Stinky Dishwasher.

shelly

onlyoneme wrote:

Why does it smell and what do you do to make any smell go away?. Mine is fairly new (6 months old) and I ALWAYS rinse the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher – so there is no food residuals in there. However it is starting to make a smell now when you open them.

What can you do?

Even though you rinse your crocks I think the smell comes from either the filter or waste pipes.
I was advised to get a lemon, cut it in half and put in the rack which holds the cutlery. You can then run dishwasher empty or when full as usual. I ran mine full with the lemon in and crocks didn't taste of lemon. Only thing is it doesn't last long, need to do this quite regularly.

I prefer the shop bought finish dishwasher fresheners. They smell nice and last quite awhile.



HTH

lynsiloo

Hi, is there any thing i can put in my dishwasher to stop it smelling?? I have a lemon thing in there but its no use, is there any potion i can make up to stop the pong??!!

moggins

You could try putting some soda crystals and bicarb and run it empty, then put half a cut lemon in the cutlery thingy when you use it next.

tawnyowls

Not very old style, but Sainsbury's do dishwasher cleaning tablets that cost less for 8 tablets than Finish cleaner does for one bottle - cleans the dishwasher a treat and doesn't stink like Finish.

Baking soda scattered round the bottom might work - it absorbs smells from carpets and shoes anyway.

tee_pee_2

Can anyone advise how I can make my diswasher less whiffy? I clean it regulary by taking all components out and giving a good scrub. I put white vinager in and put it on a quick cycle once a week, and I don't put poor quality tablets in it, but it smells whiffy. The stuff comes out smelling like what I can only describe urgh. It remids me of when our dog got wet and needed a bath.

Any ideas on how to de whiff?

lil_me

I remember my Mam saying the brand of stuff she used in the machine caused a smell once, she changed it and it was fine after that. She'd always used same one but they did something to make it better and it stank.

I don't have one so sorry can't be of any further help but hopefully someone can

angelatgraceland

It may not be anything directly concerned with the d/washer but the drain smell? Depends on your plumbing setup really. I put mine on a bleachwash now and then to freshen it up with nothing in it. I always remove the dishes as soon as they have cooled-I never leave them in there for hours as they can smell.

dannahaz

Not very OS, I know - but have you tried a commercial cleaner like FInish? I was wondering if the vinegar might be causing the smell. (I know it doens't cause a problem when you use it in the WM, but then the WM isn't quite as enclosed as a DW), and I was thinking that if you tried a cleaner instead and it DIDN'T stink then you'd know it was the vinegar. If it does still smell then you'll know it isn't the vinegar IYKWIM

Having said that, I don't use the normal DW cleaners. I use a product called Service Engineer from Lakeland. I put half a bottle through my dishwasher every two months, so one pack lasts for 4 DW cleans. Here's a link http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!20348

Finally, are you sure there isn't a filter somewhere that you've missed? I discovered that my filter comes apart and there was all sorts of carp inside that I hadn't seen.

belfastgirl23

Have you tried putting it on its hottest cycle once in a while? I know this is the advice for washing machines since bacteria etc can gather in odd corners and it needs the boil wash to kill them. I usually fire in a glug of bleach when I'm doing this.

The other thing is that our DW needs to be left open a crack pretty much all the time or else it starts to smell damp. washing machine also needs to be left open for a bit after a wash too. Maybe this would help?

tee_pee_2

Thank you thank you, pulled dw apart to see if I had missed a filter. Put a glug of bleach in, ran cycle put dishes in and took then out ASAP and left dw door open a fraction.

So not sure which one worked but something did.
THANK YOU
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