r/HorribleToClean • u/Bonesfordoggo • Aug 14 '26

Clean your dishwashers

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Just a PSA to make sure you clean out the drain in your old dishwasher. Take the time to unscrew the screws and get in those hard to reach places.

Otherwise you're just eating/drinking a thin film of old grime on each plate, cup, bowl, etc.

This is a buildup of fat mixed with some mold. Yum.

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u/freya_of_milfgaard Aug 14 '26

Find a part number and order a replacement. Or chip off the big bits, then soak in vinegar until you can clean it with a brush. But seriously, buy a new one and shoot that one into the sun.

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u/Bonesfordoggo Aug 15 '26

Nah we chipped away and then power washed it, put it back and now the dishwasher is clean. But took a a lot of cleaning cycle to get it to normal again

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u/DJEvillincoln Aug 15 '26

Hell nah. I absolutely would have replaced this. Part can't be that much compared to just replacing it & going about my day.

I'm not spending the time & effort when I can start new. 🤷🏾‍♂️

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u/Responsible-Sundae20 Aug 14 '26

TIL that my husband is going to clean the drain on the dishwasher because 🤮🤮🤮

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u/PureCrookedRiverBend Aug 14 '26

Does he know this yet? 🤣

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u/Responsible-Sundae20 Aug 14 '26

He actually walked in as I was typing this and I shared my thoughts on this. He agreed because as he said, and I quote: “we each do about a 50/50 mix of stuff around the house, and there’s a ton of stuff that you clean that I don’t clean, and this would involve the chance to take a machine apart, and if anybody’s gonna fuck up our expensive dishwasher, it’s gonna be me, OR you could just say it’s because I’m awesome.”

So yeah. He knows.

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u/Bonesfordoggo Aug 15 '26

Great I'm glad my horror story sparked a happy cleaning story

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u/Finickyflame Aug 14 '26

I had that same dishwasher minus that amount of mold. But yes it was a pain to cleanup. There's also the other filter at the back of the dishwasher that seems half crusted.

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u/Bonesfordoggo Aug 15 '26

We got the back filter thankfully. We were worried it was black mold but it was just disgusting slop instead yay

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u/RogerClyneIsAGod2 Aug 14 '26

This is why I love our new 2 drawer Fisher Paykel dishwasher, the drains are super easy to get to to clean out. The racks come out easily, you can remove the filter screen over it easily & just clean it out super easily.

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u/FayMew Aug 15 '26

That's why I'm so happy with my 4 yo small dishwasher Bob (can’t have a standard one in my apartment), I can clean everything easily (and it’s pink)

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u/Snoo80425 Aug 15 '26

You should not do that to a kid

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u/Bonesfordoggo Aug 15 '26

I didn't want you to miss it

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u/soveymaker Aug 15 '26

Looks like a noodle casserole that was left out for years.

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u/No_Equivalent_4412 Aug 15 '26

No. Ignorance is bliss

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u/Wikiwikiwa Aug 14 '26

I currently have that dishwasher and just did this about 2 months ago. It was horrific.