--- title: "Dishwasher not draining" description: "Viking dishwasher not draining — water standing in the bottom at the end of a cycle." url: "https://vikingmiami.support/symptoms/dishwasher-not-draining/" date_modified: "2026-08-21" --- # Dishwasher not draining Symptom # Viking dishwasher not draining Water standing in the bottom at the end of a cycle. Six things are worth checking before anybody is called, and between them they resolve most of these. - **From $95** diagnostic, credited to the repair - **59** cities and neighborhoods covered - **OEM** parts available on order - **In writing** the price, before anything is opened ## Book a diagnostic visit Your model number and a line about what it is doing is enough to get started. Your details stay private. No spam, ever. Five ordinary causes ## What this usually turns out to be Cheapest and commonest first, which is also the order we check them in. They sit hundreds of dollars apart, and only the unit settles which one is yours. - The sink or the disposal The dishwasher drains into it. A slow sink is a dishwasher that will not drain, and it is not an appliance problem. [ Dishwasher drain & fill repair from $175 ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-and-fill-repair/) ### The sink or the disposal The dishwasher drains into it. A slow sink is a dishwasher that will not drain, and it is not an appliance problem. - The disposal plug never removed On a new installation, the knockout in the disposal inlet. It costs nothing and it is a real finding. [ Appliance installation from $225 ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/appliance-installation/) ### The disposal plug never removed On a new installation, the knockout in the disposal inlet. It costs nothing and it is a real finding. - The high loop The drain hose is supposed to rise before it falls. Without it, waste comes back and the machine never empties properly. [ Appliance installation from $225 ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/appliance-installation/) ### The high loop The drain hose is supposed to rise before it falls. Without it, waste comes back and the machine never empties properly. - Filters and a machine that is not level Both are on the maker’s own checklist for this condition and both are free to correct. [ Dishwasher drain & fill repair from $175 ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-and-fill-repair/) ### Filters and a machine that is not level Both are on the maker’s own checklist for this condition and both are free to correct. - The drain pump Jammed with glass or a stone-fruit pit far more often than failed. Running it repeatedly is how a jam becomes a replacement. [ Dishwasher pump & motor repair from $265 ](https://vikingmiami.support/services/dishwasher-pump-and-motor-repair/) ### The drain pump Jammed with glass or a stone-fruit pit far more often than failed. Running it repeatedly is how a jam becomes a replacement. In five minutes ## Before you call anybody None of it needs tools, and all of it makes the visit shorter. - 01 Run the disposal and the tap A sink that drains slowly explains everything and is outside the appliance. ### Run the disposal and the tap A sink that drains slowly explains everything and is outside the appliance. - 02 Look at the drain hose behind the machine Kinks and a missing high loop are both visible. ### Look at the drain hose behind the machine Kinks and a missing high loop are both visible. - 03 Clean the filters They are designed to be removed by hand and they are frequently the whole answer. ### Clean the filters They are designed to be removed by hand and they are frequently the whole answer. - 04 Check it is level Front to back and side to side. It affects what the machine measures as well as how it drains. ### Check it is level Front to back and side to side. It affects what the machine measures as well as how it drains. How it shows up ## What people describe when they call - “Water in the bottom after a cycle” - “One flash then five on the front lights” - “It drains slowly rather than not at all” Two shortcuts ## Narrow it down before anybody arrives A description of the behaviour leaves a few possible causes. A code names the subsystem, and the model number says which parts to bring. Either one shortens the visit; both together usually settle it. If the display is showing something - [ 1-4 Diverter timeout ](https://vikingmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-1-4-dishwasher/) - [ 1-5 Drain error ](https://vikingmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-1-5-dishwasher/) - [ 3-3 Drain pump ](https://vikingmiami.support/error-codes/error-code-3-3-dishwasher/) Photograph it before it clears — codes do not wait. [ Search the full code list ](https://vikingmiami.support/error-codes/) If there is no code at all The data plate is inside the cabinet, upper left wall or behind the grille. [ All models ](https://vikingmiami.support/models/) In more detail ## About Viking dishwasher not draining ### The fastest diagnosis is the code Run the garbage disposal and check the sink drains freely. If the dishwasher was installed recently, check the plug was knocked out of the disposal inlet — it is a genuinely common oversight and it produces exactly this. ### Six checks, and most of them are free The manufacturer’s own action list for this condition is the sink, the disposal, the disposal plug, the hose, the level and the filters. Not one of those is inside the machine. That is why this page is written the way it is: the technician’s first six steps are steps you can take yourself. ### Where it does become the appliance When the drain path is proved clear and the machine still will not empty. Then it is the drain pump or its control, and that is a real repair — with the machine coming out from under the counter. This article is based on: - Official manufacturer documentation - Internal repair procedures - Technician repair history - Company quality standards Before you book ## Questions about viking dishwasher not draining Then check the disposal knockout and the high loop, in that order. Both are steps in the dishwasher installation that a plumbing visit can undo without anybody noticing. Stop running it. That is almost always something hard in the drain pump, and every additional cycle is wear on a part that was fine an hour ago. A small amount in the sump is normal and by design. Standing water above the filter at the end of a cycle is not. 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