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To never have cleaned my dishwasher

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Pavementworrier · 09/01/2026 21:22

Is it true you're supposed to do it monthly???

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Flamingowigglesworm · 09/01/2026 21:32

You absolutely do 🤣 the filter at the bottom gets full of grime and goo and needs a good scrub regularly. Otherwise your dishes are getting cleaned with dirty bacteria filled water

ImmortalJillyCooper · 09/01/2026 21:31

You buy a special cleaning thing, shove it in, then do an empty load on high heat. Same as what you are supposed to do with your washing machine. I do both of these regularly. About every 10 years

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Pavementworrier · 09/01/2026 21:31

Whizzingwhippet · 09/01/2026 21:29

How? Clean it where? With what?

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There's a filter at the bottom you're supposed to empty out (ugh)

Haven't tried yet

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IndigoIsMyFavouriteColour · 09/01/2026 21:30

With dishwasher cleaner. You put it in and run a cycle and that cleans the dishwasher. We do it but probably not monthly

Catza · 09/01/2026 21:30

What?!
I mean.. apart from checking a filter once in the blue moon I just assumed it was self-cleaning every time it did dishes 😁

Whizzingwhippet · 09/01/2026 21:29

Pavementworrier · 09/01/2026 21:27

Supposedly monthly....

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How? Clean it where? With what?

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Pavementworrier · 09/01/2026 21:27

Whizzingwhippet · 09/01/2026 21:27

Pardon? You're meant to clean them?!

Supposedly monthly....

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Whizzingwhippet · 09/01/2026 21:27

Pardon? You're meant to clean them?!