Where is the filter in a dishwasher
How To Clean Your Dishwasher Filter
some people think dishwashers do all the
work but in order for them to clean your
dishes sometimes you need to clean them
so if you're noticing a nasty smell when
you open your dishwasher or when you're
seeing food particles that are ending up
where they shouldn't be at the end of a
wash cycle it might be time to clean
your filter now not every dishwasher has
a filter but most modern ones do easiest
way to find out is just look inside for
the sticker with the model name type
that into Google hit search chances are
you're gonna find the owners manual that
explains not only if it has a filter but
how to clean them the first thing you do
is slide out the rack and if it's in
your way you can just lift it up and get
it out of there we're looking at a
KitchenAid dishwasher right here and
this is fairly typical it's gonna differ
a little bit from model to model and
from brand to brand but the the process
is pretty much the same across the board
first thing we're gonna do is remove
this upper assembly here the fine mesh
filter I'm gonna turn it
counterclockwise just a little bit and
it lifts straight out and oh look at
that that is pretty gross now we're
gonna remove the coarse filter and again
you see a lot of gunk on there then if
you want to you can just sort of route
around in the sump down here and make
sure there is no solids bones or
anything like that so this next step is
pretty simple you're just gonna take him
over to the sink and give him a scrub
and like cleaning pretty much anything
else the best method here is hot soapy
water all right now we're ready to put
everything back and we're just gonna do
it in reverse order so first you're
gonna take the coarse mesh filter slide
that into place then we're gonna put the
fine mesh filter in you want it to turn
it until it locks into place and then
you can just give the spray arm a quick
spin to make sure that it's not being
blocked so as you can see cleaning the
filter on your dishwasher is about as
easy as it gets if you're noticing any
problems with your dishwasher
performance this should be the first
thing you try
