A lot of people use dishwashers to save time, energy, and water.

Its definitely a must in a busy household, as it gives you more time for important things.

There is no question that it makes life easier, but are you sure its cleaning everything properly?

The Right Way to Load a Dishwasher

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If you are not, heres the right way to load a dishwasher.

What you only need to do is scrape all the chunks.

You dont want to clog your spray arms, filters, or pipes.

Pre-rinsing dishes dishwasher

2 Load dishes

see to it the dirty surfaces of your dishes are facing down not up.

Put the dirtiest dishes in the bottom rack.

3 How to orient dishes

The ideal pattern depends a bit on the specifics of your dishwasher.

How to Load a Dishwasher Correctly

you might find it online.

It will show you how to load your dishwasher for the best results.

You dont want to block little streams of water from actually getting stuff clean.

The Right Way to Load a Dishwasher

If you dont have a full load, avoid overlapping dishes that are dirty.

Do not load stuff in a way that blocks the moving parts in your dishwasher.

see to it your spray arms can spin and nothing keeps the detergent door from opening.

4 Utensils

Should utensils go in the eating surface down or up?

According to the experts, direction doesnt matter.

What matters is keeping your utensils from snuggling tight together.

Keep this from happening by mixing up different types of utensils in each bin.

Check your spray arms, it might be clogged.

The Right Way to Load a Dishwasher