Finally figured out why my bowls come out with puddles on top

I walked into the kitchen last week and saw my roommate putting bowls in the dishwasher face up. No joke, every single bowl was stacked right-side up like they were waiting for soup. The water from the top rack just pools on the bottom of each one and never drains off. I pointed it out and he said that's how his mom always did it. After 3 cycles with clean but wet bowls I ran an empty load just to watch the spray pattern. The top arm shoots water downward mostly so anything that faces up just catches all the dirty water. Now I flip them all at a 45 degree angle and they come out bone dry every time. Has anyone else dealt with a partner who refuses to learn the bowl angles?

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olivia_allen23d ago

Did that happen to a friend of mine @iris574? Yep, word for word.

parker_thomas28d ago

I used to be the guy who put bowls face up too. I had the same "puddles on top" problem for years and just thought that's how dishwashers worked. Then my brother visited and pointed out exactly what you said about the top spray arm shooting downward. Now I angle everything on the top rack so water can run off, and it's a night and day difference. It's amazing how something so simple can fix a problem you just accepted as normal.

iris57428d ago

You say it's "night and day" but I've been doing it the other way for years and it works fine for me. Bowls face down get that gross trapped water inside them sometimes, and then you pull them out and they're wet inside the bowl. I'd rather have a puddle on the outside that dries quick than water sitting inside a bowl waiting to drip everywhere when I grab it. Also my top rack has a spinner too so water goes every direction anyway. Different machines I guess.