A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA.

The water in the bottom stinks. Should it.

He's removed the plastic screen that catches silverware and chunks of
solid stuff and the the little plastic thing under that, and there is
a pool of stinky water under that. It's not so bad that one can
smell it just by sticking his head in the washer, without getting down
close to the water.

To drain the water, he has a 3 foot piece of hose that goes up close
to the top of the sink, is tied in place up there, and comes back down
to the drain entrance just above his garbage disposal. He and I
think he followed the installation instructinos, which we reread
today.

Shoule it be this stinky? Thanks.

On Sun 03 Aug 2008 10:49:51p, mm told us...

A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA.

The water in the bottom stinks. Should it.

He's removed the plastic screen that catches silverware and chunks of
solid stuff and the the little plastic thing under that, and there is
a pool of stinky water under that. It's not so bad that one can
smell it just by sticking his head in the washer, without getting down
close to the water.

To drain the water, he has a 3 foot piece of hose that goes up close
to the top of the sink, is tied in place up there, and comes back down
to the drain entrance just above his garbage disposal. He and I
think he followed the installation instructinos, which we reread
today.

The installation seems correct.

Shoule it be this stinky? Thanks.

No, it shouldn't, especially if everything has been cleaned out of the
sump. Try running a cup of bleach through the main wash cycle and recheck.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Don't start an argument with somebody
who has a microphone when you don't;
they'll make you look like chopped
liver. --Harlan Ellison, on hecklers
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On Aug 4, 1:41*am, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Sun 03 Aug 2008 10:49:51p, mm told us...





A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA. *

The water in the bottom stinks. * Should it.

He's removed the plastic screen that catches silverware and chunks of
solid stuff and the the little plastic thing under that, and there is
a pool of stinky water under that. * It's not so bad that one can
smell it just by sticking his head in the washer, without getting down
close to the water.

To drain the water, he has a 3 foot piece of hose that goes up close
to the top of the sink, is tied in place up there, and comes back down
to the drain entrance just above his garbage disposal. * He and I
think he followed the installation instructinos, which we reread
today.

The installation seems correct.

Shoule it be this stinky? * *Thanks.

No, it shouldn't, especially if everything has been cleaned out of the
sump. *Try running a cup of bleach through the main wash cycle and recheck. *

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* *who has a microphone when you don't; *
* * they'll make you look like chopped * *
* *liver. --Harlan Ellison, on hecklers *
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Its probably mold growing somewhere in the machine, I agree with
bleach, but since its 96-99% water anyway and a cycle uses alot of
water I think it will take alot more than a cup of bleach, maybe a
gallon, but who knows.

On Mon 04 Aug 2008 04:32:32a, ransley told us...

On Aug 4, 1:41*am, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Sun 03 Aug 2008 10:49:51p, mm told us...





A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA. *

The water in the bottom stinks. * Should it.

He's removed the plastic screen that catches silverware and chunks of
solid stuff and the the little plastic thing under that, and there is
a pool of stinky water under that. * It's not so bad that one can
smell it just by sticking his head in the washer, without getting down
close to the water.

To drain the water, he has a 3 foot piece of hose that goes up close
to the top of the sink, is tied in place up there, and comes back down
to the drain entrance just above his garbage disposal. * He and I
think he followed the installation instructinos, which we reread
today.

The installation seems correct.

Shoule it be this stinky? * *Thanks.

No, it shouldn't, especially if everything has been cleaned out of the
sump. *Try running a cup of bleach through the main wash cycle and rech
eck. *

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* *Don't start an argument with somebody *
* *who has a microphone when you don't; *
* * they'll make you look like chopped * *
* *liver. --Harlan Ellison, on hecklers *
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Its probably mold growing somewhere in the machine, I agree with
bleach, but since its 96-99% water anyway and a cycle uses alot of
water I think it will take alot more than a cup of bleach, maybe a
gallon, but who knows.

I agree, it might take more. A gallon at one time seems like a lot, though
to put in all at once. Most GE dishwashers only use 3-4 gallons of water
for the entire cycle. Possibly adding 1-2 cups to each fill up of water
during an entire cycle might do it. Also, an hour or two before running a
cycle, pouring a cup or two down into the sump and letting it stand might
help.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Saturday, 08(VIII)/02(II)/08(MMVIII)
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Don't start an argument with somebody
who has a microphone when you don't;
they'll make you look like chopped
liver. --Harlan Ellison, on hecklers
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On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:56:49 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

On Mon 04 Aug 2008 04:32:32a, ransley told us...

On Aug 4, 1:41*am, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Sun 03 Aug 2008 10:49:51p, mm told us...





A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA. *

The water in the bottom stinks. * Should it.

He's removed the plastic screen that catches silverware and chunks of
solid stuff and the the little plastic thing under that, and there is
a pool of stinky water under that. * It's not so bad that one can
smell it just by sticking his head in the washer, without getting down
close to the water.

To drain the water, he has a 3 foot piece of hose that goes up close
to the top of the sink, is tied in place up there, and comes back down
to the drain entrance just above his garbage disposal. * He and I
think he followed the installation instructinos, which we reread
today.

The installation seems correct.

Shoule it be this stinky? * *Thanks.

No, it shouldn't, especially if everything has been cleaned out of the
sump. *Try running a cup of bleach through the main wash cycle and rech
eck. *

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* * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright * * * * * *
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* * *Saturday, 08(VIII)/02(II)/08(MMVIII)
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* *Don't start an argument with somebody *
* *who has a microphone when you don't; *
* * they'll make you look like chopped * *
* *liver. --Harlan Ellison, on hecklers *
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Its probably mold growing somewhere in the machine, I agree with
bleach, but since its 96-99% water anyway and a cycle uses alot of
water I think it will take alot more than a cup of bleach, maybe a
gallon, but who knows.

