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  • Samsung Dishwasher Screen Filter Fix

    The Screen Filter (DD81-02011A) in our Samsung dishwasher (DW80K7050US) turned out to have a mold defect from the factory that’s been sitting there since the previous owners had it installed back in 2018:

    Samsung dishwasher screen filter - gap
    Samsung dishwasher screen filter – gap

    The mesh apparently didn’t quite make it into the molded plastic, so that little gap has been letting debris in the wash water circulate through the spray bars and clog the orifices.

    While replacements are readily available, they seem rather pricey for what they are and this seemed like an easy repair:

    Samsung dishwasher screen filter - glued
    Samsung dishwasher screen filter – glued

    That’s a bead of EVA hot melt glue that will probably withstand the 163 °F = 73 °C “sanitize” cycle we haven’t had any occasion to use and seems no more toxic than anything else around here.

    Protip: if your dishwasher has a filter, it’s likely clogged with a nasty accumulation of gunk, too …