dishwasher detergent clogging drain

Run an occasional hot wash with a full 1kg of washing soda.

way excessive

I have no dishwasher but a plumber told me some time ago that although this detergent removes grease, the grease and the detergent can clump into what he termed fat Burgs in sewers which are surprisingly solid, and obviously filters and plumbing in houses have the same problem. I've certainly not found any answer, as even hand washing greasy plates with Fairy liquid seems to result in this congealing effect further down the drain. Brian

replying to Rusty, John wrote: I have the same problem. Since we preprinted dishes it?s not grease buildup. We have a septic tank so all plumbing in in basement ceiling. It is definitely the detergent. We have been using the he?ll packs but will be going back to liquid Same thing happened to my daughter?s house. She used powder detergent. It filled the pipe with a sandy substance, which I assume are the filler materials added to the detergent

Never seen it with a dishwasher but, in the past, we had problems with liquid clothes detergent in a washing machine. The outlet and drain became gunged up with a grey, chalky, paste.

Some research indicated it was a known issue- detergent residue, body oil/fat (from clothes), hard water deposits, .... all mixed up. We don't get it with power.

A lot of that doesn't make sense. If you have sandy deposits your drain isn 't draining well enough. I'd check the machine outlet is running freely & c heck the waste plumbing flow & layout.

NT

replying to tabbypurr, Its Getting Late wrote: Got the same problem here, pipes blocked, dishwasher tablets don't appear to be fully dissolving I'd guess by what I found coming out of the pipe once I started clearing it, yet they start dissolving in water only once we press our finger on them, not just by being in a stream of water. Going to try dishwasher gel next.

Yes it is the powdered/pods that is plugging the drains From your kitchen! What a mess! Pulled all lines and replaced! Low flow Water efficiency dishwashers and powder or powder pods! It will be liquid dishwasher liquid for us from now on!!

I'm having this exact same issue.

White pasty cement consistency that builds up on the dishwasher drain spout.

I actually had to pick away at it with a screwdriver and it broke one of my smaller screwdrivers.

I just did a new renovation and after a week the stuff built up to the point that it clogged and my dishwasher pump couldn't push out the water.

I thought maybe it was the powder dishwasher detergent

Any help is much appreciated

As what?

You have got salt in the dishwasher's softener haven't you?

Andy

replying to woody1roz, Rufus wrote: I have just spent time today removing chunks of congealed fat from blocked drain - look identical to pics above. Hardly ever eat meat and never pour left over oil down sink, so certain the issue is my dishwasher tablets. Tablets are cheaper than powder but now switching to see if it makes a difference to drains.

same chemicals.

I agree. The clumps of white stuff surfacing from my U bend cant be fat based. As a vegetarian hardly any solid fats in my diet. Although it looks and feels greasy, and floats, I kept a couple of pieces which have now dried out to a white crumbly lump which very much resembles the contents of the dishwasher sachets. However unintuitive it seems.

Yes it definitely will congeal into a hard solid white mass of powdered soap. I just cleaned my P traps and pipes by breaking off chunks of it with a large screwdriver. Pipes drain fine now!