Dishwasher cleaning

Muck in dishwashers can be non-visible and can create a variety of symptoms:

• failure to clean well due to one of the arms not spinning freely
• flooding or leaking due to the water level sensor being gunged up
• poor cleaning performance

A machine can look clean, but be a real mess in the hidden plumbing.

Cleaning

There are several ways to clean them out.

• dishwasher cleaning bottles available from supermarkets
• citric acid
• vinegar
• bleach
• trisodium phosphate
• trisodium phosphate substitute
• running the machine as normal but empty
• sugar soap, available from BMs and paint suppliers

See also

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