Transparent dishwasher - What’s happening inside?

We dissasembled a dishwasher to see whats happening inside

[kpath]

Some people just stick a camera in the dish washer to see how it works, you sir went above and beyond.

[javianjohnson]

This man was fully dedicated (which is an understatement considering the work he put into this video) to educating all of us. Thank you sir 🫡

[ntheg]

This is some quality content... great detail, no clickbait -- just pure infotainment. thank you.

[rafaelm.]

That brown 'gunk' that you referenced in the video are resin beads. They are used to attract the dissolved magnesium and calcium in the water via ion exchange. The water will come out the other end as soft water. It's non-toxic and from what I'm told, if you swallow the stuff it will act as an antacid. The salt is used to regenerate the resin by forcing the resin to release the captured hard water deposits. The injection of salt into the resin chamber must be occurring at some stage in the cleaning cycle and we haven't seen it yet. It must be part of the commands issued by the electronic board at some stage during the wash/rinse cycle. Home water softeners work on the same principle but the salt flushing is usually set to occur very late at night when nobody would be using the water.

[electronz]

Hi. Thanks for the well edited, dynamic video. I thoroughly enjoyed it

The brown stuff in the salt container is called "ionic echange resin". Essentially a dishwasher (or any water softener that uses salt) does not soften the water directly by means of salt, but rather by a ionic exchange process. In short, limescale (which is responsible for white marks on dishes) is calcium carbonate. The water softener job is to absorb calcium from the water molecules and release in its place another molecule, which in the case of a salt based softener is, you guessed it, sodium (I remember to the reader of the comment that salt is sodium chloride).
In short, water does NOT flow from the valve, through the salt container, into the wash tub. This would cause water to be salty and create rust spots on cutley, metal and leave a nasty white residue on the dishes and the inside of the machine. What happens istead is that water flows through the valve, into the resins (which are separated from the salt reservoir by means of a solenoid valve) and finally into the machine.

Now, you may wonder, what is salt used for then? Well, these resins can't accumulate calcium ions forever and will eventually get full. Salt is then used every X liters of water filled (which the electronics can detect by means of that little spinny thing - a flowmeter - mounted on the heat exchanger or by means of software guesses based on how long the fill valve has remained open) to regenerate the resins. In this process, called "regeneration", water flows from the valve, through the salt container, thorugh the separating valve, into the resins and finally is immediately drained out by the drain pump. A series of water fills where the pump still remains active is then used to rinse out any salt residue from the resins.

Hope this comment was useful to someone. Cheers

[ScottA]

In the stores back int he 1970's they often had dishwasher display models with clear fronts that would be running. It was an effective way to catch the attention of shoppers.

[hanozkmehta]

Finally the best video for visually understanding the workings of a dishwasher is here... Many have put cameras inside for demonstration but a fully transparent dishwasher is something on a totally different level.
Awesome job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[zbret]

It has been many decades since I've seen it, but I once saw a manufacturer make their dishwasher frame clear and run it in the store so you could watch its action as a marketing tool. Never seen that since.

[teatree-]

Stunned by the thoroughness of your experiment. It answered every question I had, including whether the dishwasher uses more water than handwashing. Thanks - and you have a new subscriber!

[kamols.]

Thank you for this video. I used to be a customer service for Bosch dishwasher before but this is the first time I ever see the inside when this is in action.❤

[theodoreslavo]

Must say, running dishes in the washer, then opening it to let the steam wash over my face as a child. Smelling that clean chemial smell while feeling my pores open. Theres a reason I was eager to be the one to fill and run it as a kid. Just the scent of dish detergent triggers something in my brain. Such nostalgia

[shaunasugar]

I remember going into a furniture and home appliance store with my mom one day. They had a see-through dishwasher on display and I was fascinated. Thanks for doing this so I can see it all again!

[tald]

Well done 👍 I appreciate the effort and time you spent on this project, educating all of us on how this machine works. Very interesting.

[joninapepperell]

No jokes if they built a see through dishwasher I would be tempted to buy it. I think you might have started a trend as it looks so futuristic. Plus you can see how well your tableware is doing and it could be easier to diagnose issues. But i draw the line at shoes and hairbrushes in there lol 😅 x

[fuddelfreak]

I love the commitment you've put into this video. Please carry on your good work

[safiahnd]

Talk about FULL COMMITMENT..

WOW Bro. Thank you 💞.. the video we never knew we needed.

[chaplainmattsanders]

Applause for an outstanding job! I’ve always wanted to see this process!! Truly, this is great info. Bravo from Sacramento for going above-and-beyond!!

[joeyjamison]

An incredible engineering/reverse engineering project and an excellent presentation.

[danial]

For a small channel, you spent so much time and effort to make this interesting and original content. Thank you.

I wish you a lot more success and views on Youtube, as you surely deserve it.

[JadeLivao]

Awesome video! It's fascinating to see what's happening inside a dishwasher when it's disassembled. Great job showing the details!