At my wits end with Samsung dishwasher

rach_k

Have you checked that it's getting hot by stopping it mid-cycle?  When ours was on the way out, it stopped heating water and everything was just grubby.  

jonnydeppiwish!

rach_k said:

Have you checked that it's getting hot by stopping it mid-cycle?  When ours was on the way out, it stopped heating water and everything was just grubby.  

It’s all hot, it’s not the salt and/rinse aid as it’s just not cleaning and/or leave crud all over everything

ic

What cycle are you using?  I have a Beko B rated dishwasher, and found the 4hr 50 degree eco programme just doesn't cut the mustard, whereas the 3hr 30min 40-60 degree programme does the trick.  If there's particularly grubby stuff I must use the intense 70 degree programme.  I would never trust the one hour programme.

I also once had a problem when it didn't seem to be washing well, and discovered tiny seeds had gotten into the central arm (hung under the middle basket) and had blocked many of the holes, preventing it from spraying and spinning.  Took that out and managed to rinse them out and it has done well since.

Albermarle

ic said:

What cycle are you using?  I have a Beko B rated dishwasher, and found the 4hr 50 degree eco programme just doesn't cut the mustard, whereas the 3hr 30min 40-60 degree programme does the trick.  If there's particularly grubby stuff I must use the intense 70 degree programme.  I would never trust the one hour programme.

I also once had a problem when it didn't seem to be washing well, and discovered tiny seeds had gotten into the central arm (hung under the middle basket) and had blocked many of the holes, preventing it from spraying and spinning.  Took that out and managed to rinse them out and it has done well since.

With our Bosch dishwasher, I only every use the 30 min quick cycle and normally no issues even when it is quite full.
If it is really packed, say after Xmas dinner, I use the 40-60 but reduce the time . I think it is about 75 mins,

ic

Albermarle said:

ic said:

What cycle are you using?  I have a Beko B rated dishwasher, and found the 4hr 50 degree eco programme just doesn't cut the mustard, whereas the 3hr 30min 40-60 degree programme does the trick.  If there's particularly grubby stuff I must use the intense 70 degree programme.  I would never trust the one hour programme.

I also once had a problem when it didn't seem to be washing well, and discovered tiny seeds had gotten into the central arm (hung under the middle basket) and had blocked many of the holes, preventing it from spraying and spinning.  Took that out and managed to rinse them out and it has done well since.

With our Bosch dishwasher, I only every use the 30 min quick cycle and normally no issues even when it is quite full.
If it is really packed, say after Xmas dinner, I use the 40-60 but reduce the time . I think it is about 75 mins,

How old is your dishwasher?  What eco rating does it have?  The higher the rating, the less water they use - so generally need longer wash times to make the most of it.

Albermarle

ic said:

Albermarle said:

ic said:

What cycle are you using?  I have a Beko B rated dishwasher, and found the 4hr 50 degree eco programme just doesn't cut the mustard, whereas the 3hr 30min 40-60 degree programme does the trick.  If there's particularly grubby stuff I must use the intense 70 degree programme.  I would never trust the one hour programme.

I also once had a problem when it didn't seem to be washing well, and discovered tiny seeds had gotten into the central arm (hung under the middle basket) and had blocked many of the holes, preventing it from spraying and spinning.  Took that out and managed to rinse them out and it has done well since.

With our Bosch dishwasher, I only every use the 30 min quick cycle and normally no issues even when it is quite full.
If it is really packed, say after Xmas dinner, I use the 40-60 but reduce the time . I think it is about 75 mins,

How old is your dishwasher?  What eco rating does it have?  The higher the rating, the less water they use - so generally need longer wash times to make the most of it.

I am afraid I do not know the answer to either question.
Maybe it is about 5 years old +/- one year.

jonnydeppiwish!

ic said:

What cycle are you using?  I have a Beko B rated dishwasher, and found the 4hr 50 degree eco programme just doesn't cut the mustard, whereas the 3hr 30min 40-60 degree programme does the trick.  If there's particularly grubby stuff I must use the intense 70 degree programme.  I would never trust the one hour programme.

I also once had a problem when it didn't seem to be washing well, and discovered tiny seeds had gotten into the central arm (hung under the middle basket) and had blocked many of the holes, preventing it from spraying and spinning.  Took that out and managed to rinse them out and it has done well since.

It’s seems to be any setting to be honest. I’ve got a sneaky feeling that the top drawer is not attaching to the water connection properly hence the crud left on everything