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Bad smell from my samsung dmr77lhs dishwasher what to do?

Bad smell from my samsung dmr77lhs dishwasher. What do I do? it is 3 weeks old.

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Put about three or four drops of eucalypt oil into your dishwasher and put it on a wash cycle - you don't need to use the drying cycle. Then is should smell beautifully. It's probably just the newness of the machine with seals and parts all giving off the smell. If that doesn't work contact the dealer and get them to find out what it is. After all you paid good money for it.
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My dishwasher is 2 mos. old and sells like a cross between dead fish and rotten eggs. I tried all their trouble shooting techniques. Called them today and they told me to try a dishwasher detergent with a Clorox component. Here I go adding a Clorox base to my new stainless steel dishwasher. I shall let you know if it clears it up. If not, they will send a tech out to see what the problem might be. My dishes, glasses and silverware retain the odor. It has been frustrating to say the least.

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    Darlene Evans Oct 08, 2015

    I hate to break it to you folks but the smell has not gone away. We have had the town water Dept. out here to check the water. No bacteria. Board of Health took a sample nothing new there. We figured as long as we leave the windows closed and suffocate ourselves, we have no problems with smell. Once you open the windows and the humidity hits the dishes or water in the dishwasher bam, swamp thing rears it's ugly head. Somewhere in my earlier life, I must have done something to a fish I had in a fish tank, and this is my just punishment. Now I wound't mind, if it were just me, but it is my daughter next door, and my daughter about 1/2 a mile across a field. Wonder if the field, that was a pig farm back in the day has something to do with it. Now my dog who spends quality time out doors in the backyard and get's walked smells like swamp, fish dog upon her return home. Enough to make me gag. So I think this is airborne. I may have to find a private lab and take a water sample and find someone to do an air quality sample. Anyone have some ideas on how to test the outdoor air? I'd sure appreciate the help. My brain is fried. I've tried everything that Samsung has asked of me. I've been on other sites as well and it seems this is not a flash in the pan problem. It is all over. So I am glad I am not unique, just darn annoyed that even when the weather is cool, the problem still persists. So this is the latest update. Notching has changed even thought summer is over fish smell and swamp thing has taken over my kitchen once again.

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I have had the same problem with the Samsung. It smells toxic !! I'm worried about my baby being exposed to it. I am returning it tomorrow. We had to stay in a hotel because my entire house smelled of toxic chemicals. I'm so upset about the experience. I will never buy Samsung again.

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This is normal for Samsung...The smell will last for a month or so, but will go away. I had the same problem, it is sort of a burn in process, similar to buying a new car. The first 200 miles, the engine smells of burning.

  • Blake Whitley Feb 12, 2012

    If you have your drain hose connected to a garbage disposal it it might be back filling into the dishwasher. Check the routing of the drain hose from the diswasher to make sure the line is installed properly. You want the line from the dishwasher to have an upward hump just before it attaches to the disposal. This will prevent drain water from the sink/garbage disposalfrom backfilling into the dishwasher. the hight of the hump should be above the bottom of the sink. a couple of zip ties losely wraped around the drain line to a screw works well.

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