![]() The air gap device has two connections, one that comes in from the dishwasher and the other that flows back down to the drain. This device fits into one of the extra holes on the top of your sink and has a cap (usually chrome) to make it look nice. The proper and most sanitary way would be to install an air gap into the sink. There is a simpler way to do this than my instructions below, and while it may work, any future clogged drains will cause your issue again. The dishwasher drain hose sits lower than the sink drain, and this must be accounted for to keep from having a back-flow situation. This sounds to me like the drain hose is incorrectly connected to the drain, causing kitchen sink wastewater to back up into the dishwasher. Once you've cleaned the sump, you want to keep it clean, so always pre-rinse the dishes (rinse, not wash), and always use the heat boost available, because if you don't, the greases and fats will just start to collect in the sump again. ![]() You will only be wasting money buying dishwasher cleaners, trying homemade concoctions, etc., if you do not first remove the offending debris causing the odor. You very likely have grease and food deposits collected in the sump ( the ares below the bottom spray bar and filter screen/strainer) due to the previous owners using the dishwasher as more of a garbage disposal than a dishwasher, and then compounding the problem by not using any additional heat, as in the sani-wash/rinse buttons on the control. The easiest way is to pull the dishwasher out and put it up on something so it's easier to work on, otherwise it's going to be a hands and knees job. Minus the control panel, this Elite's usability is impressive.If you're a do it yourselfer, you might want to try disassembling the sump area. We could fit 11 standard place settings and a serving setting inside the 14743, and the highly flexible interior makes it easy to fit some non-standard stuff. Say what you will about the lackluster exterior, but the 14743’s innards are all business. This means a splittable, three-piece cutlery basket, a height adjustment mechanism on the upper rack, a motorized wash arm, and the powerful TurboZone high-intensity spray jets resting in the back. Whirlpool has dishwashers with similar controls that handle better, which is a bit of a surprise since Whirlpool makes most of Kenmore's dishwashers.īut if you can get past the cheapened exterior, you’ll find that the 14743’s interior is exactly the same as the 14753. This, plus the lack of a countdown timer, makes it hard to guess when your wash is going to be finished. Also, while the right side of the control panel has lights to indicate a cycle’s progress, they don't distinguish between washing and drying stages. ![]() The touch-sensitive buttons don’t always respond, and they only work when the door is closed-eliminating one of the main benefits of a front-control model. We don’t like how the controls handle, either. It might look like it blends in photos, but in person that plastic control panel really jumps out. The colors might match, but contrast between the two materials (one shiny, the other flat) makes it difficult to blend in with a sleek stainless kitchen. Gray plastic on top of stainless steel isn’t fooling anyone. You'll have a hard time convincing onlookers that your new Elite costs over $1,000 MSRP-though, to be fair, we’ve spotted sale prices of around $699. ![]()
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