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The pump cycle on the empty cycle is not operating properly. It is controlled by a circuit board in the panel on the front of your machine. You will need a properly trained person to fix it. Contact Jenn Air on the web and they will tell you who in your area is trained to fix the Jenn Air Dishwasher. I have a General Electric that is twelve years old and si still operating perfectly.

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First you check the drain hose and the drain that it is hooked up too for obstructions.

Depending on the machine,there is a check valve, gate valve, drain pump, check them for obstructions too. If you where to remove the hose where it connects to the valve or pump and then the part that it is connected to you will know if something is blocking it.

If this is not the case you will need a pro to check the valve,pump,motor timer control.

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Check the drain line coming from the dishwasher. Make sure that it loops up as high as it can under the cabinet. You want it to be above your p-trap. Could be it is draining back into your unit.

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Can be a few reasons. -Food particles jamming the filter screen on top of pump at bottom of D/W floor, discharge pipe kinked, or something small caught in impeller. The first 2 are more common, check them and see. The impeller can sometimes be got at if you lift or unscrew the filter screen from inside bottom .

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Can be a number of reasons. -Food particles jamming the filter screen on top of pump at bottom of D/W floor, discharge pipe kinked, or something small caught in impeller, or worst, the pump is broken. The first 2 are more common, check them and see. The impeller can sometimes be got at if you lift or unscrew the filter screen from inside bottom .

The pump being dead is not the end of the dishwasher, many pumps can be bought for $60- 80 and replaced in about an hour by someone with average mechanical skills.

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Most likely the filters are blocked. If not, it's possible the pump is broken.

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The drain is blocked. Either that or theres a problem with the wash program. locate the drain and try unblocking first. Sink and drain unblocker may be a good starting point.

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The pump intake is possibly plugged with debris.

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Filter is possibly plugged, or pump is broken.

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