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[LG Dios dishwasher] The dishwater that I began to use recently smells like: something is burning, a new product fresh from the factory, or a plastic.

Troubleshooting

Similar to a newly purchased house or car, the new dishwasher may emit an odor in the early days of use.

This is caused by the rubbers, internal coils, and noise damping materials that comprise the product when they get heated. This is a temporary phenomenon and will disappear as time passes.
Though it differs with how often you use the machine, the odor will usually be reduced at least by a half after two weeks’ use, and up to by 95% after two to three months’ use.
To minimize this odor, when installing the damping materials, the tub and parts are heated at 190 ℃ or more, however complete deodorization takes a long time.

Common
The odor is caused by the various rubber gaskets used to prevent leaking and the damping materials to prevent noise.
For 6 persons
At the early stage of use, the dry cycle may emit a burnt odor while the dry heater is operating.
The burnt odor emitted while drying may be caused by the rubber gasket in front of the lid, the coil inside the tub, and the plastics around it, as they are heated by the high temperatures of 100 ℃ or more inside the tub.

Try this

Open windows to ensure air ventilation whenever possible in the early days of running your machine.
If the odor is severe, placing a dish with three spoonfuls of vinegar and running the normal cycle will help deodorization.
Smelling during the early days of use is not a product defect. Don’t worry and continue to run your machine.

Wait! Here are more tips!
If the burnt smell persists in a product that was not purchased recently, call a service technician for an inspection.

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.

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