Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today the Beko dishwasher what to do if it's
not draining water right let's get cracking today we'll be checking the filter cleaning
out any debris running a dishwasher cleaning cycle this will hopefully fix your issue
if not we will then check the drainage hose check the drainage pipe work
and then have a lovely cup of tea what you're going to need today is your partner's
toothbrush [Wife] 'Lurgs have you been using my toothbrush for cleaning the dishwasher?' No...
A bucket or a tray to catch any water a sponge or a wet and dry vacuum cleaner some hot soapy water
and a kettle before you start it's important to switch off the dishwasher at the mains and also
unplug it this is the Beko dishwasher here which hasn't been draining water correctly
and I'm just going to remove the lower basket here
I can already see that there's a bit of standing water in there
yeah there we go so take a nice big sponge a car sponge will do
and have a bucket nearby and just start draining the water into the
bucket now you can remove the lower spray arm it just unclips we give that a wash later on
make sure it's not blocked up and just get rid of as much water as you can with the giant sponge
before we go ahead and remove the filter and check for any debris inside there
and this is the Beko dishwasher filter here what you do is you gently turn it anti-clockwise
it might be stiff if there's lots of debris in here and then lift it outwards now this filter
isn't too bad but you might find if you haven't cleaned it for a while it'll be full of lots of
gunk and debris then just lift up this mesh cover and turn it over this has got lots of
debris on it and we'll give that a clean shortly you can see here we've got lots of standing water
and lots of globules of fat and debris and bits of food so this is not going to help when the
dishwasher is trying to drain away the water take a sponge and then just get rid of any water inside
the filter area and make sure you get out as much water as possible whilst I'm doing that there's a
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now this one is pretty disgusting and I can already see the problem here we've got lots of
debris down the bottom and also it looks like down here we've got a bit of debris and what is this
this is one of these rubber feet that you get on one of the metal hot plates so that is not
going to do the impeller any good when it's trying to drain the water to get the final
bits out you can use a wet and dry vac or if you've got a turkey baster you can use that
if not just carry on using your sponge or your partner's toothbrush
where this toothbrush is going is where the impeller is so make sure there's no
debris inside there which stops the drainage propeller spinning round
I'll skip all this footage but what you need to do is make sure you get
out every single bit of debris so it's nice and clean and in spotless condition
Now I'm just going to clean the filter which just pops out of the inside this one is actually
pretty good but if you've got lots of debris on that gauze then just give that a good clean
just going to clean the mesh cover as well and my glamorous assistant is doing that for me
make sure the lower spray arm is not blocked up just by pouring some water in
it and tipping it either way these are all spotlessly cleaned now ready to go back in
this mesh gauze just sits on the top we'll just put the inner filter into the outer filter
now the inner lugs here clip into the outside of the outer filter here
so you just push that down and it should just clip into place this one seems to have shrunk
a tiny bit and won't clip in but it should clip into place and hold that filter in place,
then you've got these grooves on the bottom so what you do is just lower it in and then opposite
of what we did before so you're lowering it in and then twisting it clockwise about 45 degrees so it
locks into position when it's locked into the correct position the arrows here should line up
and you'll feel it lock in there we go so those two arrows are lining up
fabulous you'll notice that inner filter has worked its way loose again
I'll try to clip that back into position before I put the basket back in remember
to put the lower spray arm back in this literally just pushes down and clips in
and I've got my dishwasher cleaner here remember to plug the dishwasher back in and switch it on
just peel the sticker off of the lid on the top don't ever try and remove the lid
then just lay it face down in one of the plate trays push the basket back in
and then select the hottest dishwasher program that you've got this one is
number four intensive 65 degrees and just let the dishwasher do its thing
this will normally take a couple of hours and this
will keep your dishwasher hygienically fresh and hopefully clear any small blockages
if you live in a property where you can get outside to see the drainage make sure you do this
and this is the drainage here on this particular dishwasher this is actually draining perfectly and
this is a few hours later after the dishwashing cleaning programme and this is smelling absolutely
fabulous but if your dishwasher is still not draining water properly then it could be you've
got a blockage in your drainage pipe work and that is the next step that we'll be doing! Now
what you will need to do is pull out your dishwasher now these are relatively easy to
pull out they're not too heavy they're not like a washing machine so just wiggle it left and
right and pull it out so you've got easy access don't go mad pulling out really quickly because
obviously you've got the cold water inlet feed and the drainage hose and this is the drainage
hose here from the back of the dishwasher which goes out into the drainage pipe work now this
particular one isn't very good because normally you have a u-bend on it to catch any blockages
now this one looks like it goes straight out into the drainage system what we'll do is we'll just
pull out the drainage hose from the dishwasher have your bucket ready in case there's lots of
dirty water coming out of here but there shouldn't be as long as you keep it high up as soon as you
lower it down you may get some excess water out so make sure you've got a bucket handy
this one isn't too bad but what you're doing is you're looking for any blockages inside here
I'm just going to give this a quick clean with a hot soapy sponge
but this drainage pipe work it's not blocked up so that's good now I'm going to check the
drainage pipe work now if you can't get in to actually look at this the best way to do this
is set your camera on your phone to video with the LED light on and just have a look down there and
film it and this one actually looks pretty good lots of clear water down the bottom if there is
a blockage you need to get that cleared out and there's various different methods of doing that
now ideally what you should have is one of these u-bends on your drainage pipework this means that
any debris and food and blockages will sit in that u-bend (and it stops smells) and then you
can take that u-bend off give it a good clean out and then reinstall it again
so on this particular one I'm just unscrewing it here
now depending on who's installed your drainage system pipework
this may be a glued thread but hopefully it's not and it should just undo nice and easily
now on this particular one again we've got lots of clear water so
that's good there's no debris or blockages in here but if there
was lots of blockages just give that a really good clean and then reinstall it
whilst I'm doing that there's a link above now about how to
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now if you haven't got a u-bend like this on your dishwasher drainage you might have your
dishwasher plumbed straight in underneath the sink and that may be into a pipe similar to this
but the same theory applies on your sink you probably got a u-bend at the bottom here what you
can do is you can just take that off and check for any blockages and debris and then reinstall that
and then hopefully that has fixed your Beko dishwasher not draining water properly so just
slide the dishwasher back in just be careful when you're sliding it back in make sure you don't kink
any of the hoses at the back this is obviously quite tricky so just do it nice and gently
if your dishwasher is still not draining water then it could possibly be a faulty pump if you're
not confident swapping that out then it's time to call out a dishwasher technician,
now it's time to get the kettle on and have a lovely cup of tea
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