How to care for a dishwasher

dishwasher care For the “iron assistant” to serve for a long time and not break, she needs care. Moreover, she will constantly require attention to herself, and the more she gets it, the better it will work. Caring for a dishwasher at home boils down mainly to its external and internal cleaning and to some other preventative measures. How to properly care for the dishwasher will be discussed in our story.

What to do for a dishwasher to serve for a long time?

If you just use the dishwasher every day and do not think about leaving it, then after a very short period of time, the dishwasher will stop working. The reason for this may be a clogged filter, hose or pipe, jammed sprayer and you never know what else. But all this can be avoided if you accustom yourself to take care of the dishwasher in time, make it a kind of technical prevention. The question arises, how to care for the dishwasher correctly, what actions to perform?

Note! The methods of caring for the dishwasher, basically, do not depend on its brand, model and operating time, but equally extend its service life.

In fact, there are quite a few of these actions; there is a reason to list them first, and then to analyze them in detail. These are the steps.

Regular inspection and cleaning of garbage filters.
Checking and cleaning the rotating rocker arm (upper and lower).
Cleaning baskets and walls of the washing chamber.
Cleaning the flow inlet filter.
Check and clean the drain hose.
Cleaning and wiping the detergent drawer.
Rubber parts care.
Cleaning the inside and outside of the door
Caring for the outside of the dishwasher.

In addition to these actions, experts recommend taking preventive measures aimed at protecting the dishwasher from dirt coming in with tap water and power surges. How to do all this correctly, let's talk in more detail.

Dry cleaning

Dry cleaning involves the internal cleaning of the dishwasher using special tools. Chemicals that clean the dishwasher can be purchased or made at home, but it is best to use specially designed products recommended by the manufacturer of the dishwasher. You need to be careful with dry cleaning, but at the same time you should not neglect it, because the service life of the machine will depend on how correctly and often you begin to carry out such cleaning.

So, to make a complete internal cleaning of the dishwasher from dirt, mold and dishwasher cleaning limescale you need to do the following:

remove dirty dishes from the baskets of the dishwasher;
pour or pour a special cleaning agent into the powder compartment;
run a washing program, which should not be less than 1.5 hours in duration, and water temperature should not be less than 60 ⁰WITH.

At the end of the washing program, all the internal parts of the dishwasher in contact with water will be very well cleaned. True, this will happen if the cleaning agent is of high quality.

Many experts recommend the comprehensive express cleaner for dishwashers Top House, which perfectly copes with all types of pollution. You can choose another tool, including making it yourself. You can read more about special cleaners for dishwashers in the article Dishwasher Cleaners, everything is more or less described in detail there.

It is authentically recorded that the service life of a dishwasher, which is regularly cleaned, increases by about 1.5 times, and if you combine it with physical cleaning, the service life can be extended by 2 times. It is necessary to clean the dishwasher with chemicals at least once every 6 months.

Important! Do not get involved in cleaning the dishwasher with vinegar. Acetic odor is eaten into gum and then it can be quite difficult to get rid of.

Physical cleaning

Dishwasher service is not limited to dry cleaning; you need to work with your hands. In what order do you need to check and clean the "iron assistant", and most importantly, how to do it right?

We start cleaning with trash filters and holes around the drain. Unscrew the coarse dust filter and pull out the fine filter mesh. Thoroughly clean and rinse the filters and put them in place. We also thoroughly wash the hole around the drain with soapy water and a sponge.
Next comes the prevention of a rotating impeller. We take a toothpick and a sponge with dishwashing detergent. We clean the nozzle holes with a toothpick and remove the dirt with a sponge. Nozzles must be completely cleaned of dirt and limescale.
In the next step, we take a dishwashing detergent, dilute it in a small amount of water and wipe the baskets and walls of the washing chamber with a sponge with a solution.
We pass to the inside of the door. We need to rinse it with the same solution along with a detergent drawer, and then wipe it with a dry cloth. At the same time, you need to rinse and wipe the sealing gum.
We unscrew the drain hose, after putting the rags on the floor, rinse and clean the hose, and then put it in place.
Armed with a glass cleaner, spray a little on the front of the machine and on the walls of the cabinet, then wipe it with a dry cloth.
Next we shut off the water and unscrew the inlet hose. We are not interested in the hose itself, but in the flow filters. One is in the machine body at the entrance, and the second is usually placed after the tee crane. We disassemble both filters and carefully clean their nets so that there is no dirt or scale. We put the filters in place and fasten the hose.

When completing the physical cleaning, do not forget to check whether you have screwed in the dust filters well, if the rocker turns normally and if you installed the inlet and outlet hoses correctly. A loose hose may cause a flood.

How to make operation safe?

The service life of the dishwasher will depend not only on how correctly and often you will clean it in different ways, but also on how pedantically you will follow the basic rules of operation.

When laying dirty dishes in baskets, do not forget to check for pieces of food left on it.
Fold dishes correctly, strictly according to the instructions.
Carefully choose a washing program.
After washing, do not close the door tightly. It is necessary to allow the condensate to evaporate from the washing chamber.
After each dishwashing, thoroughly wipe the rubber bands with a dry cloth.
After each wash, check the cuvette for undissolved powder or tablets.

Note! The service life of the dishwasher directly depends not only on care, but also on how correctly it was installed.

In conclusion, we note that increasing the life of your dishwasher is not so difficult, the main thing is to properly care for it. Caring for a dishwasher is a very simple matter, it’s worth a couple of times to try to “get your hands on”, get used to doing it all the time and your “iron assistant” will work for decades.