[kalsi]

My dishwasher does not drain properly at the end of the washing. I see water at the bottom of the dishwasher. I have tried the following things -

- checked the drain pipe at both ends for debries. Nothing
- Checked the collector and check valve for any issues. They work fine
- Open the drain cover and checked the diaphram and everything looks good there as well.
- I open the pump assembly and took a look at the impeller and I don't see anything obstructing it or any visible damager of any kind.
- I don't know if this model has a drain solenoid!

I am pretty much ripped every part out but I can't seem to figure out the problem.
I repairman came to take a look and said that I need to change the drain pump and left me a $200 estimate. He did not even open the pump assembly so I don't trust him. He did check the timer and said taht it's working fine.

Does anyone has any idea on what else to try? I have had it for just under 3 years and would hate to buy a brand new one!

[PS Staff - Sheila]

It does sound like a pump impeller problem.

Here is a link to your dishwasher model DU890SWLU0.

This is what your drain impeller should look like.

[kalsi]

Thanks Sheila. Could you please elaborate what can go wrong with the pump impeller? By looking at it, it looked in pretty good shape. I would be honest that I did not remove the pump impeller from the housing - just removed the disk and mount assembly and eyeballed it. BTW, coudl you give me direction to get the impeller out. I am assuming that I need to remove it from where the motor shaft connects to the pump assembly - looks like a clamp.

[kalsi]

I just ordered the impeller kit for my dish washer to fix the drainage problem. Could someone let me know how to remove th eold impeller?

[PS Staff - Sheila]

You will have to remove the pump cover to get at the impeller.