UN51111 - Dishwasher Drain Pump

About Dishwasher Drain Pumps

The drain pump in your dishwasher is one of those parts of it that is likely to and, common to fail as it does do rather a lot of work for such a small motor, regardless of what type of drain pump it actually is. The drain pump runs every time that the dishwasher has to drain so, for the most common washes, it will drain the dishwasher at least three or four times on every single wash. And, normally as soon as you switch a dishwasher on the drain pump runs to clear the sump of any dirty water.

Low temperature washes and the lack of a cleaning regime will also lead to a build up of a grey gunge or sludge in the pump which can block it and, it stinks! To avoid this see below.

Common faults and symptoms of a dishwasher drain pump fault include:

Dishwasher noisy on draining: Pump bearings faulty, something stuck in the pump

Screeching noise on drain: Something stuck in the pump, sand/grit in the magnetic types

Dishwasher not draining: Pump blocked or faulty

Whilst most manufacturers will advise that you clean the dishwasher filters after every wash we realise that this is impractical in the real world and so we would advise that you clear it every week when you do your general maintenance on the dishwasher explained more here. This helps to keep the dishwasher drain pump and recirculation pump clear of any detritus and will most likely extend the life of the drain pump.

For maintenance wash instructions see the links below, all of which wil open in a new window or tab so you don't lose the page as well as the link to Affresh which will massively help keep bacteria at bay in the pump chamber if it doesn't get rid of it totally.

Further Articles And Help For Dishwasher Drain Pumps

For more information on drain pumps in general please read this article and for more on the quality of spares see please see this article

Basic fault finding guide for dishwashers

Basic guide to electrical safety

Affresh dishwasher cleaner

Can't Find The Drain Pump You Need, Not Sure?

Buying spare parts for any dishwasher can range from the simplest task in the world to one of the most daunting as you try to pick your way through model numbers, serial numbers, ranges and all sorts of information.

We try to make it as simple as possible for you to buy a dishwasher spare part but, sometimes, we know that we all need a little help from the experts.

Below you will find the various ways in which you can get in touch with us about dishwasher spares and get answers as quickly as possible but do please use our contact page or email as a first resort as this allows us time to look up spare parts for you and find any low cost compatible dishwasher pumps as well, so you get the best options possible.

	To get assistance with a technical query for your dishwasher then please do use our forums using this link. We will likely not be able to offer any dishwasher technical assistance, advice on what dishwasher part is required to repair a fault or fitting instruction by email or by telephone. However, the forums have many engineers that do read and will normally answer your questions if it is possible to assist.
	Contact us using our online spares enquiry form, simply click this link or the icon to be taken to our online contact page for dishwasher spares.
	To send us an email about your dishwasher spares requirements just click this link and your mail client should open a new email for you to send us an email.
	Call us during normal office hours Monday through Friday on 0845 172 8002 about dishwasher spares.
	Find one of our approved dishwasher engineers, just click here to search

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