So I have been told by more than one person that running a rock I want to put into my aquarium in the dishwasher is a good idea. I ran three rocks on the pot scrubber/heat sanitize cycle and my washer started smoking. Now none of the buttons work and as soon as I close the door it starts running and continues to smoke.... Why would washing rocks do this? How is this different from washing plates?
Dishwasher broke from washing rocks
- Thread starter TheLorax
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I wouldn't wash deco in a dishwasher first off bcause of the detergents that build up inside. I have a feeling the dishwasher went out on its own, or the rocks you washed had sand on them? Had you ever used the sanitize feature before? Can you smell smoke? The sanitize setting is a high heat steam cycle.
Chances are that the buttons didnt work because you turned on your steam cycle on your dishwasher and the smoke was really steam
from the what you describe it might be a short... dont touch it for a few days and then try running it again. if it starts up then its a short caused by condensation.
I am going to assume you put the rocks on the rack where the plates and such would usually go, right?
As long as you didn't impede the movement of the rotary spraybar or block and vent holes/drains/etc then washing the rocks will have absolutely nothing to do with breaking your dishwasher.
The item being washed doesn't move around in a wash cycle, so why would washing the rocks break the machine??
Take a moment to think about it logically, ie how the machine actually works, rather than by assumption and you will realise that blaming the rocks makes no sense. You wouldn't blame the plates if this happened washing them would you?????
Saying that, when you use thw arranty or insurance to get this fixed do not tell them you were washing rocks. Even though it will have done nothing to damage the machine they will say you used it beyond normal service and void the insurance or warranty.
As long as you didn't impede the movement of the rotary spraybar or block and vent holes/drains/etc then washing the rocks will have absolutely nothing to do with breaking your dishwasher.
The item being washed doesn't move around in a wash cycle, so why would washing the rocks break the machine??
Take a moment to think about it logically, ie how the machine actually works, rather than by assumption and you will realise that blaming the rocks makes no sense. You wouldn't blame the plates if this happened washing them would you?????
Saying that, when you use thw arranty or insurance to get this fixed do not tell them you were washing rocks. Even though it will have done nothing to damage the machine they will say you used it beyond normal service and void the insurance or warranty.
Yeah, logically, it wouldn't make sense that the rocks would break it, that's what I thought. There was no sand on them and they didn't impede movement of anything. I just moved into this condo and its an old dishwasher so I guess it had more to do with the sanitize cycle. Just wondering because if it wasn't my fault, my landlord should be the one paying to replace it.