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Very bad smell coming from dishwasher

Just a bad odor, nothing that is in it or behind it, wondering if the steam is hitting something to make it smell but it is really foul. The landlord is coming over tommorow. The smell is so bad you can taste it.

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  • carsoncty Mar 18, 2009

    the landlords son thinks it is the glue under the sink on the particle board counters. ya and I thought a dead something but we looked under it and nothing.

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    NANCY OLSON Apr 09, 2014

    I am going thru the same thing, its only 5 months old, but have been having this since I bought it..waited to call and everyone gave me the run around and also mentioned a dead animal..no way! My dishes smell bad too. I have cleaned inside my disposal and always put clean dishes in the d/w. Seems like there r alot of complaints about the same problem. HELP

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Possibly a water leak underneath or a dead mouse behind the unit.

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At the bottom of your dishwasher where the water drains out check that there are no food particles trapped inside that may cause the smell

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