Dishwasher

I am wondering if he installed the drain line about the sink trap because it sounds like it might be below the sink trap which would allow sewer gas to get back in the dishwasher. 

There is a possibly that there is water pooling somewhere in the discharge line instead of draining out.

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/08/12  3:19PM

Beach Chick - try this - take a paper towel and run it down along the front edge of the dishwasher tub, between the door hinges, from side to side. There's a rubber flap that seals that area when the door is closed, and it can get really funky in there. Mine gets a film of black mildew, and a good wiping out with bleach water helps. I got a Samsung just a year or two ago, and have had this problem from the beginning.

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01/14/15  1:30PM

One way to resolve this is to leave the door open or ajar to allow it to thoroughly dry, just like people with front load washing machines need to do.
I usually leave the door wide open all night after I unload the dishwasher and have never had a mildew problem.

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OK, you have got to be more specific.

Is that "swampy bird" an egret, a seagull, a sea-eagle, an osprey, a frigate bird, or maybe a wet albatross? Each smells different, so it might be useful to know exactly WHICH "swampy bird" you are talking about. I'd guess a Gray Gull, but could be wrong.

Now, let's address the smell, regardless of the species of "swampy bird," and get on with things.

Do not load the dishwasher with dishes. Place 2 tbs. of Borax, or Boraxo (the "20 Mule Team " stuff, that President Reagan touted, before you were born), and then run your kitchen faucet on hot, until the water IS hot. Then, run your dishwasher on the max (I know Kitchen Aid units,but not sure what you got). Let it complete the cycle. Open the door, and prop it open for a day.

Smell inside. "Swampy bird" still there?

If so, repeat, but add one half cup (2 cups?) of vinegar, right into the bottom of the unit. Run hot water, until it IS hot, then turn on the dishwasher. Let cycle complete, and dry.Smell again.

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Run it on the pot-scrubber/hottest/power wash cycle -- empty - with just a spoonful of bleach to really kill all the gremlins that it sounds like you have living there.
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Make sure he installed a drain loop on the drain hose.The drain hose also shouldn't run thru the flloor to the basement,then back up the the kitchen drain pipes/disposal. It should simply run though the common wall next to the sink to hook up with the drain pipe or disposal.
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Make sure he installed a drain loop on the drain hose.The drain hose also shouldn't run thru the flloor to the basement,then back up the the kitchen drain pipes/disposal. It should simply run though the common wall next to the sink to hook up with the drain pipe or disposal.
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Make sure he installed a drain loop on the drain hose.The drain hose also shouldn't run thru the flloor to the basement,then back up the the kitchen drain pipes/disposal. It should simply run though the common wall next to the sink to hook up with the drain pipe or disposal.
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Bioclean bac-out - squirt around
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This sounds to me like the drain hose is incorrectly connected to the drain, causing kitchen sink wastewater to back up into the dishwasher.

The dishwasher drain hose sits lower than the sink drain, and this must be accounted for to keep from having a back-flow situation. There is a simpler way to do this than my instructions below, and while it may work, any future clogged drains will cause your issue again.

The proper and most sanitary way would be to install an air gap into the sink. This device fits into one of the extra holes on the top of your sink and has a cap (usually chrome) to make it look nice. The air gap device has two connections, one that comes in from the dishwasher and the other that flows back down to the drain. The air gap keeps you from having a direct hose connection between the dishwasher and the drain and will allow for the dishwasher to overflow into the sink if the drain pipe gets clogged.

Search google for "dishwasher air gap" and you'll find all the information you need.

Good luck!

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