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Who even keeps them this long? after a few years they start to get gross inside and not work as well.. time to replace them and get a brand new one...

Symbiote 5y ago
I noticed my 5 year old dishwasher was a bit dirty inside. Rather than throwing it away and buying a new one, I cleaned it with a cloth and some general kitchen cleaning detergent. I then cleaned it with the recommended cleaning chemical and cleaning cycle. It seems as good as new, to me.
sokoloff 5y ago
It would never occur to me to discard a working dishwasher at 15 years, let alone “after a few years”. I clean the filter about every other month and that’s largely it. They sell a dishwasher cleaner that you run though a cycle. I’ve bought one but haven’t seen the need to use it yet. Stainless interior looks brand new to me at around 7 years of use.
- jamiek88 5y ago
  Use the cleaner! It removes non visible lime build up in pipes and pumps. It’s not for the steel interior really.
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    That makes sense and you convinced/activated me. It’s running a cleaner right now. Thanks!
michaelmrose 5y ago
You can clean them. It's part of expected maintenance like changing your car's oil. This is basically true of all appliances. This is approximately saying who even keeps pants for a 2 years after I wear them a few times they are all dirty.
kjs3 5y ago
Some of us clean them. It's trivial and involves a little vinegar.
bayindirh 5y ago
We used a dishwasher for ~20 years. It wasn't even broken when it was given away (it's still working at someone's home). When it was leaving home its insides were spotless and odorless. It was still cleaning as good as its first day. Home appliances have long lives with proper yet minimal maintenance. BSH group's appliances are pretty solid. Miele as various people written here is generally fussy, and they don't live longer than a properly cared Bosch or Siemens, yet their tolerances are lower. Dad sold these things when I was little. Never sold Miele because he didn't wanted to sell headache to people.
- kenned3 5y ago
  Maybe i have bad luck with dishwashers? i have a whirlpool washer/dryer i bought in 2006 for our large famliy (2 adults and 3 kids). we have worked that thing to the bone every weekend doing massive loads (everyone overloads it so they dont need to do two runs). The dishwashers on the other hand (whirlpool, bosch, etc) only last ~5 years before they start going bad (poor quality washing, not draining properly, door not closing, electronic panel not working, etc)
  - bayindirh 5y ago
    > Maybe i have bad luck with dishwashers? Strange, maybe. Currently I know of two Bosch, one Siemens and one Samsung machine in service. All of them are being used for more than five years and the oldest one only had a water-pump change since the water in the area was extremely hard & it was only used only some parts of the year. Currently all are working without any problems.

Symbiote 5y ago

I noticed my 5 year old dishwasher was a bit dirty inside. Rather than throwing it away and buying a new one, I cleaned it with a cloth and some general kitchen cleaning detergent. I then cleaned it with the recommended cleaning chemical and cleaning cycle. It seems as good as new, to me.

sokoloff 5y ago

It would never occur to me to discard a working dishwasher at 15 years, let alone “after a few years”. I clean the filter about every other month and that’s largely it. They sell a dishwasher cleaner that you run though a cycle. I’ve bought one but haven’t seen the need to use it yet. Stainless interior looks brand new to me at around 7 years of use.

jamiek88 5y ago
Use the cleaner! It removes non visible lime build up in pipes and pumps. It’s not for the steel interior really.
- sokoloff 5y ago
  That makes sense and you convinced/activated me. It’s running a cleaner right now. Thanks!

michaelmrose 5y ago

You can clean them. It's part of expected maintenance like changing your car's oil. This is basically true of all appliances. This is approximately saying who even keeps pants for a 2 years after I wear them a few times they are all dirty.

kjs3 5y ago

Some of us clean them. It's trivial and involves a little vinegar.

bayindirh 5y ago

We used a dishwasher for ~20 years. It wasn't even broken when it was given away (it's still working at someone's home). When it was leaving home its insides were spotless and odorless. It was still cleaning as good as its first day. Home appliances have long lives with proper yet minimal maintenance. BSH group's appliances are pretty solid. Miele as various people written here is generally fussy, and they don't live longer than a properly cared Bosch or Siemens, yet their tolerances are lower. Dad sold these things when I was little. Never sold Miele because he didn't wanted to sell headache to people.

kenned3 5y ago
Maybe i have bad luck with dishwashers? i have a whirlpool washer/dryer i bought in 2006 for our large famliy (2 adults and 3 kids). we have worked that thing to the bone every weekend doing massive loads (everyone overloads it so they dont need to do two runs). The dishwashers on the other hand (whirlpool, bosch, etc) only last ~5 years before they start going bad (poor quality washing, not draining properly, door not closing, electronic panel not working, etc)
- bayindirh 5y ago
  > Maybe i have bad luck with dishwashers? Strange, maybe. Currently I know of two Bosch, one Siemens and one Samsung machine in service. All of them are being used for more than five years and the oldest one only had a water-pump change since the water in the area was extremely hard & it was only used only some parts of the year. Currently all are working without any problems.