Dishwasher 'sand'
eastender
inside of cups and glasses - only on the top deck. It seems to be
working OK otherwise. Any idea what this is and how to get rid?
Thx
E.
Tim W
"eastender" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Our Bosch dishwasher is leaving a sort of sandy deposit mainly on the
> inside of cups and glasses - only on the top deck. It seems to be
> working OK otherwise. Any idea what this is and how to get rid?
>
Check the top rotor is actually turning and unobstructed. Check that the
holes where the water comes out of the top rotor aren't blocked with lemon
pips. Clean out whatever filters you can find in the sump of the machine.
Might be simple as that. I hate it when you get dirty glasses out, really
spoils the enjoyment of a good beer to see it has yuck in it.
Tim W
Skipweasel
nos...@nospam.com says...
> Our Bosch dishwasher is leaving a sort of sandy deposit mainly on the
> inside of cups and glasses - only on the top deck. It seems to be
> working OK otherwise. Any idea what this is and how to get rid?
>
Check the fine-mesh filter - the one you get to by removing the coarse
filter in the sump. If it's falling apart you'll get sludge pumped
round, and you're right, it does look "sandy".
Beware - the fine filter has (in our case, and many others) three
stripes of plastic embedded in it, to stiffen the mesh. If they start to
fall apart the bits get stuck in the flap-valve that allows drain-back
from the rotors and worse, in the pump. New meshy-bit is around £30.
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Ronald Raygun
> Check the fine-mesh filter - the one you get to by removing the coarse
> filter in the sump. If it's falling apart you'll get sludge pumped
> round, and you're right, it does look "sandy".
>
> Beware - the fine filter has (in our case, and many others) three
> stripes of plastic embedded in it, to stiffen the mesh. If they start to
> fall apart the bits get stuck in the flap-valve that allows drain-back
> from the rotors and worse, in the pump. New meshy-bit is around £30.
For what it is, that's pretty extortionate, unless you take into account
the added entertainment value. What entertainment value? Well, you need
to listen very carefully, but at the end of the cycle, when it's all gone
quiet, you may be able hear the little particles of sand say: "Another fine
mesh you've gotten us into".
eastender
Skipweasel <no...@127.1.1.1> wrote:
> Check the fine-mesh filter - the one you get to by removing the coarse
> filter in the sump. If it's falling apart you'll get sludge pumped
> round, and you're right, it does look "sandy".
>
> Beware - the fine filter has (in our case, and many others) three
> stripes of plastic embedded in it, to stiffen the mesh. If they start to
> fall apart the bits get stuck in the flap-valve that allows drain-back
> from the rotors and worse, in the pump. New meshy-bit is around £30.
Thanks - will check that.
E.
eastender
"Tim W" <tim.whitt...@mtavirgin.net> wrote:
> Check the top rotor is actually turning and unobstructed. Check that the
> holes where the water comes out of the top rotor aren't blocked with lemon
> pips. Clean out whatever filters you can find in the sump of the machine.
> Might be simple as that. I hate it when you get dirty glasses out, really
> spoils the enjoyment of a good beer to see it has yuck in it.
Thanks - didn't realise water came out of the rotor.
I'm paranoid about the dishwasher anyway - I always rinse beer and wine
glasses no matter how clean they look.
E.
eastender
Ronald Raygun <no....@localhost.localdomain> wrote:
> For what it is, that's pretty extortionate, unless you take into account
> the added entertainment value. What entertainment value? Well, you need
> to listen very carefully, but at the end of the cycle, when it's all gone
> quiet, you may be able hear the little particles of sand say: "Another fine
> mesh you've gotten us into".
You must have been waiting a long time to get that joke in. I'm happy to
oblige.
E.
Mark Spice
a refill of rinse aid was in order. This used to do the trick and was
despite the use of allegedly "all-in-one" detergent tablets.
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Skipweasel
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> My previous Bosch DW used to do this regularly and it was an indicator that
> a refill of rinse aid was in order. This used to do the trick and was
> despite the use of allegedly "all-in-one" detergent tablets.
We've always used Asda or Tescos very cheap DW tablets - £1.70ish for
30. Provided the filter is kept clean they've never failed to do the
job. As for paying ten quid for 33 poncy tablets - that's just daft.
Richard Russell
> I'm paranoid about the dishwasher anyway - I always rinse beer and wine
> glasses no matter how clean they look.
Ideally don't wash drinking glasses in a dishwasher - whatever your
detergent says about being kind to glass it will eventually etch them
and spoil their appearance.
Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/
Skipweasel
@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, ne...@rtrussell.co.uk says...
> Ideally don't wash drinking glasses in a dishwasher - whatever your
> detergent says about being kind to glass it will eventually etch them
> and spoil their appearance.
Not in our house - the wife drops them long before they go grey.
Then again, greying is particularly a problem with lead-glass - it
happens a lot slower with the cheap stuff.
Grimly Curmudgeon
drugs began to take hold. I remember Ronald Raygun
<no....@localhost.localdomain> saying something like:
>when it's all gone
>quiet, you may be able hear the little particles of sand say: "Another fine
>mesh you've gotten us into".
Are you channeling Bob Monkhouse?
Ronald Raygun
> We were somewhere when I remember Ronald Raygun saying something like:
>>
>>when it's all gone
>>quiet, you may be able hear the little particles of sand say: "Another
>>fine mesh you've gotten us into".
>
> Are you channeling Bob Monkhouse?
