Dishwashers have a few basic functions that work together to get your dishes clean. Nozzles in various locations, both static and moving, surround dishes with soapy water, then clean water, which ideally leaves your dishes sparkling clean. So when your dishes come out of the washer less than sparkling, you investigate why. We usually start by changing the dish arrangement, … Read More

If your dishwasher smells, you’re in the right place. In this guide, we will give you step-by-step instructions for how to find the cause and then fix it. A lot of people think that dishwashers clean themselves and that they don’t need to manually clean them. It is true they stay pretty clean inside, but they still require a good … Read More

More detergent is always a better clean – this can be a common mentality when it comes to any cleaning. However, while it takes a few major mistakes to really shake that way of thinking, you should still be able to note the signs when it does happen in your dishwasher. These days, pre-measured detergent is becoming very popular for … Read More

While your dishwasher may be hooked up to the hot water line, every dishwasher uses a heating element to heat the wash water up to the appropriate temperature. Found in the bottom of the tub, you may recognize the heating element if you have an electric oven as they serve the same function, in a way. However, there may come … Read More

No one likes to open their dishwasher and find the dishes are still dirty. A dishwasher is meant to be a time-saver. A dishwasher that leaves your dishes dirty is a major headache. If your dishwasher isn’t getting your dishes clean, here are several items to check. Water Inlet Valve Water enters the dishwasher when the water inlet valve is … Read More

Soap suds bubbling out of your dishwasher door and onto your kitchen floor is a sight no homeowner wants to witness. The messy foam like substance can damage your kitchen cabinets and floor, if it’s not spotted immediately. Fortunately, most of the time, soap suds are not caused by a component malfunction, instead the bubbly overflow is a result of … Read More

When your dishwasher finishes its cycle, the water is safely ferried down the drain at the bottom of your appliance and down the sink drain, the hose is attached to. However, while gravity does a bit of the work, the water is forced down the drain using pressure from a drain pump. This means if you open your dishwasher after … Read More

While most appliance owners are pretty familiar with their dishwasher and how it works, they may not know too much about rinse aid. Perhaps the rinse aid in their dishwasher has ran out or even the dispenser is no longer working. If this happens, you may wonder – how integral is rinse aid to the dish washing process? If you … Read More