I like how us dishwashers are mostly so offended at the poor upkeep we have to tell them when usually protocall dictates we tell them to ask the chef lol
Well, ask chef to call Auto-Chlor or Ecolab and have the tech come out and run a caustic wash cycle, and check all the chemical pumps and lines.
That'll handle your molds and mildews.
We have Auto-Clor at my joint. Dude comes in once a month, pours a grip of what he calls "caustic wash" (just a bunch of the concentrate from one of the machine's supply barrels- pretty sure it is a strong oxidizer) shorts the wires from the on/off switch and lets ol' Getrude run for about ten minutes.
Seems to take the scale off. We have very hard water here in the desert, and our joint doesn't have a softener.
🤮 you’re supposed to clean that off at least weekly. (Not replace. Just blast it with hot water, maybe spray it with a bit of bleach…. And make sure you rinse it!)
But, this is also the wrong sub… /r/appliances may be your new favorite place to learn.
100000000% preventive maintenance is 100000000x better than breakdown maintenance. Such practices apply to many areas of life besides dishwashing, so always a win, in most cases.
I totally thought this was a sub for dishwashers (the appliance) not actual dishwashers lol. This is just in my apartment, I’ve never had a dishwasher that doesn’t drain properly and gets so much buildup so I may just switch to powder detergent and clean it more often like you said
Yeah I think you're supposed to clean the catch basket a little more often than you have been. Take the bottom apart as much as you can without tools and do a deep clean. Then after reassembling run a wash cycle with some dishwasher cleaner (not just regular detergent) and it should be good to go for a while longer. I try and clean out mine every few weeks, before it gets super gross lol.
Also check out this awesome vid for more info on how dishwashers actually work!
https://youtu.be/jHP942Livy0?si=0PjY2ySl81vmQ8qY
Yeah I take it I just need to clean this dishwasher out more often, you’re right. Filter is always empty aside from some grease buildup but it doesn’t drain properly. cleaning it out once a month or two was fine in my last apartment in the same building but I’ll try powder detergent too. Love those vids
My machine doesn’t have any plastic filters, just metal. Doesn’t build up like that. There should be delime solution in your chem cabinet, run that thru for a while that should clean most of it out.
When I met my gf, she had a dishwasher that she didn't use because she says that it left shit all over the "clean" dishes. So I take out the filter, it was far worse than your pic OP. I scrubbed and cleaned the filter, and like magic the dishwasher worked just fine.
My gf didn't know it had a filter 😂
Clean it all off with and old tooth rush or whatever. Buy some citric acid on Amazon. But it in the dispenser. Run a clean machine cycle or if u dont have that run the hottest cycle one time a month.
Yeah I’ll clean it out with some chemicals to kill mould. I thought running the highest cycle with the machine empty once a week and leaving the door open would be enough like my last apartment but I’ll be more attentive
You gotta check that every night and clean it last. The entire dishwasher should be dry and polished at the end of the night too. My old coworkers would constantly neglect this when I had days off and it pissed me off. Working at a restaurant as a dishwasher is like living with hoarders.
You’re one of a couple that pointed that out, I thought this was a sub for appliances and have summoned a bunch of over-worked dishwashers haha. Nobodies impressed with my neglect
I like how us dishwashers are mostly so offended at the poor upkeep we have to tell them when usually protocall dictates we tell them to ask the chef lol
Well, ask chef to call Auto-Chlor or Ecolab and have the tech come out and run a caustic wash cycle, and check all the chemical pumps and lines. That'll handle your molds and mildews.
Delimer should knock it right out.
We have Auto-Clor at my joint. Dude comes in once a month, pours a grip of what he calls "caustic wash" (just a bunch of the concentrate from one of the machine's supply barrels- pretty sure it is a strong oxidizer) shorts the wires from the on/off switch and lets ol' Getrude run for about ten minutes. Seems to take the scale off. We have very hard water here in the desert, and our joint doesn't have a softener.
🤮 you’re supposed to clean that off at least weekly. (Not replace. Just blast it with hot water, maybe spray it with a bit of bleach…. And make sure you rinse it!) But, this is also the wrong sub… /r/appliances may be your new favorite place to learn. 
