Earle, after looking into the dishwasher issue, it seems that it may be more than just accumulation over time from pre-rinsed dishes. How long have you had this dishwasher?
My Kenmore manual says to remove, inspect, and clean the filter and screen once a year if loading pre-washed dishes or dishes that are scraped and rinsed. The other extreme is to perform this weekly "If you do not scrape and rinse before loading" and you run 13-14 Loads per Week. I've always looked in the bottom where the screen is to see if anything looks bad but finally removed the filters. I had a slight buildup on the mesh of the upper filter that I rinsed away in the sink.
My Kenmore manual says to remove, inspect, and clean the filter and screen once a year if loading pre-washed dishes or dishes that are scraped and rinsed. The other extreme is to perform this weekly "If you do not scrape and rinse before loading" and you run 13-14 Loads per Week. I've always looked in the bottom where the screen is to see if anything looks bad but finally removed the filters. I had a slight buildup on the mesh of the upper filter that I rinsed away in the sink.
There seems to be a large number of various types of filters and screens, including some with none, in clothes washers. Our Kenmore is 24 years old and a top loader. I had to remove the tub in order to get to a plastic lint filter (screen, catcher) that had collected material over the years. We had run all sorts of cleaners but would still get a odor but this removal and cleaning took care of it.I have often wondered if there was some kind of screen or sump to clean out on my washer. It's an Estate by Whirlpool I bought used from an ERAU student on CL. I've had it for probably going on 15 years and it works flawlessly.
Thanks for the post, Earle!
EDIT: Just noticed you said Dish WASHER....not washing machine.
Never mind......
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