How do I clean the dishwasher?

All those who have a dishwasher, at least once faced with the question, how to clean the dishwasher? At first glance, this is a difficult task, but in fact, if you understand, everything is not so difficult, and it is desirable to do it regularly. How and when to perform this procedure, you will learn from this article.

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How do I clean the dishwasher?

It's quite easy to clean the dishwasher at home. Of course, you can use special dishwasher cleaners, such as Finish Rinse, Calgonit Fusion Power, instructions to which you can read on the packaging of these products, but it's better to try everything yourself. To do this, you do not even need to call a specialist if you strictly follow this instruction.

Turn off the power and check the wash channels:

1. Check all openings through which water enters the dishwasher chamber.
2. If you find any contamination that interferes with the free flow of water, then using tweezers, gently remove it, without pushing it inward.
3. If the hole is small, and you can not remove the dirt with tweezers, take the wire, and then puncture it with clogging.

Already at this stage you can partially clean the dishwasher at home.

Wash the strainer

The strainer must be cleaned at least once a week. It is on it that a raindrop of droplets of fat rapidly forms, which clogs up all small cells, resulting in an unpleasant odor, and most importantly, leakage.

In order to remove the filter, gently remove and disassemble the lower basket. Remove the defused filter under a stream of running water with an ordinary dishwashing liquid and then replace it in its place.

The second stage of washing the dishwasher inside is finished.

Clean the blades of the

Now clean the blades, the impeller or the rocker arms, which are also cleaned in the same way as they are contaminated. They can be hammered from the remnants of food or from scale. If this does happen, then take out all the blades one by one, and then wash them, clean the holes with toothpicks.

Important! After assembly, the blades must rotate perfectly, if this has not happened, then clean the scale and the axis of rotation from the scale so that you are sure that was able to clean the dishwasher well and there will be no problems with its operation.

We clean the seals

Clean the door sealer at least once every six months. To do this, purchase a specialized substance recommended by the manufacturer of your dishwasher.

The space between the gaskets is perfectly cleaned with a toothbrush.

It is better not to use folk remedies like citric acid, because because of it all the rubber gasket loses all its elasticity, and this entails the problem of percolation.

Beginning to wash the dead zone and baskets

At the bottom of the doorway of the machine is located, the so-called dead zone - water here is not possible to enter, and the trash gradually accumulates.

This part should not be forgotten in any case and must be carefully cleaned.

Important! The plastic parts of the basket are easily and quickly cleaned with a brush and dishwashing detergent.

Get rid of fat, rust and mold

Now you must remove absolutely all visible dirt, grease, mold, and rust to clean the dishwasher:

• In order to eliminate mold, use bleach. However, this process will be quite dangerous for parts that are made of stainless steel, so do not allow the reproduction of mold fungi. To do this, regularly dry the machine after use - leave the door open.
• Eliminate rust. Use a special rust remover, but you also need to understand why corrosion occurs. If this is not done, over time, the paint that is on the baskets can be peeled off. When all this has happened, you can update the coating with a special sealant. And to ensure that the inside of the device does not get water with a huge amount of iron, which comes from the rusty pipes at the entrance, put a filter.

Important! Ideally, the door, the chamber, the seals and the filter should be cleaned in the dishwasher e with a sponge every day.

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Basic care instructions

During the operation of the dishwasher, observe the following rules:

• To ensure that the dishwasher serves you faithfully and correctly, check the hoses that are designed for water inlet more often. If there is such a need, clean them with a toothpick.
• 1 time about 2 months, dry your rubber gasket on the door.
• Dishes, before cleaning, be sure to cleanse of all the leftovers.
• Do not overload your dishwasher.
• To make the dishes sparkle clean, carefully select a dishwasher detergent. Check whether the containers for the brightener are properly filled, as well as the salts.

Important! Periodically turn on a completely empty machine for rinsing, add 1 liter of hot table vinegar to hot water. After the procedure, be sure to wipe the machine dry, and then leave the door ajar to remove the smell of vinegar.

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Additional tips for using your dishwasher

In order to clean the dishwasher it was somewhat easier and it soon did not fail, remember that in this case it is absolutely impossible to wash the following dishes:

• cutlery made of wood - partly or completely, because they lose their appearance, and the glue used during the manufacture of such utensils is not able to withstand high temperatures;
• decorative products, which are made of glass, which are extremely sensitive to various external influences;
• rare porcelain or the same old dishes;
• disposable plastic dishes;
• crystal, in which there are particles of lead;
• products that are made of synthetic materials, sensitive to high temperatures;
• copper, as well as pewter;
• stainless steel appliances;
• of the applied arts;
• vintage cookware, which does not have a heat-resistant coating;
• products with inserts of gold, as well as silver, because during washing can change the color, so that the dishes will fade.

Important! Do not wash towels, sponges, or napkins.

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How easy is it to increase the efficiency of your dishwasher?

To ensure that all dishes are perfectly clean after washing, and your dishwasher detergent is thoroughly dissolved and rinsed, carefully follow the following rules:

• Place the dishes inside your machine face down and in.
• Before turning on the machine, check whether the carousel can rotate.
• Do not put the dishes very tightly together, because the dishwasher is washing them, spraying with water, which means that the water should be free to hit the surface.
• All small items, wash with forks and knives in a special compartment, so that they do not fall to the bottom.
• Do not wash containers with labels, because they can crack.

Important! Do not use a rinse aid if you are already using a water softener.

As you can see, cleaning the dishwasher is not so difficult, as it seemed at first glance, the main thing is - clearly adhere to the above instructions.