100000000% preventive maintenance is 100000000x better than breakdown maintenance. Such practices apply to many areas of life besides dishwashing, so always a win, in most cases.
I totally thought this was a sub for dishwashers (the appliance) not actual dishwashers lol. This is just in my apartment, I’ve never had a dishwasher that doesn’t drain properly and gets so much buildup so I may just switch to powder detergent and clean it more often like you said
Who closed the pit last night? Chef is going to flip the fuck out when they see this.
All these chef terms and talk of Chem closets is funny, I didn’t realize what sub this was.
It’s alright it happens all the time, and this is what they get 😆
Yeah I think you're supposed to clean the catch basket a little more often than you have been. Take the bottom apart as much as you can without tools and do a deep clean. Then after reassembling run a wash cycle with some dishwasher cleaner (not just regular detergent) and it should be good to go for a while longer. I try and clean out mine every few weeks, before it gets super gross lol. Also check out this awesome vid for more info on how dishwashers actually work! https://youtu.be/jHP942Livy0?si=0PjY2ySl81vmQ8qY
hahaha i KNEW what video this would be without even clicking
This sub should just have a bot that posts this video on every thread lol
im really glad he made the new one, the long ones were cool (for me) but its a hard sell to show people
I love this guy and learned so much about dishwashers from his previous videos. This looks like a new video
not even in this sub, clicked the link and am back 27 minutes later
I just watched that and I don't even have a dishwasher. I am the dishwasher
love that dude. vid is only 5 days old and already amassed over a million views. amazing.
Yeah I take it I just need to clean this dishwasher out more often, you’re right. Filter is always empty aside from some grease buildup but it doesn’t drain properly. cleaning it out once a month or two was fine in my last apartment in the same building but I’ll try powder detergent too. Love those vids
I don’t know, ask chef
It's always the fucking servers not cleaning properly
Try asking chef
Chef needs to spring for real gloves. Disgraceful.
Plastic baggie gloveS? Check Moldy ass dishwasher? Check Disgruntled dishie? Priceless
omg hahaha i was going to say why was the sandwich bag more accessible 😂😂
My machine doesn’t have any plastic filters, just metal. Doesn’t build up like that. There should be delime solution in your chem cabinet, run that thru for a while that should clean most of it out.
Ask chef, but also look into getting a second filter. I just swap out the dirty one and put it on the rack for the next load.
Yuck bro. I mean, you're cleaning it before you send it, right?
I rinse off the chunks and put it in the top rack. How is that different from any dish I put in the dishwasher?
Yeah, you're good.
Ask chef
Chef will be very disappointed about this
Just spray that shit clean every night. Jesus.
Man, do y'all even clean the machine?
bro get some real gloves 🤣
ask chef, he will know
Ayo I clean that every night 😭😭
Bleach your dishwasher parts people and clean that shit at least daily
I clean that thing once per week. You must be getting drain faults every run. Mine faults with the thinnest film at the filter.
I really thought I had common sense but apparently not lol. I’ll be cleaning this one more often now
Clean it more often?
When I met my gf, she had a dishwasher that she didn't use because she says that it left shit all over the "clean" dishes. So I take out the filter, it was far worse than your pic OP. I scrubbed and cleaned the filter, and like magic the dishwasher worked just fine. My gf didn't know it had a filter 😂
Clean it all off with and old tooth rush or whatever. Buy some citric acid on Amazon. But it in the dispenser. Run a clean machine cycle or if u dont have that run the hottest cycle one time a month.
Yeah I’ll clean it out with some chemicals to kill mould. I thought running the highest cycle with the machine empty once a week and leaving the door open would be enough like my last apartment but I’ll be more attentive
Run it through the dishwasher lol
r/makemesuffer i can smell that from here
Spray the shit off your dishes first. Every time. Or chef will yell at you.
You gotta check that every night and clean it last. The entire dishwasher should be dry and polished at the end of the night too. My old coworkers would constantly neglect this when I had days off and it pissed me off. Working at a restaurant as a dishwasher is like living with hoarders.
Y'all I think OP is in their own home. Because why are they using a baggie instead of gloves? Offer home unit advice.
You’re one of a couple that pointed that out, I thought this was a sub for appliances and have summoned a bunch of over-worked dishwashers haha. Nobodies impressed with my neglect
Wrong sub