--- title: "Dishwasher not draining" description: "Thermador dishwasher not draining — water standing in the bottom of the tub after a cycle." url: "https://thermadormiami.support/symptoms/dishwasher-not-draining/" date_modified: "2026-08-18" Appliance type: "Dishwashers" --- # Dishwasher not draining Symptom # Thermador dishwasher not draining Water standing in the bottom of the tub after a cycle. Two of the five causes come out by hand without tools, which makes this the symptom most worth five minutes before booking anything. - **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 filter in the floor of the tub It unscrews by hand. Food, seeds and grease build a mat across it and the machine cannot pull water through. The single most common answer on this page. [ Dishwasher drain repair from $155 ](https://thermadormiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-repair/) ### The filter in the floor of the tub It unscrews by hand. Food, seeds and grease build a mat across it and the machine cannot pull water through. The single most common answer on this page. - The drain pump cover, loose or blocked Beside the filter, lifts straight out. A cover not clicked fully back after a previous clean produces exactly the same symptom as a blocked one. [ Dishwasher drain repair from $155 ](https://thermadormiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-repair/) ### The drain pump cover, loose or blocked Beside the filter, lifts straight out. A cover not clicked fully back after a previous clean produces exactly the same symptom as a blocked one. - The hose, the high loop or the air gap Kinked behind the machine, or an air gap on the counter packed with debris. Common after a machine has been pulled out and pushed back. [ Dishwasher drain repair from $155 ](https://thermadormiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-repair/) ### The hose, the high loop or the air gap Kinked behind the machine, or an air gap on the counter packed with debris. Common after a machine has been pulled out and pushed back. - A new disposal with the plug still in it If the dishwasher has never drained since a disposal was fitted, this is almost certainly it. The knockout plug has to be punched out and frequently is not. [ Installation from $195 ](https://thermadormiami.support/services/appliance-installation/) ### A new disposal with the plug still in it If the dishwasher has never drained since a disposal was fitted, this is almost certainly it. The knockout plug has to be punched out and frequently is not. - The drain pump itself Jammed or failed. A pump that hums without moving water is usually jammed, which is a clean rather than a part. [ Dishwasher drain repair from $155 ](https://thermadormiami.support/services/dishwasher-drain-repair/) ### The drain pump itself Jammed or failed. A pump that hums without moving water is usually jammed, which is a clean rather than a part. In five minutes ## Before you call anybody None of it needs tools, and all of it makes the visit shorter. - 01 Bail out the standing water A cup and a towel. You cannot see anything under three inches of water and you cannot open the pump cover without emptying it first. ### Bail out the standing water A cup and a towel. You cannot see anything under three inches of water and you cannot open the pump cover without emptying it first. - 02 Twist out the filter It comes out by hand. Rinse it under the faucet with a soft brush. Look at what came off it — that is your answer as often as not. ### Twist out the filter It comes out by hand. Rinse it under the faucet with a soft brush. Look at what came off it — that is your answer as often as not. - 03 Lift the drain pump cover Beside the filter. Clear anything in there and click the cover firmly back until it seats. A cover left proud stops the machine draining. ### Lift the drain pump cover Beside the filter. Clear anything in there and click the cover firmly back until it seats. A cover left proud stops the machine draining. - 04 Then run a cycle and watch If it drains, you are finished. If it does not, photograph the code and book — you have already ruled out the two cheapest causes. ### Then run a cycle and watch If it drains, you are finished. If it does not, photograph the code and book — you have already ruled out the two cheapest causes. How it shows up ## What people describe when they call - “Standing water after every cycle” - “A code in the twenties, or an E61 label” - “Dishes clean on top, wet and gritty below” 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 - [ E22 Filter blocked ](https://thermadormiami.support/error-codes/error-code-e22-dishwasher/) - [ E24 Drain blocked ](https://thermadormiami.support/error-codes/error-code-e24-dishwasher/) - [ E25 Drain pump ](https://thermadormiami.support/error-codes/error-code-e25-dishwasher/) - [ E23 Drain pump circuit ](https://thermadormiami.support/error-codes/error-code-e23-dishwasher/) Photograph it before it clears — codes do not wait. [ Search the full code list ](https://thermadormiami.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://thermadormiami.support/models/) In more detail ## About Thermador dishwasher not draining ### The fastest diagnosis is the code This condition is published under several labels depending on how old the machine is — E24 and E25 on older units, E6102 and E61-03 on newer ones. They mean the same thing and they have the same list of causes, four of which are outside the appliance. ### What it usually turns out to be - **The filter.** Unscrews by hand, and the most common single answer on this page - **The drain pump cover,** blocked or simply not clicked back after somebody cleaned it - **The hose or the air gap,** kinked or packed with debris - **A disposal knockout plug** never punched out — an installation problem rather than a repair - **The pump,** jammed or failed, which is the only one on this list that needs us ### Several names for one condition The manufacturer has labeled this differently across generations, and all of them are in South Florida kitchens: two-digit codes in the twenties on older machines, and four-digit E61 labels on newer ones. They are the same condition with the same causes, and typing any of them into the code archive here lands on the same page. This article is based on: - Official manufacturer documentation - Internal repair procedures - Technician repair history - Company quality standards Before you book ## Questions about thermador dishwasher not draining Not really worth it. Water sitting in the tub between cycles turns stale within a day or two, and a machine that cannot drain is not rinsing properly either. Same causes, caught earlier — and cheaper. Slow draining is the filter or the hose most of the time, and it is a better moment to look than after it stops. Only if the pump is involved. Everything you can reach from inside the tub is the same job on any machine; it is getting the machine out from behind a panel that adds the time. 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