I run vinegar twice a month and I finally have NO bad smells. I put some discs of copper pipe in my dishwasher and leave them there (they're too big to get down the drain). Sounded strange, but I know roofers use copper infused roof tiles to prevent organisms from growing on roofs. Apparently the copper leaches out of the pipe, and kills unwanted organisms. It's suggested that by putting discs cut from copper plumbing pipe in the washer and running vinegar twice a month, it will eliminate mold, and bacteria that may be growing in the dishwasher. Apparently, copper kills fungus, mold, and bacteria. Finally after much research, I came across some information about copper which I found interesting. I cleaned it periodically with boiling hot water, tide detergent and an oxyclean type bleach alternative (sodium carbonate peroxide) which did a good job of cleaning and removing grease, but the smell would return days later. In addition to the smell, or maybe the cause, I found weird mold stuff growing down in the filter. I too had an awful smell in my dishwasher and although I only run the washer every 2nd day or so, I've never had this problem before. My new dishwasher is properly installed and I recently had the sewer gas vent checked. IFixit Staff Suggestion: In the event of other smells visit the dishwasher smells bad wiki page for further diagnosing. iFixit also has a ] page with fixes for wastewater drainage problems. Search google for "dishwasher air gap" and you'll find all the information you need. The air gap keeps you from having a direct hose connection between the dishwasher and the drain and will allow for the dishwasher to overflow into the sink if the drain pipe gets clogged. The air gap device has two connections, one that comes in from the dishwasher and the other that flows back down to the drain. This device fits into one of the extra holes on the top of your sink and has a cap (usually chrome) to make it look nice. The proper and most sanitary way would be to install an air gap into the sink. There is a simpler way to do this than my instructions below, and while it may work, any future clogged drains will cause your issue again. The dishwasher drain hose sits lower than the sink drain, and this must be accounted for to keep from having a back-flow situation. This sounds to me like the drain hose is incorrectly connected to the drain, causing kitchen sink wastewater to back up into the dishwasher. Once you've cleaned the sump, you want to keep it clean, so always pre-rinse the dishes (rinse, not wash), and always use the heat boost available, because if you don't, the greases and fats will just start to collect in the sump again. You will only be wasting money buying dishwasher cleaners, trying homemade concoctions, etc., if you do not first remove the offending debris causing the odor. You very likely have grease and food deposits collected in the sump ( the ares below the bottom spray bar and filter screen/strainer) due to the previous owners using the dishwasher as more of a garbage disposal than a dishwasher, and then compounding the problem by not using any additional heat, as in the sani-wash/rinse buttons on the control. The easiest way is to pull the dishwasher out and put it up on something so it's easier to work on, otherwise it's going to be a hands and knees job. If you're a do it yourselfer, you might want to try disassembling the sump area.
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