Watch as Tyler shares 5 steps in loading your dishwasher correctly. Plus a few extra tips to get those dirty dishes clean as a whistle.
Step 1: Should you clean all the food off your dishes before you place them in your dishwasher?
* Yes and No – You should scrape all the food off but do not rinse. Dishwasher soap needs something to cling to and if all the food it washed off already then the soap will cling to your dishes and weaken them. This could cause them to crack later on. This could also lead to glasses becoming hazy with a film.
Step 2: Dish placement: On the bottom rack you should put larger items in the back. This is not just for convenience but many dishwashers place more jets and will clean the larger more soiled pots and pans. Do not place glasses over the tines. This could cause the cups to move around and scratch and damage. Do not overlap the dishes either.
Step 3: Loading the utensil basket. Take advantage of what the manufactures provides you. You should then ad your utensil’s half up and half down so it eliminates some of the tendency for the forks and spoons to nest together and not receive the required water to clean. Knifes should always be placed down for safety reasons.
Sept 4: Don’t Block the wash arms are not blocked. Usually it is some time of handle or utensil that may be blocking the wash arms from turning.
Step 5: Don’t over load the dishwasher. This is the number 1 way to make it so your dishes do not clean.
Bonus: If there is a hazy film on your dishwasher. You may be using to much detergent. Try a lesser amount or a different type. You can also use rinse aid and this would help!
Bonus Tip #2: If your cycle did not clean check to make sure the soap dropped into the dishwasher. Many times large items can block the soap door from opening and it that happened the soap was never allowed to do its job.
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I'm sending this video to my kids. Maybe since it's not me telling them, they will actually do it the right way? Wish me luck…
I only rinse if something is dried onto the dish because my dish washer has often just not cleaned it enough
I guess you don't live in a place like Florida, because if you don't rinse dishes off, you're going to end up with a roach fest.
BS rinse your dishes.
Thank you! Had to laugh, when I was entering my search phrase YouTube finished it after only about 3 words. Guess I'm not the only clueless guy when it comes to dishwashers.
I agree with everything he said EXCEPT putting pots on the bottom rack. This blocks the water jet below from cleaning the dishes on the top rack. I only put FLAT dishes on the bottom rack – dinner plates, salad plates, saucers, cookie sheets, etc. and placed edge on. The top rack is for cups, glasses, bowls and pots. If any of the items in the top rack have standing water in them after a cleaning cycle then they were not placed correctly – so adjust.
Short answer – let the men do it as men understands mechanics. I never encountered a women who wouldn't f'up loading a dishwasher.
I clean my stuff relatively well before putting it into the washer because the geniuses that designed my washer put the filter in a horrible place. I am not going to dismantle the entire interior just to clean the filter. If it ever gets clogged the thing is getting trashed and I will buy one that was designed by someone who had more than two functioning brain cells.
I keep hearing people say something like "Don't overload your washing machine / dishwasher!" but then I'm just thinking "Okay… is it possible to underload your machine?"
Like, imagine washing just one or two items at a time instead of a dozen. That feels like underloading, but I don't think leaving a bunch of dirty items out in order to avoid an "underload" scenario would be a good idea, especially with dishes.
If you guys never seen a dishwasher running, look up videos of cameras inside a dishwasher during a cycle. It is fascinating and gives you a real understanding how these things work. Modern technology is amazing.