I was thirsty.  I pulled a freshly washed glass out of the top rack and filled it with water.  Went to take a sip and…..  EWWWW!  What’s wrong with my water????  It smells like feet!!

After a little investigation I realized  my water was perfectly fine.  It was the glass that smelled.  My freshly washed glass!!??  UH OH!  Something was obviously wrong with my dishwasher.

I turned to my trusty pal, GOOGLE!  He always has the answer!

WAIT!  WHAT??  He told me you’re supposed to clean your dishwasher??  CLEAN YOUR DISHWASHER??  Am I the only person with a Whirlpool who had NO idea this should be on your To Do’s??

Well, apparently my dishwasher was overdue for a cleaning.  It seemed simple enough so I gave  it a try….

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All I needed was ….
  • vinegar
  • baking powder
  • a dishwasher

 

I started with my dirty dishwasher.

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I put a dishwasher-safe cup on the top rack and fill it with White Vinegar.  I used about 2 Cups.

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Using the highest cleaning temperature, I let it run one cycle.

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When the cycle was over, I took the cup out and filled the soap dispenser with some baking soda and ran the dishwasher a final time.

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*Confession*

Okay, I didn’t do the Baking Soda part…. my husband did.  AND A FINE JOB HE DID but because I had to run out I have no FINAL photo of my sparkling clean dishwasher.  MY FRESH SMELLING dishwasher.  Please take my word for it… THIS REALLY WORKED!!!!  No more funky smelling glasses….. WHEWWWW…. Thank goodness.  How embarrassing!

I will now be cleaning my dishwasher on the regular.  No more funk for me, thank you!

Please tell me I’m not crazy.  That I’m not the only one who wasn’t cleaning her dishwasher.

Hmmmm….. Makes me wonder…. What other domestic duties am I slacking on???

Happy cleaning!

Heather

xx