Unclogging Dishwasher | Drain

This is messy and requires disconnecting clamps (need pliers). On a Frigidaire, I found a chunk of hardened cheese lodged exactly at the 90-degree elbow. Replacing the $15 hose is often easier than unclogging it.

I went to the garage and retrieved the "big gun"—a 25-foot hand-crank drain snake (auger). unclogging dishwasher drain

Out came a soggy, compressed wad of horror. It looked like a felted mat of eggshells, spinach leaves, and a shard of glass from a broken pint glass I’d washed weeks ago. It was a perfect dam, blocking the water from entering the disposal. This is messy and requires disconnecting clamps (need