If a liquid dish soap was inadvertently used inside the dishwasher or you used too much rinse aid, you might notice your dishwasher is now spewing suds or water onto your kitchen floor. For the men out there, this is how you get out of doing dishes. Your first thought would be to call a repair company. Why don't we try this first? Turn off the dishwasher and get yourself about a quarter cup of cooking oil, whole milk or coffee creamer. Pour your product of choice directly into the dishwasher and start it. Operate the dishwasher for about two minutes and the fat in the oil or milk will bond with the soap allowing it to drain. When all traces of suds are gone, run the dishwasher again using the proper amount and type of detergent. Quality automatic dishwasher soap will not cause soap suds, unless they contain rinse agents, or other grease fitting chemicals. Use a high quality basic soap.
Many will argue the amount and type of dish soap. I suggest a basic name brand soap. Look at the percentage of phosphates in the soap. The higher the number the better is washes. With today's washers using less and less water it is imperative that you use a good quality soap. Poor quality soaps will not work. If you use a standard automatic diswasher soap, you really cant use too much. The harder your water, the more you need. If you use the little packets with rise agents in them limit your number to 1 only. More could cause leaks. If using powder or liguid fill up both the main wash and the prewash dispensors.
Ill leave you with one last tip. The minimum water temperature to effectively wash dishes is 129 degrees Fahrenheit. What does this mean to you? Your job is to make sure the inlet water to your dishwasher is at least 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Any less and it won't wash. Don't have a thermometer? Run your hot water at the kitchen sink. Hold your hand under the hot running water. Does it burn? If not it won't wash. Turn up your water heater. Always run the kitchen faucet (on hot) before starting the dishwasher. Remember, hot water and good soap are the two keys to a good dishwasher.
Mike www.sobellas.com
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