How to Correctly Load your Dishwasher...

Watch as Tyler shares 5 steps in loading your dishwasher correctly. Plus a few extra tips to get those dirty dishes clean as a whistle.

Step 1: Should you clean all the food off your dishes before you place them in your dishwasher?
* Yes and No - You should scrape all the food off but do not rinse. Dishwasher soap needs something to cling to and if all the food it washed off already then the soap will cling to your dishes and weaken them. This could cause them to crack later on. This could also lead to glasses becoming hazy with a film.

Step 2: Dish placement: On the bottom rack you should put larger items in the back. This is not just for convenience but many dishwashers place more jets and will clean the larger more soiled pots and pans. Do not place glasses over the tines. This could cause the cups to move around and scratch and damage. Do not overlap the dishes either.

Step 3: Loading the utensil basket. Take advantage of what the manufactures provides you. You should then ad your utensil's half up and half down so it eliminates some of the tendency for the forks and spoons to nest together and not receive the required water to clean. Knifes should always be placed down for safety reasons.

Sept 4: Don't Block the wash arms are not blocked. Usually it is some time of handle or utensil that may be blocking the wash arms from turning.

Step 5: Don't over load the dishwasher. This is the number 1 way to make it so your dishes do not clean.

Bonus: If there is a hazy film on your dishwasher. You may be using to much detergent. Try a lesser amount or a different type. You can also use rinse aid and this would help!

Bonus Tip #2: If your cycle did not clean check to make sure the soap dropped into the dishwasher. Many times large items can block the soap door from opening and it that happened the soap was never allowed to do its job.

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[michaelireland]

This is what he does for a living and his wife still won’t accept the right way to load the dishwasher. God bless him.

[mike_r]

This is why I love YouTube. Things that no one teaches, taught by a professional. Thank you good sir!

[mcyclone]

I was waiting for him to answer the age old question of silverware pointing up or down and my man says BOTH?! mind blowing stuff

[deadlift_disciple]

I always load my cups upright so I can collect some delicious beverages after every washing cycle.

[InSearchOfReality]

A massive tip which I think should be included; Cleaning the filter at the bottom of the dishwasher!

[Lilly-mcyo]

I watched this video a month ago and it has been a life changer. Growing up I was told to clean dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I was skeptical but I put my crusted dishes in my dishwasher expecting them to be dirty when done. But no! They weren’t only clean but I no longer had those hazy marks left by the dishwasher detergent. I’m so glad I found this video.

[RogueStatusQVX]

Never thought id be watching a video on washing dishes... what a life

[DMarie-yxcj]

Can't believe I spent 5 minutes watching this.. 60 yrs old and just learned how to load. Thank you. ❤

[Mattspips]

Turns out I've been loading the dishwasher correctly! Thank you for validating my engineering degree!

[jasonrodgers]

My beloved late wife used to say she'd rather live in a house without a TOILET than without a dishwasher! She HATED doing dishes. Throughout our years together, I loaded & ran the dishwasher about 99% of the time. Was little enough to make up for all the good things she did for me!

[James-yivk]

I was a dishwasher fir my first job. I am so strict on how the dishes get done. The guy who created this video is the best friend I never met.

[johntaylorjr]

I lived in houses and apartments with dishwashers for years, and what he's saying is spot-on, especially the part where he says NOT to rinse. When phosphates were removed from dishwasher detergents a number of years ago they were replaced with enzymes. Enzymes need food soil in order to properly activate. If items are pre-rinsed there can be that build-up of white film he talks about. What I didn't know is that in addition, items can be damaged by the detergent if they are pre-rinsed.

[johnnyz]

Good advice, but one more thing. Never put plastic items such as dishwasher safe reusable containers, plastic cups, etc. on the bottom rack. Most dishwashers have a heating element below the bottom rack to raise the water temperature. Plastic items can melt or deform from the higher heat nearest to the bottom rack.

[roberthindle]

Another top tip: avoid pre-dosed tablets and use loose powder instead, especially if you get hazy glass. It goes much further if your pour a small amount into the pre wash bay (or just directly into the bottom of the dishwasher). As a bonus, you'll save about 40% on the cost of detergent.

[gdmtk]

I also keep my dishwasher (and clothes washer for that matter!) door slightly ajar at all times. Aside, of course, when it's running. When you let them dry out, it prevents funky smell and gross growths from happening.

[whiteknightcat]

For a fun party idea, load the dishwasher's dispenser with liquid dish detergent meant for manual dish washing, then start it and leave the house. Consider moving to another state while gone.

[BrBill]

Loading advice for owners of Frigidaire dishwashers: start by yanking the dishwasher door open so hard that it pulls the entire dishwasher out of its enclosure. Then throw the dishwasher in the yard, buy a Bosch and put your dishes into that per the instructions in this video.

[discerningmind]

Years ago, we got fed up with all the brands of American dishwasher detergents, due to persistent re-washings, too many various residues, including cloudiness, and just plain bad looking dishes. I tried a bag of Somat dishwasher detergent from Germany. The first use, when I opened the dishwasher door, I couldn't believe how sparkling and beautifully radiant the dishes and flatware looked, as well as the inside of our dishwasher looked brand-new. The Somat cost a lot more money but it's truly worth it. In all the years we've been using it now we've never had to re-wash even one load and the dishes etcetera continue to look great. Around the same time, we were fed up with laundry detergents too, and for the same reasons but including having to run extra rinses after the clothes washer had completed a full cycle. I tried German laundry detergents, and the difference was just as astounding as was with our dishes. I'm happy to pay the additional cost for the German products. They know clean, and they're not ripping off customers as do the American companies. Bar soap for bathing was next and I've found European bathing soaps to excellent, and from a number of countries, France, Italy, and Spain, have been most notable. So too, I found that smaller American soap making companies have excellent soaps unlike the big soap and detergent manufacturers in the USA.
The products from the smaller soap makers can be found on the Swanson Vitamins web site. They have so many soaps on their web site it's amazing. Toothpastes too, as well as every version of Tom's Toothpaste.
Note: I always buy bar soap for bathing as you get more product than with liquid soap.

[brandyfinley]

no, you don't understand, if the water spills off the top of the cup I can't remember if I ran the darn thing or not.

[dave]

“Don’t pre rinse your dishes”

_7 grandmas are typing_