Removing Odors from Dishwasher
Cliff in Colorado
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RE: Removing Odors from Dishwasher
My sister told me her wash machine smelled until she tried switching detergents and said I may be having the same detergent problem with my dishwasher. I had been using a store brand and with one cycle of the"name brand" my dishwasher no longer smells. It was an easy fix!
Post By Lori (Guest Post)
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Purchased a new dishwasher with stainless steel inside and from day one have noticed an odor (pond water/fish smell or however else you want to describe it!). This has nothing to do with our water (town), as we never had the problem before the new stainless steel inner. The list of responses on this site indicate most are experiencing the same issues, sounds like a real problem! Just spoke to the manufacture of our Kitchen Aid and was told DO NOT USE BLEACH, suggested placing 2 cups of vinegar on lower rack and run normal followed by extra rinse cycle. This should only be done once a year, more frequent use will cause the seals to prematurely wear. OK, going to give it a try, if odor continues will let you know.
Post by Jeff S
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Hi, I am having the same stale water smell on my dishes..glad to see I am not the only one. OK, I tried the bleach. That worked but how much bleach can you use safely and can it be mixed with the detergents without interacting? And is it safe for the dishwasher? I am reading a lot about the disposal having something to do with the smell. Why is that? Help! Please!
Post by copperbear66
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Here is a tip that I've been using for years now.
I keep a bleach bottle under the sink next to the dish washer soap, and always add a little when running the dish washer, it keeps the dishes, glasses, flat ware sparkling clean, I never use Jet Dry anymore, plus the dishwasher is always clean and smells great.
Post by Mads
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Every so often I put vinegar in the soap dispenser and run it through the light or shortest cycle. This works really well.
Post By pats/az (Guest Post)
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Take the rind from one orange and your leftover coffee grounds. Split in 2 parts. One part goes down the disposal and run with cold water to kill anything lurking down there causing a smell. The other part goes into an emptied dishwashing machine in the "main wash" compartment. Run, done. No more smell and the washer is scoured in the process.
Post by Suzanne S.
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I take one orange (just the rind) and my leftover coffee grounds and split them in two. One half goes down the disposal to take care of any backup in the pipes. The other part of the rind and the coffee grounds go into an empty dishwasher in the main wash compartment and run. Done. Smells great and scours the inside of the washer.
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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Check to make sure that there isn't food/grease built up in the door hinge area. They can get pretty nasty overtime. Just bend open the door and where the bottom of the dishwasher meets the door run a wet rag along in there to see if you pull out any junk. Yuck! The older dishwashers have grooves that just kind of collect stuff there. Newer dishwashers are better about it but still need to be cleaned out or the build up will stink. Good luck.
Post By Melanie (Guest Post)
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I have found the best dish and dishwasher cleaner. "Electrasol gelpacs" are great. They make your dishwasher and whole house smell lemony fresh. They have jet dry in them too. They come in lemon, green apple and orange fragrancies. I like lemon. I really like em'.
I hope you will too.
Post By Susie (Guest Post)
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The smell could be coming from the drain pipes shared by the sink and dishwasher. You can help clean out the pipes by putting half a box of baking soda down each side of your sink. Follow it with several cups of vinegar (enough to make the baking soda go down the drain). Wait 5 minutes and run very hot water down each side of your sink. This will also work with a slow-to-drain sink.
Post By Ann (Guest Post)
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put ice and a lemon down your dispoal and let it run a few mins ....your waste from your dishwasher may be backed up in there....also go to wal mart and in the dishwasher products is something called lemon shine...i use it once a week and it helps alot.
Post by teresatrey
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