I agree, it might take more. A gallon at one time seems like a lot, though
to put in all at once. Most GE dishwashers only use 3-4 gallons of water
for the entire cycle. Possibly adding 1-2 cups to each fill up of water
during an entire cycle might do it. Also, an hour or two before running a
cycle, pouring a cup or two down into the sump and letting it stand might
help.


A little bleach goes a long way. Might try baking soda to kill odors.

On Aug 4, 8:48*am, Phisherman wrote:
On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:56:49 GMT, Wayne Boatwright





wrote:
On Mon 04 Aug 2008 04:32:32a, ransley told us...

On Aug 4, 1:41*am, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
On Sun 03 Aug 2008 10:49:51p, mm told us...

A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA. *

The water in the bottom stinks. * Should it.

He's removed the plastic screen that catches silverware and chunks of
solid stuff and the the little plastic thing under that, and there is
a pool of stinky water under that. * It's not so bad that one can
smell it just by sticking his head in the washer, without getting down
close to the water.

To drain the water, he has a 3 foot piece of hose that goes up close
to the top of the sink, is tied in place up there, and comes back down
to the drain entrance just above his garbage disposal. * He and I
think he followed the installation instructinos, which we reread
today.

The installation seems correct.

Shoule it be this stinky? * *Thanks.

No, it shouldn't, especially if everything has been cleaned out of the
sump. *Try running a cup of bleach through the main wash cycle and rech
eck. *

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* * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright * * * * * *
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* * *Saturday, 08(VIII)/02(II)/08(MMVIII)
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* *Don't start an argument with somebody *
* *who has a microphone when you don't; *
* * they'll make you look like chopped * *
* *liver. --Harlan Ellison, on hecklers *
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- Show quoted text -

Its probably mold growing somewhere in the machine, I agree with
bleach, but since its 96-99% water anyway and a cycle uses alot of
water I think it will take alot more than a cup of bleach, maybe a
gallon, but who knows.

I agree, it might take more. *A gallon at one time seems like a lot, though
to put in all at once. *Most GE dishwashers only use 3-4 gallons of water
for the entire cycle. *Possibly adding 1-2 cups to each fill up of water
during an entire cycle might do it. *Also, an hour or two before running a
cycle, pouring a cup or two down into the sump and letting it stand might
help.

A little bleach goes a long way. *Might try baking soda to kill odors.- Hide quoted text -

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just leave less food waste on your plates , you moron, let the dog
lick it out - if you have one - before putting it in dishwasher or
simply rinse it out in the sink and run godddamn waste disposer......

"mm" wrote in message
...
A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA.

The water in the bottom stinks. Should it.


Shoule it be this stinky? Thanks.

It should not stink and it should not even be there. The last three DW's
I've had never left water behind. Dishwashing detergent is rather caustic
and there should be nothing left after a cycle that would make odors. IMO,
there is some other root cause, not the puddle itself.

On Mon 04 Aug 2008 07:11:30p, Edwin Pawlowski told us...


"mm" wrote in message
...
A friend has a GE Nautilus dishwasher about 7 years old, model
6Sd2616F00AA.

The water in the bottom stinks. Should it.


Shoule it be this stinky? Thanks.

It should not stink and it should not even be there. The last three
DW's I've had never left water behind. Dishwashing detergent is rather
caustic and there should be nothing left after a cycle that would make
odors. IMO, there is some other root cause, not the puddle itself.

Ed, some models to have a sump that retains some water, however, there's no
normal reason why it should stink, espeically if the machine is used
regularly.



--
Wayne Boatwright
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Monday, 08(VIII)/04(IV)/08(MMVIII)
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Where am I going, and why am I in this
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"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message

Ed, some models to have a sump that retains some water, however, there's
no
normal reason why it should stink, espeically if the machine is used
regularly.




Seems rather unsanitary to have water sitting inside a machine. Seems as
though it would help breed anything that gets in there from the next batch
to be done.

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:51:27 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message

Ed, some models to have a sump that retains some water, however, there's
no
normal reason why it should stink, espeically if the machine is used
regularly.




Seems rather unsanitary to have water sitting inside a machine. Seems as
though it would help breed anything that gets in there from the next batch
to be done.

wELL, THAnks to all of you and thanks to Wayne for the answer in the
next thread.

I've forwarded all of this to my friend, and he sends his thanks back.

On Mon 04 Aug 2008 07:51:27p, Edwin Pawlowski told us...


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message

Ed, some models to have a sump that retains some water, however, there's
no normal reason why it should stink, espeically if the machine is used
regularly.




Seems rather unsanitary to have water sitting inside a machine. Seems as
though it would help breed anything that gets in there from the next
batch
to be done.

I can't disagree with that, but I do know that several manufacturers make
machines with sumps that retain a small amount of water.


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Wayne Boatwright
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Monday, 08(VIII)/04(IV)/08(MMVIII)
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Where am I going, and why am I in this
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On Mon 04 Aug 2008 08:06:45p, mm told us...

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:51:27 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message

Ed, some models to have a sump that retains some water, however,
there's
no normal reason why it should stink, espeically if the machine is used
regularly.




Seems rather unsanitary to have water sitting inside a machine. Seems as
though it would help breed anything that gets in there from the next
batch
to be done.

wELL, THAnks to all of you and thanks to Wayne for the answer in the
next thread.

I've forwarded all of this to my friend, and he sends his thanks back.


You're welcome...

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Monday, 08(VIII)/04(IV)/08(MMVIII)
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Where am I going, and why am I in this
handbasket?
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