Plastic bits of my dishwasher are going orange!!

[RGPargy]

Is this limescale and will dishwasher cleaner remove it?

TIA

[Dropdeadfred]

it's probaly from any tomato-based foods on the crockery..bolognaise, chilli etc

[RGPargy]

hmmm i spose it could be from the bolognaise pan......

NOTE TO SELF - RINSE EVERYTHING FIRST!!!!

[Dropdeadfred]

soaking any removable bits in mild bleach should help....i had this once and running it on empty on the hottest wash helped alot

[belgo]

yes it's from bolognese!

[SlartyBartFast]

happens to me too.
really annoying,
plastic children's snack pots, all turn orange.

[claricebeansmum]

Agree with DropDeadFred - it's tomatoes- especialy tom puree

[LittleMissNorty]

My DD has pink teats on her bottles due to this!

[SoupDragon]

Leaving them in the sun helps get rid of the orange hue.

[Uriel]

I rinse stuff out before I load the dishwasher, then run it on a rinse, clean the filter (again) and then run it properly.

Filter is sometimes orange after the rinse but that comes off easily then.

[RGPargy]

What a complete tho, eh?! I never even thought about the bolog sauce staining my lovely new shiny dishwasher! Arse!

Will try bleaching any removable bits (not sure there are any!) and will also run it on v. hot empty. Do you put any detergent in when you do that??

[SoupDragon]

Does it matter what they look like? Do you stand gazing at the interior of your dishwasher??

[cmotdibbler]

In the past I have found that a nice soak in Milton solution has succesfully removed the orange stain from plastics put in with spag bog pan

[LittleMissNorty]

what about this....I've used it before to give dw a general clean and its pretty good (don't know how well it cleans orange plastic though). You can get it in tesco's

[RGPargy]

Soupdragon - After having one as a teenager when living with my parents and then NOT having one for 20 years, yes i DO stand gaze at the inside of my new shiny dishwasher lol. Seriously tho, i am very fussy about keeping my stuff in good order and really HATE it when my stuff gets spoilt.

I am going to buy some Finish cleaner today just to see if that helps.

[PeaMcLean]

RG did anything work? I'm sick of DS's lunch boxes going orange.

[pgwithnumber3]

I saw a Fairy Dishwasher tablet advert the other day and it said things go orangey in your dishwasher because the tablets you use are too "hard". I have noticed that when I have used cheaper tablets, things have gone orange.

[BettySpaghetti]

We've got some bowls that are terracotta and only glazed on the inside -these turn plastics orange too.