Dishes won't come clean

My dishwasher is just over 1 year old, it cleaned good until recently now it won't get hardly anything clean. there is usually detergent left in the door also

Anonymous Nov 28, 2007

I have the same problem the dishwasher is only 2 years old and recently does not clean the dishes and theire is sopa leftover.

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If you have dishes (typically cutting boards or really tall dishes) that block the dispenser door from opening, the water cannot wash out all the detergent during the wash cycle. Check to see that after loading the dishes, your detergent door has clearance.

Posted on Sep 14, 2007

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