Rotten Egg Smell - Carbonated Drinks

wesimmo · 31 Dec 2018 at 20:38

Recently I have had Coke and Red Bull out of fresh glasses washed in the dishwasher.

They both stank of rotten eggs. I assume that this is due to some sort of reaction between the acid and some residue from the dishwasher tablets?

Both times it was a different carbonated drink and a different brand of tablets, so should i be concerned about the dishwasher harbouring some sort of issue?

Am i slowly poisoning myself? Google seems to throw up contradictory results, though i am drinking pre going out so....

Steedie · 31 Dec 2018 at 20:39

jsmoke · 31 Dec 2018 at 20:42

Probably the dishwasher is needing cleaned. Debris etc.

Jokester · 31 Dec 2018 at 20:43

When was the last time you cleaned the dishwasher?

builder22 · 31 Dec 2018 at 20:46

feedback from the drain?

wesimmo · 31 Dec 2018 at 20:54

jsmoke said:
Probably the dishwasher is needing cleaned. Debris etc.

Jokester said:
When was the last time you cleaned the dishwasher?

I've cleaned all the filters etc.

Might just use some sort of de-scaling and deep clean stuff on it.

Ninco! · 31 Dec 2018 at 21:06

I was told to run a empty hot cycle with thin bleach only (the cheaper bleach you can pick up for less than £1, just as potent as expensive alternates).

The same with an Washing Machine which you run a (empty) cycle. Kills any germs.

Efour · 31 Dec 2018 at 22:03

Something is blocked or back filling or needs cleaning. Does it empty into the same area as the washing machine? Use too much powder?

Try cleaning it all.

wesimmo · 31 Dec 2018 at 22:10

Might be the missus then, the sink, washing machine and dishwasher all drain the same way and she puts loads of cat food down the sink drain.

I'd quite happily kill the vermin but she loves them so I refuse to get involved with feeding them or the associated disposal of cat food tins.

Brizzles · 31 Dec 2018 at 22:13

All that sugar has killed your sense of smell.

Cromulent · 31 Dec 2018 at 22:38

wesimmo said:
Might be the missus then, the sink, washing machine and dishwasher all drain the same way and she puts loads of cat food down the sink drain.

I'd quite happily kill the vermin but she loves them so I refuse to get involved with feeding them or the associated disposal of cat food tins.

Putting cat food down the sink?! Sounds legit.

jsmoke · 31 Dec 2018 at 22:42

Time for some Drano. The gunk will have fossilised in the pipes but enough loose to still poison the water in the system.

Brizzles · 31 Dec 2018 at 22:54

Cromulent said:
Putting cat food down the sink?! Sounds legit.

yeh, any neighbours gone missing recently ?

ash_scotland88 · 31 Dec 2018 at 23:03

I've recently been drinking cider and occasionally tasted/smelth through taste sulphur/eggs on the inhale. It's not pleasant.

Brizzles · 31 Dec 2018 at 23:07

ash_scotland88 said:
I've recently been drinking cider and occasionally tasted/smelth through taste sulphur/eggs on the inhale. It's not pleasant.

Thats a compliment round here.

Somerset cider should always taste rank, but you can't remember in the morning.

Psycho Sonny · 31 Dec 2018 at 23:46

What happens when you drink water from the same glasses out the dishwasher?

Diagro · 31 Dec 2018 at 23:49

You're supposed to run a dishwasher cleaner through it every 4 weeks or 30 cycles.

That is what my manual says on mine.

wesimmo · 1 Jan 2019 at 00:48

The weird thing is my daughter drinks coke once a weekish and has never mentioned it.

It's only because it's Xmas and I've had spirits and mixer I've noticed it.

But other than that, beer or food from crockery or glasses has been fine, it's the acid in carbonated drinks that seems to do it.

Randomface74 · 1 Jan 2019 at 00:52

Bosh some dishwasher cleaner in it and run the hottest cycle.

Max B · 18 Jun 2019 at 20:01

@wesimmo.. I'm having the exact same issue and it's driving me insane. Whenever I pour coke or any fizzy drinks into a glass that was cleaned by the dishwasher, this disgusting, rotten egg type of smell appears. Have you found a solution at all?