Argh! Broken glass in dishwasher!

[bushbaby_de]

Just knocked a glass over whilst emptying the dishwasher and the shards have gone EVERYWHERE! I've removed the big chunks but do you reckon its ok to vaccum out the little stuff in the bottom?

[stokemaveric]

cant you sweep them out with a soft handbrush and pan bushbaby???

[bushbaby_de]

I'm not really sure, its only a slimline dishwasher so the rotating arm takes up loads of room and it'd be difficult to get my hands in their. Do you think using a vacuum cleaner would be dangerous?

[stokemaveric]

i see what you mean...im sure it would be but id unplug the diswasher first....

[DTCwordfan]

So you are going to put the vacuum cleaner in there with the hose through the door and turn both on.....hmmmmm

I would think that you are ok to suck out the bits as long as the residual water is minimal - is the machine reasonably dry now, otherwise let it dry out before hitting the vacuum on.

[bushbaby_de]

DT, sorry I am confused, what do you mean about a hose and them both turned on?!

[stokemaveric]

oh dear i can see an accident on the horizon...i think dt means the vacuum hose bushbaby....

[bushbaby_de]

But why do you think I'm going to turn the dishwasher on when I'm vacuuming it??!!

[DTCwordfan]

Cor blimey - irony is lost on you.....Are you American by chance, or related......

[NazNomad]

Could you not just run the dishwasher and then empty the filter once the glass pieces have been washed into it?

[DTCwordfan]

No, thinking about it, you aren't American, they would go out and buy a new one!

[jomifl]

Bushbaby.. if you ask a serious question in chatterbank it is unlikely that you will get a serious answer. Can you not remove the rotating arm? to make it easier to clean. There is usually a filter in the bottom which should catch the glass fragments.

[DTCwordfan]

actually Naz's answer is a very sensible one - just do your shortest run on the dishwasher and then whip the filter out (take a little care here)

(not standing on it and jogging!)

[DTCwordfan]

and thanks jomifl for your poisoned answer - have a nice weekend.

[bushbaby_de]

Thanks guys for your help. I used chatterbank because the question didn't fit anywhere else. I missed the irony because I was panicking about their being glass everywhere!

I've done a combo of your answers - used a small soft brush to brush it all into the filter, then removed the filter and emptied it into the bin, then wiped the bottom with a wet cloth to make sure I had it all.

Cheers, panic over :)

[bushbaby_de]

I also appear to have lost the ability to differentiate between their and there today - apologies in advance to the spelling and grammar police who lurk on AB from time to time!

[what..the?]

I worry that if the dishwasher is run the glass will scratch the inside of the machine which might create rust spots later down the line.

I would see if I could climb in there remove any pieces with damp cloth, or if the pieces are really small if the machine is dry wrap some cello tape round you hand lean in and dab round to pick up small pieces, I would then try and place large cloth or sponge in the drain hole and throw some water if by hand all over in the hope to catch any last pieces which would get caught pre drain on the cloth,

[what..the?]

glad to hear its sorted :)