What to do if your dishwasher isn't cleaning dishes properly. Cleaning MAYTAG dishwasher.

It's very annoying to hand wash your dishes after taking them out of a dishwasher. You try to use dish detergent boosters or appliance cleaners, but it doesn't help. One of the reasons for this is a clogged filter, or possibly a clogged drain opening. The Good thing is, you can very easy and quickly fix it.
Unfortunately, its’ not possible to the filter completely apart for my particular MAYTAG dishwasher, so I tried to clean it the best I could without separating the two mesh screens that were sandwiched together.

Be careful during a cleaning, you can find sharp pieces of glass!

[Focusfin]

Finally, someone shows that the inner part of the drain is removable. Thank you.

[nancyslusher]

Thank You for posting this, my wife did this by her self! She said it was very easy to follow your video and said I should thank you.

[lec]

This is the ABSOLUTE BEST you tube video on cleaning the Maytag dishwasher filter. I just completed cleaning and I am head over heels with joy that I discovered your video. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍

[davidharlan]

I know you posted this over 4 years ago. But we've been dealing with a dishwasher that has smelled terrible between loads. Finally thought maybe I need to clean filters and its not just stale water. I would have never known to do all of these steps, great video and here's to a clean smelling dishwasher. Thank you!!!

[seanlavoie]

This is a great video and the second time I’ve cleaned my dishwasher. Not too bad today, but the first time was super gross.
Glad videos like this exist and wish I knew about this with our previous dishwasher.

[xdaddy]

Great video... the designers of this filter system should be guillotined though.

[MichelleSardinaBullock]

Thank you, can’t tell you how helpful this was. I understand now why dishes were not coming clean. Stuff of nightmares in there.

[ilhaanf]

Thank you 😊 💓
You helped me clean my dishwasher. And we have exactly the same dishwashers. I only some problems putting the hose back but and I finally did. Thanks 😊! People like you make youtube very useful

[shaynadaitch]

Wow, thank you so so so much for posting this video!!!! Our dishwasher was smelling really badly and making our dishes smell. We couldn't find instructions anywhere on how to take apart our dishwasher to clean the filter. Even the manual doesn't have instructions, even though it says you should clean the filter every two months. Your video was exactly what we needed. Could you put the model number in the title or description? I only found it because of the picture when scrolling on youtube. Mine is a Maytag MDB4949SDM.

I had trouble cleaning the actual filter, too. I soaked it in water with bleach for about 30 minutes. After I rinsed it, I used a straw scrub brush to get inside a bit. Then I flipped it over and used the spray hose from the sink on full power, aiming at the mesh. I got nearly all of the gunk out this way. Thanks again!

[salinemichigan]

Maytag tries to tell you in the manual that there is no filter to clean! So thankful to have learned how to do it!

[lec]

You are AMAZING!!! Thanks for being so thorough. How you found and cleaned that last piece was the best.

[patriciaw]

This was exactly my dishwasher. Thank you so very, very much for posting the solution. That pipe is not easy to move but I got it done and all cleaned out. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart.

[kimshenberger]

Thank you for this excellent DIY video. I paid $130 to an appliance repair guy who told me the problem was with my water supply and I needed to call a plumber. Paid the plumber $90 to tell me nothing was wrong with my plumbing/water supply. Found your video and cleaned it ourselves. Bless you! Now, think I can get my $ back?

[LulusLifeBeauty]

Thanks to your video I was able to figure out why my dishwasher wasn't cleaning correctly! Saved me a few hundred dollars in hiring someone or replacing it!

[paulsavard]

Thank you so much for this video!! I can't afford a repairman at 90 bucks an hour. The last repair guy just moved the drain pipe around. The filter was filthy!!! Thank you again for the video!! I have had no issues with Maytag until this dishwasher.

[threadfast]

Great vid. Straight to the point. No BS. Thanks👍

[iammisskriss]

Thank you . This was soooo helpful figuring out how to take my dishwasher apart, clean it AND put it back together!

[arnaudlecousin]

Thank you so much! Was about to toss that thing out and buy a new one. Now there is so much more pressure. Appreciate your time!

[BestPlaceOnEarth]

Excellent video! Thank you for saving me money on hiring a repair guy.

[waylonwillie]

Thanks for this. Instruction manual suggests doing this every couple of months, but provides no real instructions. I assumed it would be a quick pop-out-the-filter-and-rinse thing. Hard to believe that Maytag designed this so you'd have to completely disassemble the interior of your washer for a simple cleaning.