All washing machines have a manual override to drain ... clean the drain pump filter by removing any blockages and rinsing it in a sink. Replace the filter and reassemble the cap cover, hose ...

Is it indeed mannerless to use the kitchen sink for general hand-washing? Should I send the children to queue at the upstairs hall bath before dinner? I may have been raised by wolves, but if I ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are intensely divided over the appropriateness of using the kitchen sink to wash one ... between food prep hand-washing and general handwashing.