Dish Washer
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Dish Washer
Asked by E.B. from Kansas City
on January 31, 2009
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We are getting ready to buy a new dish washer and I was wondering if you all have had any brands that you hate or that you. I do not want to have to buy another one fo...
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- We have a maytag and its pretty loud, but works ok. I know that Factory Direct Appliance in lenexa has a clearance center with dishwashers, if you want to save a littl...
- I would avoid GE. We had a builder-grade dishwasher when we built our house and it recently broke down after only about 4 1/2 years, and we are far from "hard" on our...
- Hey E. - We recently (last August) bought a new Kenmore Precision Wash Quiet Guard Standard at Sears Grand in Liberty, MO. We love it. My husband installed it himself...
Dishwasher Help...
Asked by J.G. from Boca Raton
on April 23, 2007
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I was wondering if anyone knew about a dishwashing soap that doesnt leave a residue. I use bottle for my daughter and when I wash them in the dishwasher they seem to a...
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- I'm not sure where the other mom got the info on if you get a drop of cascade in your mouth you die. A little over the top if you ask me. I've used Cascade Complete fo...
- I recently read in Parenting that many types of plastic bottles should not even go in the dishwasher because it can break down the chemicals in the plastic, much like ...
- Cascade Complete is very good, and worth the price, but the Electrosol tables with the little balls in the middle work just as good and are not quite as expensive. Go...
Cleaning Dishwasher
Asked by M.W. from Indianapolis
on January 16, 2009
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Hello everyone, I have two children so needless to say my dishwasher gets alot of use. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to clean one?
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- Put a cup of vinegar in the dishwasher and run a cycle with just that.
- There is a cleaner at the store, I can't remember the name off hand, but it is in kind of a squarish bottle by the dishwasher stuff, and it cleans the dishwasher prett...
- They actually manufacture products for this but I used to run a 1/4 of a cup of white vinegar thru mine on a short wash cycle once a month and my sister-in-law uses ba...
Help with Dishwasher
Asked by D.V. from Spartanburg
on February 15, 2007
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my dishwasher never gets all my dishes clean. i have to prewash them first and that takes up time. any suggestions. please help
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- I would recommend trying the cascade + dawn detergent. That is the only detergent I have found that actually works. Just rinse your dishes, you shouldnt have to prew...
- Hey i was having the same problem. Is you dishwasher clean? what i mean is the bottom has no food and all. I ran bleach through mine a few times and used a few diffren...
- I know you are getting all kinds of advice but here is some more. Pre rinse and also I have been told to put a cup full of white vinegar into the dishwasher and run it...
Cleaning Dishwasher
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on June 2, 2009
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Hey moms,
I am moving Saturday (renting) and the dishwasher seem kind of gross. I'm a little scared to use it in the state it's in. I'm wondering if anyone has any ti...
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- There is a product called Dishwasher Magic that is sold at walmart, kmart, and ace. Look it up online by typing in dishwasher cleaner or diswasher magic. You put it in...
- I run vinegar through mine to wash it occasionally. The regular white distilled vinegar. It is a natural disinfectant and safe to use. I just fill up the cups where...
- go to the local Ace hdwr and ask for Muraic (spelling???) Acid. It comes in a gallon size, though. You add it to the dishwasher with an empty load and it should get ...
Dishwasher "Gunk"
Asked by L.R. from Milwaukee
on April 4, 2007
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Just wondering if anyone out there has a solution to this problem:
We got a new dishwasher in November, and all of a sudden I have what looks like sand inside my cu...
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- We get that "sand" in the cups that flip upside-down in the top rack (and sometimes the bottom rack). I think it's sediment from the food bits that got pulverized dur...
- I had sandy gritty stuff on the bottom of our cups too. I called the service guy and under warranty he cleaned out washer with Glisten. It's a product that is hard t...
- unless there is stuff in your pipes that's coming in with the newer dishwasher motor, the "gunk" is actually your diswashing detergent not dissolving. Try liquid dish...
Dishwasher Smells
Asked by J.J. from Little Rock
on July 23, 2009
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Does anyone know how to get a foul smell out of your dishwasher? I don't know what the smell is in mine, but no matter how many times you wash dishes the smell doesn't...
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- try putting vinegar where the dishwasher soap goes and run it empty. it worked for mine. hope this helps! T.
- VINEGAR, VINEGAR, VINEGAR : ) http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/pageViewSec.asp?id=7
- There are a few places I would check. First around the door at the seal food debris has a tendency to build up and mildew. so clean around that real well. you made a t...
Dog in My Dishwasher?
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on January 24, 2009
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A couple months ago my washing machine smelled like mildew, and now my dishwasher smells like a dirty wet dog lives inside it. It's horrible and I'm exhausted of these...
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- Try running a rinse load with just clorox or bleach.no dishes. Then after washing a load of dishes, try proping the door open so it will dry out between dishwashing.Ho...
- Fortunately I have a new front load and it has a self clean cycle but it does say to put bleach in it to run the self clean, I usually run 1/2 cup of bleach through my...
- i keep a jug of vinegar under my sink and pour about a cup in it while it's running a load of dishes. it seems to keep it fresh and also it doesn't hurt the dishes be...
Dishwasher Residue
Asked by K.B. from Dallas
on August 14, 2007
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Yuk! I have tried 4 different kinds of dishwasher soap & I use Jet Dry & still have residue on my dishes! What is up with this? How do I get rid of the residue? Help!
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- I had the same problem! If you have any glasses with current residue clean/rinse them with vinegar. If it comes off you have hard water. I just put vinegar in the l...
- K., I had this problem too & it drove me nuts! I talked to my father-in-law because he works w/swimming pools, waste water treatment plants & just about anything h...
- Hi K., maybe you need to clean your dishwasher, just put on the bottom of the dishwasher 1 cup of vinegar, it helps to clean the inside and the hoses. I hope it helps....
Dishwasher Issues
Asked by L.B. from Denver
on February 26, 2009
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Ok, I know this is a little off the path of ususal family questions, but I am gong crazy with this. My dishwasher is leaving grit on my glasses. It is like dried on ...
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- I had the same problem and my small town repair man told me I needed a new motor or just buy a new dishwasher. My dishwasher was only three years old so I refused to ...
- Try running an empty load with tang instead of soap. My father-in-law is a plumber and he recommended this as a way of getting rid of any build up and/or smell in the ...
- I've had this problem a lot over the years. My dishwasher is far from new. I find that the hard water can create this problem. I add 1 cup of white vinegar at the b...
