This is a thing with every dishwasher I’ve had, some models seem better than other. You wash the dishes and when they dry, they have a musty odor I can only describe as “wet dog”. Other people often don’t seem to notice this, so maybe I am just sensitive to it. Though if I point it out, then they smell it.
I have tried:
- Cleaning every nook and cranny of the dishwasher and filter
- Running with orange kool-aid/citric acid/lemishine in dispenser after each wash (works decently well)
- Running a rinse w white vinegar after each cycle (this works the best so far)
- Making sure dishes air dry instead of dry inside the dishwasher (always do this, helps a bit)
In all instances where this happens, the dishes are clean and don’t have food stuck to them or floating around in the water.
Has anybody else fought this problem? What worked for you?
What’s your motivation for this?
Wouldn’t this just make the detergent get used up in the first cycle, which is usually the shorter one iirc?
Also, why the recommendation for using a tablet over powder? You get finer control over the dosage with powder, it’s a lot cheaper, and you can actually fill both the compartments of the detergent compartment, meaning that you get detergent in both the rinse cycle and the wash cycle, for maximum washing efficiency.