A dishwasher that leaves dishes gritty or leaks onto the floor needs sorting fast. Tell us what it's doing, standing water, a puddle at the toe kick, dishes coming out dirty, and we'll get someone out today where the schedule allows.
Quick check
Water sitting in the bottom after a cycle?
Usually a clogged drain hose or a failed drain pump.
Puddle forming at the toe kick?
Often a worn door gasket or a loose hose fitting.
Dishes coming out gritty or cloudy?
Usually a clogged spray arm or hard water build-up.
Open a symptom to see what usually causes it and how we track it down. If yours doesn't match, call anyway, most calls are one of these.
Equipment we cover
Common causes
How we fix it
We check the drain hose and pump first, since debris caught there is the most common reason water sits in the bottom after a cycle. If the dishwasher was recently connected to a new garbage disposal, we also check whether the knockout plug was removed, since that's an easy thing for any installer to miss. We clear what's blocked and test a full cycle before calling it done.
Common causes
How we fix it
We run a cycle and watch closely for exactly where the water first appears, since that tells us whether it's the door seal, the inlet valve, or a hose fitting. Gaskets get replaced rather than resealed, since a gasket that's already given way rarely holds a patch for long. We also check what detergent is being used, since the wrong type is a surprisingly common cause of overflow that looks like a leak.
Common causes
How we fix it
We pull the spray arms and check the filter, since a clogged filter or spray arm is behind most complaints about grit or film on dishes. If those are clean we test the water heating element and the incoming water temperature. Where hard water is the culprit we'll say so plainly, since that's a water quality issue rather than something replacing a part will fix.
Common causes
How we fix it
Grinding almost always means something is caught where it shouldn't be, so we check the chopper area and pump first before assuming a part has failed. If it's genuinely a worn motor or pump, we'll walk you through what that repair costs against the price of a new unit, since on older machines that's sometimes the more honest answer.
Parts for these makes travel on the van, which is why most visits end in a finished repair rather than a second appointment.
Real jobs, real dishwashers, from standard built-ins to compact drawer units, across Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Dishwasher was leaving a puddle at the toe kick after every load. Door gasket had worn through, replaced and dry since.
Drawer-style dishwasher stopped draining completely. Cleared the pump in under twenty minutes.
Dishes kept coming out with a gritty film no matter the cycle. Spray arm was clogged solid, runs like new now.
Grinding noise that turned out to be a piece of glass caught in the chopper. Relief it was that simple.
Our portable countertop unit wasn't heating the water properly. Didn't expect anyone to know that model but he did.
Called about a leak we thought meant a whole new dishwasher. Was a loose hose fitting, fixed in one visit.
Built-in dishwasher buzzing loudly on drain. Circulation pump was on its way out, replaced before it failed completely.
Good diagnosis, fair price on the inlet valve. Four stars only because the appointment window ran long.
Booked online at night without much hope. Someone called at eight and had the dishwasher fixed by early afternoon.
Compact integrated unit in a small kitchen, tight space to work in, but he managed it without any fuss.
Dishes were coming out cloudy for months, we thought it was just hard water. Was actually a clogged filter the whole time.
Door wouldn't latch properly and the cycle kept stopping. Simple fix, explained what was wrong before starting.
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