Dishwasher detergent packet not dissolving all the way. What the @&$%! Finally figured it out.

Doesn’t matter if you have a Whirlpool, GE, LG, Kitchenaid, Kenmore... if it has a little spring loaded door for your detergent packet, you could be having this same issue. Luckily the fix is so simple it hurts.

[jorgep]

Mr. Stafford I am submitting your name for Time magazine person of the year 👏🏾 thank you.

[kevinchen]

Luke. Dude, we were 10 minutes from calling a repairman for our "broken" dishwasher. I watched this video and now PROBLEM IS SOLVED. You are the man. Such a common sense thing that you figured out for us. Thank you for this!

[brandonclark]

Thank you for this! Just moved into a new house and we thought the dishwasher was a lemon. We literally had a CUTTING board in the same spot blocking the door. Our pod never made it out of the door, but when you opened it up, the pod door was open. Genius

[iCtrlz]

WOW. I've had this happen to me twice this week and I thought this machine was a gonner. Yours is the FIRST video I've looked into. Tip of the hat to you. You are gentleman and a scholar. Stay blessed!

[sjpropertyservices]

We have been having this problem off and on for several months. Your explanation makes sense as I do often wash large cutting boards and/or baking sheets which could be blocking the dispenser from opening. This happened on my last load which I am rewashing now. After researching buying a new detergent dispenser I decided to check out YouTube to see if others have experienced the same issue. I watched several videos before finding yours. Just checked my dishwasher and there is a large cover for a pan which could have blocked the dispenser from opening on the previous load. I had coincidenrally moved the cover before the rewash and the dispenser door had opened and the pod had come out on the rewash. I will be careful when I load the dishwasher to see if this resolves the problem. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[scottsudoma]

1 Min. 55 sec. into your video = quickest repair/maint. Ive done since owning a home. Thank You!!!

[karenaamara]

Wow! Thank you for this video. Brought a brand new dishwasher and dishwasher liquid was just sitting in tub after 2 wash cycles. My dishes were not clean and I was frustrated and assumed the installer did something wrong 😂

[whatnanaisdoing]

I second the nomination for Time Magazine person of the year. It doesnt matter if you have a very over price model like me, still wasnt working. I always put the tall stuff at the front. Wish I had a million dollars to give you right now as that is how much this info is worth. Going to share on facebook now!!

[AbhinavKumar-dref]

Omg you got it bro. You are smart than me for sure. You got the issue. I always keep 2 or 3 big chopping board at that place only and it blocks the opening of that spring door. God bless you brother. Thank you.

[hamidsaber]

Thank you for sharing this 200$ saving experience. we also found that the detergent door of our dishwasher got not opened sometimes but we couldn't find the culprit! we were lucky to search youtube before calling the repair service:).

[kingcc]

Luke!! You are the man!!! I had this problem every once in a while. Couldn't figure out why!!! Then it happened again & I kept rearranging the dishes & it kept doing it, but I never thought to rearrange the silverware! I thought to myself "let me see if anyone else is having this problem on YouTube." Found a few videos, but then I came across your video😀 It was my silverware blocking the little door. It was a big serving spoon. I moved it out of the way, restarted the washer & everything worked just fine!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU😀😀😀😀

[kevinbyrne]

I was on the verge of calling a repairman when I saw your video.
My dishwasher wasn't cleaning the dishes. After having been "washed" by the dishwasher, the dishes would be almost as dirty as when I put the dishes into the dishwasher. So for the past year I haven't used the dishwasher; instead, I've been washing my dishes by hand. Finally today (November 4, 2023) I decided that I'd try one last time to fix the dishwasher. If I couldn't fix it, I'd call a repairman, and if he couldn't fix it, the dishwasher would be sent to the scrapheap.
So I watched YouTube videos about dishwashers where the door of the detergent dispenser didn't open or where the detergent didn't dissolve. And I found your video. Because I load my dishwasher with so many dishes (just as my cheap mom used to do), I suspected that my dishwasher had the same problem that yours had. So I ran my dishwasher almost empty, and ... it worked fine. Cutting boards had prevented the dispenser door from opening. And the overload of dishes prevented water from dissolving all of the detergent in the dispenser and from reaching all of the dishes.
So you get a big THANK YOU from me.

[enriquerojas]

My wife was cleaning the vent filters and went through 2 pods. "Pods are old" she said. Found your vid and thank you very much.

[Ryled]

This is an old vid, but check water temp in d/w too. Husb thought water temp was fine. Brand new d/w. 1st load. Pod didnt disolve all the way. He checked, and water temp was 112° degrees in d/w. Should be 120°-140°. He adjusted temp at hot water heater. Made all the diff, Yor vid is very good. I wouldn't have thought of that. Thank you.

[BinhtriVu]

GENIUS!!! This is a case of paralysis by over analysis and I suffer from it too! LOL! Now I know to leave that area clear on my next wash. Thank you very much!

[julesfans]

Oh my gosh, I was a few hours from calling someone to help. You're a life saver. Thank you so much sir

[shkevinwang]

You are a genius! I am looking at my dishwasher right now and see my big plate sitting exactly the same location as your cutting board and blocking the soap door!

[marnemoe]

So funny! On the show, "The View, " they had the actor (Tony Shaloub) who plays Monk, whether he's compulsive in real life, as he is on that show. I think he answered something like, "Even the dishwasher needs a little help." Can't remember whether they were talking about dishwashers. Just goes to show that we all have these little mysteries to solve in our lives. What a relief when we figure them out; glad that you did for yourself and for a bunch of people!

[JacanaProductions]

That is interesting I believe on our Bosch, which is relatively new maybe 3 years old. The door is higher up and in the middle, and it actually opens into a little compartment on the upper rack - very clever.

[jamesngtv]

Legit me in my new place! I kept telling my landlord it was the dishwasher!

I feel so stupid 😂 new subscribers from this vid hands down