Why do you ask? Did he channel Laurel and Hardy?
Bob Eager
I don't remember it costing anything like that. I believe I ordered BOTH
filters though, as a set...but it still wasn't that much. Your Model May
Vary.
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eastender
Ronald Raygun <no....@localhost.localdomain> wrote:
> Why do you ask? Did he channel Laurel and Hardy?
On a point of order Hardy always said 'another nice mess'. Although
there was a film called 'Another fine mess'.
Or so says Wikipedia.
E.
Invisible Man
Insoluble stuff like cigarette ash and teal leaf dust tends to be
distributed around the dishwasher at the end of the cycle. (The ash
trays live in the garden where any visitors smoke)
We take the view that life is too short. If it is good enough for a
display cabinet it stays in there. Otherwise it goes through the dishwasher.
We do get through a few (food) steamer spares. Anyone know of a steamer
that is really dishwasher safe? The metal baskets of our current Tefal
one last but the plastic bits don't seem steam proof, let alone
dishwasher proof.
S Viemeister
> We do get through a few (food) steamer spares. Anyone know of a steamer
> that is really dishwasher safe? The metal baskets of our current Tefal
> one last but the plastic bits don't seem steam proof, let alone
> dishwasher proof.
Prestige. It's really a frying pan and stainless steel baskets with
removable dividers. It works very well, but I wouldn't use it for rice
(I do rice in the microwave).
Pete Zahut
Why? Our dishwasher works at 65degC, far hotter than the human hand can
stand even with Marigolds on. It does a better job of cleaning than a human
could ever do - and do you really think the pub washes glasses by hand after
they've come out of the glass washer?
Skipweasel
says...
> > I'm paranoid about the dishwasher anyway - I always rinse beer and
> > wine glasses no matter how clean they look.
>
> Why? Our dishwasher works at 65degC, far hotter than the human hand can
> stand even with Marigolds on.
>
I got the impression he meant before they go in, not when they come out.
Pete Zahut
> In article <Pu2dncwuL_BLG73Q...@bt.com>, no...@valid.com
> says...
>>> I'm paranoid about the dishwasher anyway - I always rinse beer and
>>> wine glasses no matter how clean they look.
>>
>> Why? Our dishwasher works at 65degC, far hotter than the human hand
>> can stand even with Marigolds on.
>>
>
> I got the impression he meant before they go in, not when they come
> out.
Well I didn't read it that way but even if you're right, it still begs the
question why?
Skipweasel
Ah, that's another matter. We shake off any bits off food that will fall
off on their own into the pigbin[1] and let the dishwasher take care of
the rest. The filter gets cleared about weekly.
[1] Though it actually goes on the compost heap - the name came from Mum
who had a rural upbringing in the 20s.
Pete Zahut
Funny that this should come up now because we were having a conversation in
the pub about it a couple of weeks ago. Most people we know (including us)
will scrape any bits of food off plates and stuff, so very little ever gets
to the filters - the dishwasher is really just cleaning off gravy or sauce,
maybe the odd pea shell or something.
We've had dishwashers for the last 20 years, maybe a bit longer, but in all
that time I think I've only ever needed to actually "empty" or "clean out" a
filter maybe half a dozen times. I do look at it weekly, just in case, but
there's never anything in it.
I'm still wondering about the OP's paranoia - to me it sounds like cleaning
up before the cleaner arrives.
John
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I always wipe the bottom of the door seal once a week (it gets a bit gungy)
as well as doing the filter. Bits of egg shell can get into the spray arm
holes.
djc
> Ah, that's another matter. We shake off any bits off food that will fall
> off on their own into the pigbin[1] and let the dishwasher take care of
> the rest. The filter gets cleared about weekly.
>
> [1] Though it actually goes on the compost heap - the name came from Mum
> who had a rural upbringing in the 20s.
My grandmother had a pigbin, and that was in Hackney in the 1960s
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djc
Bob Eager
Yup, we had one too, in teh 1960s, in the middle of Brighton.
eastender
"Pete Zahut" <no...@valid.com> wrote:
Yes, it's after they come out. It's just that I don't trust that all
detergent residue has been rinsed off. I should add also that I've young
children and we also always rinse their cups and bowls out with cold tap
water after they've been in the dishwasher. You're right, it's probably
unnecessary. Probably.
E.
Skipweasel
nos...@nospam.com says...
> Yes, it's after they come out. It's just that I don't trust that all
> detergent residue has been rinsed off. I should add also that I've young
> children and we also always rinse their cups and bowls out with cold tap
> water after they've been in the dishwasher. You're right, it's probably
> unnecessary. Probably.
See the hordes dying from dishwasher residue poisoning? You're very wise
to take such precautions (insert smiley of choice here).
eastender
wrote:
> My grandmother had a pigbin, and that was in Hackney in the 1960s
We live in Hackney and it's a bit of a pigsty.
E.
eastender
Skipweasel <no...@127.1.1.1> wrote:
> See the hordes dying from dishwasher residue poisoning? You're very wise
> to take such precautions (insert smiley of choice here).
I can tell you that no-one is dying of dishwasher residue in my house. I
have however developed RSI thanks to repetitive cup rinsing.
E.
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djc <d...@bembo.invalid> wrote:
We had one in the 50s. We got a good joint of pork out of it each christmas.
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Skipweasel
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> Pop goes the weasel!
>
Sorry, it was all those baked shallots last night.