one of life's mysteries

[ramtops]

why does a dishwasher need a cleaning cycle every now and again?

I mean, every time it's run, it has water at 70° hot, and a tablet which is basically caustic soda, and yet every now and again, the inside of the beast gets greasy, and I have to donate it a cleaning tablet and a hot wash.

all very odd.

Comments

[brisingamen.livejournal.com]

I have a a four or five-cat pre-wash cycle too. I often wonder if it's really hygienic (I don't normally mention the workings of that part of the household in public) but figure the dishwasher should take care of it. And they are awfully efficient.

Between them and the worms we do rather well with waste disposal.

[tanais.livejournal.com]

With the ecover detergent (which is still a detergent, just not crammed as full of phosphates and anionic surfactants) , the excessive heat (enough to distort plastic) and the sheer length of time it takes to wash at those heats I'd save it is very hygenic... Mebbe not an autoclave but its very hot!

...also saliva is antibacterial

Water is not a shortage up here....