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The drain pipe was 600mm high - it was above the bottom of the sink originally, although I have it a bit higher now. The main reason for trying to do something about all this was smells yes, but from the dishwasher not the sink. It has not always been smelly. Perhaps as the pipework has gunged...

Yes, I don't know why I wasn't noticing this issue in the past, it's clear that the problem should have been there from day one...so I don't understand that part of it. As for arguing with people giving sound advice, was it actually sound advice ? I don't think so. It was obvious the advice...

Thanks for the great response. I've actually solved the problem before coming back to read this thread, (I'll post a photo in another post) but you make some good points so I'll comment on them as it might help others facing a similar problem. 1 - Yes, this is the fundamental problem, the waste...

How am I confused ?

If you don't understand how syphoning works you shouldn't be giving out advice on a forum. Sorry. Anyway, I've already tried temporarily raising the height of the hose as you suggest on previous occasions and it does not solve the problem. This image should give you a clue why the height of...

Thanks John but with all due respect I don't think you understand how syphoning works... If a syphon pipe is already fully primed with water and no air gaps it doesn't matter how high the top of the loop is, you can still syphon the contents out of the lower container. (The standing water in...

I don't think it will solve the problem when the appliance spigot is below the water level in the trap - there is no chance for an air break to form, so the entire run of hose back to the machine will always have water in it. The fact that it syphons back shows that.

There isn't actually any gap between the back of the sink and the back panel of the kitchen unit, nor to the right hand side - how the pipe is in the picture is the highest the loop can go without putting the loop completely outside the kitchen unit, and I'm not sure there is enough room or hose...

Hi, No I haven't tried the left waste spigot (not sure the hose would reach) however due to the high exit pipe after the trap the effective settled level of the trap water will be above both spigots so I doubt that would help. I've been browsing Screwfix and B&Q plumbing listings and haven't...

Hi All, We've had Indesit DFG 15B1 UK dishwasher which we have had for about 6 years. Very gradually it has started to have an issue with syphoning back the water from the sink trap. I first noticed this about 6 months ago where after the dishwashing cycle was finished the sump would be full...

Nobody has any comments or suggestions ? :confused: A bit of further testing last night may have turned up some more clues. With the flow temperature set to minimum (about 60 degrees) after about half an hour the pump started getting noisy again sounding like it was cavitating even though the...

Hi All, This is going to be a long post especially for a first time poster so please bear with me. :) First a bit of background. I consider myself fairly competent both mechanically and electrically - electronics/computers is my background but I'm also a keen DIY'er including doing all my own...