• Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    I have never been a huge fan of the giant machine that is supposedly for cleaning things that, if you load in those things while they actually need cleaned it just makes everything worse.

    I understand it sanitizes, which is particularly important in a restaurant setting, but my home isn’t a restaurant. What do I need this “washing” device that can’t handle anything that isn’t already washed for?

    • fatcat@discuss.tchncs.de
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      I never got why people keep prewashing things they put into their dishwasher. I just remove leftover food which could get stuck in the filter and put it in. No prewashing required, things come out clean 99% of the time. Done this with very old and very new machines. Not sure why this is not working for everyone.

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        3 days ago

        That has literally never worked for me with any unit I’ve ever had, but I also rent so maybe the units I’ve been provided all suck.

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      A dishwasher should be able to clean things on its own with proper detergent and loading (not blocking soiled areas).

      If it doesn’t, it needs maintenance.

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        3 days ago

        I’ve never had one that could. They’ve always just spread whatever’s on the dishes onto everything that’s in there. If the maintenance that might correct that is something a non mechanically inclined person could do, I’d be happy to learn!

        • dr_yeti@lemmy.world
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          The trick is cleaning the filter. If it gets clogged, the guck has nowhere to go. This guy has a pretty straightforward tutorial. It only takes a few minutes, but if you’re having trouble finding the filter, DM me a picture of the inside of your dishwasher (with the bottom rack pulled out as far as it goes).

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      If it’s not actually cleaning it without pre-wash, then something is wrong. I think a lot of people don’t realize they have filters that need to be cleaned. The second I spot and unclean dish I pull the filter out and clean it.

      I only end up rinsing out some, not most, dishes cause I know they’ll be sitting in there a few days. I don’t want to deal with the smell of stuff going bad.