How to Fix a Dishwasher After Using Dish Soap

Mark gives us some simple tricks and tips to clean out a dishwasher if you put too much or the wrong kind of soap in it! Never use normal dishwashing soap in your dishwasher! It will over flow and could flood your home!

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[lifesfun]

DUDE THIS MAN JUST SAVED MY LIFE IN 37 SECONDS, THANK YOU KIND SIR

[KenjiVdusc]

This is the kind of videos YT needs to promote.

[aprilpinkard]

Thank you, Mark! I made a HUGE mistake (suds are EVERYWHERE) and now I can fix it!😊

[lydiakay]

I sudded the dishwasher on moving out day 😫 This totally saved me!!! Thank you so much! Used a Finish dishwasher cleaner after that as there was a bit of oil smell but that did the trick!

[tonysshed]

You still have to take the kick panel off the bottom front and sop up the water collected in the white plastic drip trip tray. There is an overflow switch in there. I used paper towel and just keep pushing cancel button twice to reset. Otherwise continue to splash fresh water into tub and allow it to keep draining itself. Keep sopping drip tray and pushing cancel twice. I didn't use oil just scoop suds and then keep rinsing and letting it drain. Then let it do a quick wash to make sure suds are out of everything..good luck. Remember to keep hands away from any wires!

[rugvedkulkarni]

Does it need any further repairs after this. I want to know if this indicative of a bigger problem that needs to be fixed. Or if it was only caused by using dish soap. Can it be ignored after the studs clear?

[rossco]

I have a Bosch dishwasher. I have cleaned out the suds by my pump keeps trying to drain & I cant reset it.... I have turned it off / on many times but it wont reset. Any ideas?

[HopeSpringsEternal]

Thank you because me being a smarty pants just did it and I had no idea this was not a good idea. Yikes.

[Kaiden-qq]

This happened to me I used cooking oil about 1 cup pored it on the suds did a rinse it was perfect but it did leave a slight oil resordue on the door next was it was gone

[charliesmith]

Someone put dishsoap in the dishwasher while i was away. Ive cleared everything out, cleaned it, cleaned the filters. Tipped the mschine on its side and poured out the excess water in the bottom, but its still not working. Any ideas ?

[katiedeluise]

OMG vegetable oil it works, ( I tried vinegar bicarb salt nothing worked) . Thanks .

[ObeyCamp]

If you can "ideally" use cooking oil, then why are you using the non-ideal WD-40? Cooking oil is foodsafe too, whereas WD-40 is not.

[Mike_]

You solved my problem so fast! Thank you so much!

[DmanDaGr]

I put vegetable oil in it and it's like I didn't do anything

[attomicchicken]

Given how that thing smells; I wouldn't use it.

My washing machine recommends that you dilute fabric softener and some water if theres excess foaming. Can't see why that won't work for this scenario.

[brandonshaffer]

I don't know what this video was about for obvious reasons. Couldn't stop staring.

[girohead]

Like veggie oil, wd40 probably clings to the bubbles and dissolves em, but I'd rather have veg oil residue in my dishwasher or even film n my dishes than wd40. Really?

[JamesSmith-uiiu]

MOUTH WASH (Without Alcohol) is the key.
1. Stop the Dishwasher
2. Put mouthwash in a spray bottle and spray on top foam. The foam will go away. Keep spraying.
3. Then set the dishwasher on "rinse only". Most "rinse only" programs do not pump out the liquid as the first step and this is what you want. Let the mouth wash pump around a bit so it gets inside the pumps and valves and makes contact with the foam everywhere.
4. Cancel rinse only program, that will make the dishwasher pump out the water.
5. Open and see if there is still foam. If so spray again mouth wash on the foam and repeat.
Sometimes you need to repeat that 3-4 times but it works great.

[thenjistemela]

Honestly, if you just leave the machine door open overnight and let the bubbles dry out, you can avoid all of this extra admin. I have just done this.

[BurkenProductions]

if you use WD40 in the dishwasher, then you wouldn't be able to use it for things that you eat with later on, so after that it's ruined. Just use dish liquid and baking soda works like a charm