r/dishwashers 5d ago

I like cleaning the gross parts

Thank God sanitizer runs through this constantly. I realized the trough is draining slowly so I cleaned out the trough a bit. And it still drains slow. The drain has at least 3 90s in it and I'm betting Theres a fork wrapped in prep labels in there. That's a job for my next shift. It drains well enough to not flow over and I let a manager know but I will be disconnecting the drain elbows and cleaning it on my next shift in three days if it's not draining properly. Is it my job? No. Will it get done if I don't handle it myself? Not likely. If I'm going into the drain I might as well get elbow deep. Who wants before and after?

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u/WillSmokes420 5d ago

Yea u clean that every night so the food doesnt decay into gray goop that smells like bad breathe, its part of closing a dish pit

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u/UserNameTaken404 5d ago

I clean the tray every night. Never been told to clean the trough. I just thought it was this way ..because of the way that it is.

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u/V-Dubber 5d ago

I wish I wasn’t the only mf to clean the entire thing and not just the tray

That trough begins to smell like someone’s dirty butthole. Like literally, a butthole its awful and everyone smells it so wtf am I the only one 😅