▲ 740 ▼ A lesson in housekeeping (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/facepalm@lemmy.world 253 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (6 children) the what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 years ago (2 children) You may want gloves for this one... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not all of them have one, if yours does and you're just learning about it, I'm very sorry. But you have a truly terrible job ahead of you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] joenforcer@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago Ooooooh! Do the washing machine filter next! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Assuming you don't have a manual to read: First, start with a freshly -emptied clean dishwasher, no spills in the bottom. Wear rubber gloves if you're easily grossed out. Pull out the bottom drawer. Look in the bottom, you see anything that looks like you could turn it 🛞, with maybe a couple arrows ▶️ ◀️ to line up? Lefty-loosey it, pull it out and take it to the sink, along with any screenlike thingamabobs that come out with it. Run warm water and use hands, sink brush, or scrunge to gently remove all the gunk. You don't have to abuse it, you want it to last the life of the machine. Also feel in the hole, removing any gunk left behind. If the filter pieces come apart easily, do that, but put them back as they were before reinserting into the machine. Fit it back into the hole and righty-tighty to match up the arrows. Don't over-tighten! Go rinse out your sink, dry your hands, and set a monthly notification on your phone. It's much less gross if you do it monthly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] affiliate@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) oh that doesn’t sound as bad as i was expecting. thank you for the explanation. i believe i have found the wheel and i will give it a go this coming weekend after i secure some gloves and prepare myself mentally for what’s to come. the reminder thing sounds like a good idea, i have a poor habit of letting some of these home maintenance things slip my mind and the new year might be a good excuse to try to do those things more routinely. we’ll see how it goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Even if you find a lot of gunk, remember it's had hot soapy water washing through it every time you ran the dishwasher, killing a lot of the germs at least. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 years ago (2 children) You may want gloves for this one... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wogi@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not all of them have one, if yours does and you're just learning about it, I'm very sorry. But you have a truly terrible job ahead of you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] joenforcer@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago Ooooooh! Do the washing machine filter next! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not all of them have one, if yours does and you're just learning about it, I'm very sorry. But you have a truly terrible job ahead of you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] joenforcer@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago Ooooooh! Do the washing machine filter next! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joenforcer@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago Ooooooh! Do the washing machine filter next! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) Assuming you don't have a manual to read: First, start with a freshly -emptied clean dishwasher, no spills in the bottom. Wear rubber gloves if you're easily grossed out. Pull out the bottom drawer. Look in the bottom, you see anything that looks like you could turn it 🛞, with maybe a couple arrows ▶️ ◀️ to line up? Lefty-loosey it, pull it out and take it to the sink, along with any screenlike thingamabobs that come out with it. Run warm water and use hands, sink brush, or scrunge to gently remove all the gunk. You don't have to abuse it, you want it to last the life of the machine. Also feel in the hole, removing any gunk left behind. If the filter pieces come apart easily, do that, but put them back as they were before reinserting into the machine. Fit it back into the hole and righty-tighty to match up the arrows. Don't over-tighten! Go rinse out your sink, dry your hands, and set a monthly notification on your phone. It's much less gross if you do it monthly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] affiliate@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) oh that doesn’t sound as bad as i was expecting. thank you for the explanation. i believe i have found the wheel and i will give it a go this coming weekend after i secure some gloves and prepare myself mentally for what’s to come. the reminder thing sounds like a good idea, i have a poor habit of letting some of these home maintenance things slip my mind and the new year might be a good excuse to try to do those things more routinely. we’ll see how it goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Even if you find a lot of gunk, remember it's had hot soapy water washing through it every time you ran the dishwasher, killing a lot of the germs at least. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) oh that doesn’t sound as bad as i was expecting. thank you for the explanation. i believe i have found the wheel and i will give it a go this coming weekend after i secure some gloves and prepare myself mentally for what’s to come. the reminder thing sounds like a good idea, i have a poor habit of letting some of these home maintenance things slip my mind and the new year might be a good excuse to try to do those things more routinely. we’ll see how it goes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Even if you find a lot of gunk, remember it's had hot soapy water washing through it every time you ran the dishwasher, killing a lot of the germs at least. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Even if you find a lot of gunk, remember it's had hot soapy water washing through it every time you ran the dishwasher, killing a lot of the germs at least. permalink fedilink source parent