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Here’s a deep, step-by-step guide to diagnosing and fixing a dishwasher that won’t drain, plus how to manually drain it when necessary. Most dishwashers use a drain pump (not gravity) to push water out. The pump forces water through a drain hose → into the garbage disposal or a high loop under the sink → out to the household drain.