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Lately, I've noticed my dishes aren't as clean as I would expect them to be, but I could do a better job of rinsing them before I put them in the dishwasher. Just wondering if people clean their dishwashers? My MIL says she uses vinegar & runs the cyle. What do you use to clean it? I have a stainless steal dishwasher and wouldn't want to use anything too strong that may damage it.

I don't clean it by running a cycle, but when I see that there is residue build up on the inside I will give it a good wipe down inside and out with Vinegar and water or Windex.

I add vinegar in the jet-dry-reserve, and sometimes run an empty machine with a packet of lemon Kool-Aid, or wipe it down inside.

Takes a bit of movement, but get in there and clean out the drain traps, they easily pull out, I do mine weekly, you could not imagine the stuff that accumulates, bread wrapper ties, weird plastic, seeds, food things. Wash it out well and put back in. I use vinegar in the rinse cycle as well. My smart brother is an appliance man, and he says people could save so much on repairs if they just took a bit of time with the appliances and cleaned them well. Same goes for the lint trap on the dryer, yes remove lint everytime, but also take the screen to the sink and scrub it well, the fabric softener can build up on the screen making it less effective.

I buy the dishwasher cleaner. You put the stuff in and run a regurlar cycle. We have a stainless steel dishwasher also and it works fine.

Yep run an empty cycle with vinegar and a lil baking soda