off the hose and rinse out the sediment? Is the hose too long? If we cut the hose shorter, eliminating the extra loop, would it work better?

Thank you!
Tina[/QUOTE]

(I'm not sure I'm replying at the correct place:( )

Would a shorter hose mean we would be less likely to have sediment on the dishes?
Thanks!
Tina

[speedball1]

Tina, You're replying correctly.
But you're not reading what I'm putting down. Once the hose loops up to the top of the cabinet nothing can drain back to your dishwasher. What extra loop? How much hose is there between the dishwasher and the first loop? Have you cleaned the sump out yet? You're hung up on the hose and unless there is a large space between the washer and the top of the first loop you haven't a problem. Why is there two loops in the hose? Did a plumber install this? Regards, Tom