Dishwashers simplify cleaning dishes, but using the wrong detergent, like liquid soap, can lead to chaos with suds overflowing. This mistake can stop the machine from working properly. Unlike hand dish soaps that create bubbles, dishwasher detergents dissolve in water without foam. To resolve the issue, immediately cancel the cycle, unplug the machine, clean out the foam, and dry the interior. Patience is essential as a rinse can help clear remaining suds without damaging the dishwasher.
If you've accidentally used a liquid soap, such as standard dishwashing liquid, in your dishwasher, instead of giving you clean dishes, the machine will likely stop working or give you mounds of sudsy foam spewing out of the dishwasher door onto the floor.
Dishwashing soaps are designed to use the foam and suds to help clean your dishes by hand, while dishwasher detergents contain enzymes that dissolve into the water and clean your dishes without any bubbles being created.
Luckily, all is not lost if you chuck in some soapy detergent by mistake. A clean-out of all the foam, a thorough wipe of the inside to dry it as much as possible, and some patience while a rinse cycle or two helps the suds dissipate in the piping can get your dishwasher back to working order.
Most dishwashers are designed to immediately stop working if there's a problem, so those soapy suds will likely cause it to pause and give you an error sign or warning bell.
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