How Do You Clean A Smelly Dishwasher?
Sometimes you pull out a load of dishes and think “how is it possible they smell worse *after* I cleaned them?!” Don’t get down on yourself – or your appliance – even the cleanest dishwashers get smelly sometimes! Follow this guide to remove odor from your dishwasher and keep it from transferring onto you dishes! First, check the water in other places in your kitchen and house and make sure it doesn’t smell. Sometimes a smelly dishwasher is the product of some chemical found in the water. If you water smells funny in other areas of your house, call your local water department and ask about the water – there may be a bacteria or pH imbalance that is causing the odor (and could be potentially harmful to you!) Clean out the food filter. This is usually located in the back bottom of the washer and is used to trap food during the cleaning cycle. Sometimes food particles get stuck there and can cause odor over time. Give your dishwasher a baking soda bath. Clean out any dishes from the insid
