Kitchen

[bargainsgirl]

Do you keep the door closed tight when not in use or do you keep it ajar for air circulation?

[JeanLouiseFinch]

We leave our door lightly closed, as in just touching.  I guess you could call that ajar.  The door is up and looks closed but it's not tight/pushed in all the way to make it click.

Side note - I have read with front loading clothes washers that it's good to keep them open a little or mold will build up between the rubber seal and the metal.  

[shoesnbags]

@bargainsgirl 

I keep the door fully closed.  Never had any problems but it's an older model and things might be different with newer dishwashers.

[Ainhisg]

closed

[Kachina624]

Leaving the door ajar with dirty dishes would attract bugs and possibly mice.

[haddon9]

My dishwasher is a two year old Miele.  I keep it closed and never thought about keeping it open.  Haven't had a problem with odors.

I have an older (14 years) front load clothes washer.  It's an LG and has a magnet on the door to keep it open just enough to let air circulate and stop mold from growing.

[drizzellla]

I do not close the dishwasher door until it clicks - only when I am going to run the dishwasher.

But I was thinking that mold has never been an issue with my dishwasher.

After I run it, if I open the door, steam rushes out of the dishwasher. Mold doesn't stand a chance.

[Sooner]

Slam the Bosch shut every time.  Never had any problems with mold or smells.  But we wash dishes every night too, so highly unlikely we would have a problem.  If it is almost empty we put in the racks from the kitchen sink.  

[Krimpette]

When I had a dishwasher, I always left it ajar after using it. For clothes, I have one of those small combination washer/dryer and I alwsys prop the door open a bit for airing.

[We rescue cats]

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@Sooner wrote:

Slam the Bosch shut every time.  Never had any problems with mold or smells. 

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Same here, we've always done that-but we also always have the heated dry run every night. Wee too keep our clthes washer ajar.