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Dishwasher is giving you a headache? Continuous failures, no matter how small they are, they are harming your nerves, and your wallet, too. Do not worry, you can easily solve most of these issues by yourself, just need to know how.
Although modern dishwashers have a long life, it does not mean that during entire this period they work flawlessly.
On the contrary, failures are very common, but the good news is that you can fix most of them yourself. So before you call handyman which you will pay through the nose, read how you can fix some simple malfunctions by yourself.
1. When you open the dishwasher there is the water at the bottom. Why?
The drain is clogged. Empty the dishwasher, look for the filter and clean it. The main culprits of this problem are chicken bones, broken glass or a variety of foils, which are invisible to the eye.
2. Why are the dishes dirty?
The sprinkler may be clogged. Unplug the machine from the power supply, empty the water and pull the nozzle out ( can be moved for cleaning, refer to the instructions how ). Check out all the holes, and if they are clogged, clean them with a toothpick.
If everything looks good, the problem might be the heating of the water – not heated enough to melt the fat. In this case, see the instructions.
3. Why the glasses are not shining and why are they full of stains?
Put them for five minutes in vinegar – if they’re clean and they shine, it means that your water is too hard. In that case, put more detergent in the washing machine. If stains remain, the problem is in excessively high water temperature or you use too much detergent.
4. Dishwasher spreads unpleasant smell as if it burns
You probably have an older model washing with the visible heating element at the bottom. Foods probably there and they fall on it and burn. Remove them.
5. What can I do to get rid of stubborn fat in the dishwashing machine?
The temperature in the machine may be below the temperature required to dissolve the fat. See the instructions. If your machine does not have its own thermostat (most of them now has), increase the temperature of the water in the boiler to 41° F ( 5° C ).
6. How to get rid of whitish stains on the dishes?
You have very hard water, use more rinse aid.
7. How to prevent door from leaking?
First, make sure that maybe a piece of the dish is not ‘stuck’, and therefore you can not close the doors. If everything is OK, they maybe don’t fit as they should. If you see that the doors do not stand in line, take the tool and fasten or loosen the bolts to the door snap into the place.
In addition, the problem may be in the rubber around the doors, and in that case, you need to change it.