Minging Dishwasher

[EcclesCake]

Any tips? My dishwasher always seems manky despite plates etc being scraped.

Cups are always stained with tannin too.

Bosch machine and Finish tablets.

[hellywelly4]

I get on better with Fairy tablets - the Finish ones were awful.

[hc4361]

Is the salt kept topped up?

[bhg481]

A family friend, who repairs white goods for a living, claims it's worth using dishwasher cleaner every 3 months or so.
We alternate our detergent between Fairy and Finish.

[EcclesCake]

Hmmm, as a CostCo customer I have in excess of 100 Finish tablets!!!!

Salt and rinse aid maintained according to the demands of the bleeping machine.

[Cloverjo]

I don't use tablets. I use seperate powder, rinse aid and salt. I clean out the gubbins every so often.
I think tannin has to be scrubbed out by hand, possibly with a bit of bleach.

[EcclesCake]

My old dishwasher didn't leave tannin stains though :-\

Will give Fairy a go despite my hundred weight of Finish lying around.

[woofgang]

I use finish and find its fine. I rinse out the filter about once a week in hot water and run a cleaner through it around monthly.....got to say my last dishwasher was a Bosch and it was dreadful.

[Hopkirk]

Check the nozzles in the rotary arms are all clear, and that you are not loading so high that they can't spin freely.

[EcclesCake]

My nozzles are spotless and twirl magnificently!

[jakep]

I have a Bosch and use Tesco own brand tablets. No mankies and no tannin stains even on the white work mug that oh only brings home once a week.
I use one of the blue cleaner thingies every now and again.

[EcclesCake]

Definitely going to experiment with tabs whilst twirling my nozzles.

[ethandron]

You need an old toothbrush....

[Barmaid]

//My dishwasher always seems manky despite plates etc being scraped.//

Need to whip Mr Eccles harder....... ;)

[EcclesCake]

I am NOT taking a toothbrush to my nozzles!!!!

Mr Cake frequently gets whipped into next week ;-)

[Prudie]

How long a cycle do you run? I was thrilled when we upgraded our 'came with the kitchen' one to an 'up with the Jones' Bosch but I don't find it anywhere near as good. My cups also come out with tannin stains whatever tablet I use. Only the 2 1/2 hour heavy cycle gets them clean. Cups came out like new after 40 mins in my old one.

[woofgang]

Prudie, I found the same. I have got a hoover one now and its much better than the Bosch was.

[Hopkirk]

Well Eccles, the symptoms match very much with the water not spraying around properly. If your nozzles are clear, and the rotary arms spin freely then there may be a blockage. Try removing the rotary arms and make sure they are not hinged up. My Mum's was partly blocked by little bits of plastic.

[Hopkirk]

Autocorrect is annoying.
Gunged up, not hinged.

[EcclesCake]

Thanks Hopkirk. I've done what I can to clean the rotar arms, unfortunately they cannot be opened up for thorough cleaning. I always make sure they have a clear spin and are not blocked by any obstruction.

Vinegar and soda crystals seems to have perked it up, I just need to keep on top of it.

Just envious of my more slovenly friends who seem to have gleaming dishwashers :-(

[mallyh]

aldis all in one tablets are great ,and every month or so give it a clean with dishwash cleaner .oh yes I also put salt in the dispenser x