Glasses smell after dishwasher

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William Saens - 23 Apr 2006 04:24 GMT

I got a nice new Bosch dishwasher and am very happy with the silence and how
clean it gets the glasses and plates. My problem is frequently when
drinking a glass of water I notice my glass smells. I almost don't know how
to describe it, but somewhat eggy or a little wet dog type smell.

I am certain it's the glasses from the dishwasher and not the water from the
faucet because I took sames of the same water and left it sit and drank from
a clean Pyrex beaker which was hand washed.

What could be causing this smell and how might I get rid of it. Lately (as
weird as it sounds) I've started sniffing the plates and I believe they
frequently have this smell too, after they get wet.

Willie

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Muvin Gruvin - 23 Apr 2006 14:34 GMT

could it be the type of dishwasher soap?
Does Bosch handbook recommend a brand of soap?
Was at a neighbors and I could not drink anything with the ice from her
frig....the ice made the drinks taaste like perfume.
Now what made that happen??

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William Saens - 23 Apr 2006 14:55 GMT

> could it be the type of dishwasher soap?
> Does Bosch handbook recommend a brand of soap?
> Was at a neighbors and I could not drink anything with the ice from her
> frig....the ice made the drinks taaste like perfume.
> Now what made that happen??

I thought it was the soap at first. Changed the soap and the smell was
still there. Oddly enough it does not seem to happen every time I wash a
load, but with the beaker test and other comparison tests at least I have
isolated it's the smell is eminating from the glasses cleaned in the
dishwasher and not the water itself.

As far as perfumed ice? Is she making the ice from highly flexible
rubber/plastic ice cube trays? Could be picking up the smell from there.
The other question is what else does she keep in her freezer? Something
aromatic could definitely transmit smells.

Willie

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Jacki - 23 Apr 2006 15:11 GMT

A friend of mine uses one of those Britta (sp?) filters on his faucets. A
glass of ice water tasted too sweet to me. Turns out he had not replaced the
filter in months. Who knows how much garbage was in that glass?

Ewwww!

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Gini - 25 Apr 2006 02:38 GMT

>I got a nice new Bosch dishwasher and am very happy with the silence and
>how clean it gets the glasses and plates. My problem is frequently when
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> (as weird as it sounds) I've started sniffing the plates and I believe
> they frequently have this smell too, after they get wet.

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If you are using too much detergent, the rubber hoses will deteriorate and
produce an odor.
Have you any tiny blacks flecks on your dishwasher tub? (BTW, I know this
from experience with my Bosch.)
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Glasses smell after dishwasher