Mold growing on dishes

if its a front load then the drain hole in the door boot is plugged by mold and lint and now mold is growing in the boot

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Hi,
Mold growth is a common problem due to tight seals and poor drainage.
Pull back the rubber or plastic around the tub or basin to reveal the problem. You should also check your detergent dispenser as this is another common area for mold growth. Remove any visible mold. You can use a solution of water and dish detergent or bleach (1 part bleach to 10 parts water). You could also use bleach wipes to do this depending on how stubborn the mold is.
Because of the set-up of the washer, mold can also tend to grow in pipes, traps, and outside the drum where you can't see it.
You can run an empty load on the hottest water setting with 1 cup or more of bleach. Run an empty load on the hottest water setting with 1 cup or more of vinegar. Use a product designed to attack build-up from detergents and fabric softeners. Call a repair man to service the parts of the machine you can't see or attempt to do it yourself
However Mold needs moisture to grow. Leave your washer door and detergent dispenser cover open in between loads to allow for complete drying. This will dramatically decrease or eliminate the problem.
2. clean the machine monthly to stay away from the problem.
3. Switch to powder and/or low-sudsing detergent.


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It may be the way you load your dishwasher.
The best way to load it is bowls and small items in front, larger plates in the rear.

mold grows in warm moist places and the food scraps makes a great petri dish to grow your science experiment its normal during summer season in the cooler season fall winter early spring takes longer

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are your dishes comming out dry at the end of the dry cycle and during dry cycle do you see steam comming out of the vent

If you can remove some of the mold do so,then goto home depot,lowes,supermarket and find c.l.r. (calcium lime rust) remover.Pour 2 cups in the tank with no dishes and run the longest cycle.After that do this once a week until its gone than once a month thereafter any questions let me know.

Make a boil wash (with no clothes and detergents) put in the powder's drawer a cup of bicarbonate of soda. It should clean the machine and move out the bad smell. Good luck!