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I put washing machine cleaner in the dishwasher - help! (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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The dishwasher wasn't rinsing properly. I found a bottle of what I thought said "dishwasher cleaner" under the sink, so I put that in the dishwasher, on a hot cycle. Well, I am partially sighted and turns out I misread the bottle. It was actually washing machine cleaner. After several cycles I managed to get rid of the suds, but not the smell. The dishwasher smells terribly of laundry detergent. And it's strongly clinging to the glasses and dishes, making them unusable. I tried putting vinegar in, but it didn't get rid of the smell. I am worried about my landlady's reaction when she finds out. She is already at the end of her tether with me because I am several months behind on the rent. She has spoken before about evicting me due to the money - I'm worried this might be the final straw. what can I do to get rid of the smell?

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[–] luchuan@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There should be a mesh filter at the bottom of the tub to prevent food bits from clogging the drain pump (assuming the machine doesn't drain to a garbage disposal which some machines do). Give that a rinse under the sink.

They make dishwasher cleaning agents specifically to clean out the machine. You could try those or something with the same active ingredient.

You may need to do a couple vinegar rinses and follow-up with an empty cycle or two to push all the "contaminated" water out.

[–] DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 6 months ago

Thanks for the advice. I've taken the filter out and washed it as you suggested. It was pretty clean already, just a little bit of fluffy looking stuff on it. I scrubbed it and put it back. I guess I'll keep doing washes now until it goes away.