Day 1084: Dishwasher

[eve_prime]

Although my dishwasher is only 9-10 years old, It hasn't been doing a good job lately, so today I embarked on cleaning it. I've never cleaned a dishwasher in my life, nor have I ever heard of anyone actually doing such a thing, so it was a minor adventure. Although I rinse the dishes thoroughly before washing them, the two filter parts were truly revolting, and it felt very satisfying to get them clean! Then I ran a cycle with an upright cup of vinegar, then I ran a cycle with baking soda sprinkled all over the bottom of it. I hope all this has done the trick!

Just after dark, I walked over to my friend BHW's to lend her a book, and she invited me in, and we chatted for an hour. She has, in fact, cleaned her dishwasher (she works in water treatment and is surely more conscious of such things than many of us), and she said the little sprinkler holes can also get clogged. Mine seem fine, though.

Comments

[kaishin108]

How great you attacked your dishwasher. I do clean the filters in ours every 3 months or so. I never even thought about it until we got this new one a few years ago and I saw that in the manual. It is amazing how dirty they get!

[eve_prime]

Now that I've done it, I am sure that I'll do it again. It wasn't as hard as I was imagining!

[kaishin108]

Right! And such a good feeling to know the dishes are cleaner. :)

[claidheamhmor]

Always good to clean the filters. BTW, manufacturers recommend that you don't rinse first, just remove solids. The soaps need something to grip, and the dishwasher calculates time and temperatures based on the dirtiness of the dishes. So if you rinse, it may not wash as well.

[eve_prime]

Wow, you know a lot about this! I have been ignorant about the workings of dishwashers for a long time.

[claidheamhmor]

I actually read an article about it a while ago, but yeah, I'm that person who reads the manuals.

[eve_prime]

You're very brave in that way.

[claidheamhmor]

:-D