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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

More importantly, clean your dishwasher vent.

If you didn’t know it had a vent, enjoy cleaning out that mold.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait what

I just cleaned the filter last week (rental) and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned for centuries

You're saying there's another thing in there that's just as dirty that I didn't clean??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Dishwashers typically (meaning I guess there may be some that don’t) have a way for the warm moist air to vent out of it. Usually in the door, and typically “hidden” on the outside to match the aesthetic.

Inside however, there is usually a more obvious way for air to escape. On my current dishwasher for instance, it’s just a removable grate at the top of the door that sits flush with the door interior itself. It’s set up in such a way that air can get through it, but not water from the cleaning cycles (since that would obviously be quite detrimental to the kitchen overall.)

Now if you think about what I just described, a small dark area with plenty of warm moist air flowing through it each time you run your dishwasher, protected from the cleaning agents and harsh spray of water, you’ll likely come to the quick realization… this is the perfect place for unwanted things to grow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ohh! Ok that makes more sense. For some reason i was imagining an outdoor dryer vent. Thank you