Melted Spatula on Dishwasher Element
 

Yep.

I did it. Heard it drop and didn't think too much about it until that smell
started coming out...

Does anyone know of an effective way to remove the remnants of a melted
spatula from a dishwasher heating element? No amount of scrubbing seems to
help.

thanks for your help!

JohnH

Melted Spatula on Dishwasher Element
 

"tuta" wrote in message
...
Yep.

I did it. Heard it drop and didn't think too much about it until that
smell
started coming out...

Does anyone know of an effective way to remove the remnants of a melted
spatula from a dishwasher heating element? No amount of scrubbing seems
to
help.

Get a single edge blade or a "utility" knife and start scraping. Keep the
plane of the blade almost parallel to the surface. The goal is to remove
the high stuff. The outer ;layer is a high temperature alloy with an oxide
layer that protects it. If you have an electric stove you know the coating
is tough but why press your luck?

You can get most of the rubber off doing this. Finish the job by running
the "HEATED DRY" portion of the cycle. This will burn off the little that
remains (with luck).

If you are lazy, just run the "HEATED DRY" cycle a few times until it stops
smoking!


thanks for your help!

JohnH

Melted Spatula on Dishwasher Element
 

"tuta" wrote in message ...
Yep.

I did it. Heard it drop and didn't think too much about it until that smell
started coming out...

Does anyone know of an effective way to remove the remnants of a melted
spatula from a dishwasher heating element? No amount of scrubbing seems to
help.

thanks for your help!

JohnH

Hi,

You -might- try warming up the plastic a bit with an hair dryer to see
if softening it up a bit might help to remove it....might need to
replace that element ( fairly easy ) if you cannot clean it up.

jeff.

Appliance Repair Aid
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