Have you ever had a plastic item melt on your dishwasher coil?

[wishesuponastar]

What did you do to get the remainder of plastic off of the coil? Hubby already pulled the plastic spoon off the coil but there is still some plastic left. I did google and that said to put a bag of ice on the spot for 30 minutes but that didn’t help.

any advice please?

Are we going to have plastic smell when we use dishwasher again? Is it a fire hazard?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What did you do to get the remainder of plastic off of the coil? Hubby already pulled the plastic spoon off the coil but there is still some plastic left. I did google and that said to put a bag of ice on the spot for 30 minutes but that didn’t help.

any advice please?

Are we going to have plastic smell when we use dishwasher again? Is it a fire hazard?

Yes, I've had it happen in the past. I don't recall that there was actually any plastic left on the coil to get off. One time it was one of the softer plastic storage bowls, but another time it was a hard plastic spoon.

Yes, you'll get a burning plastic smell the next several times you use it.

How much is left on your coil? If it's just a small amount, I wouldn't worry about it. If it's a lot, you could (the next time you use the washer) after it's run for a bit (and the coil heated up), open it and see if you can remove the remainder.

 

[fly girl]

Had the handle of a large plastic spoon fall on the coil not too long ago. The smell is very noticeable, but I didn’t have any remains left on it afterwards. The smell was still there during the next cycle, but very faint.


I just found this online, if it works. Good luck!

Soak a clean cloth with acetone-based nail polish remover and place it over the dishwasher heating coils. Leave it for about five minutes to allow the acetone to dissolve the remaining plastic and plastic residue on the coils.Dec 14, 2018

 

[PollyannaMom]

Sadly, yes, I have.

I Googled instructions, and I want to say used nail polish remover to scrub off the last bits?? Then I think it had to be left open to air, and run without dishes to clear the smell.

I think I remember leaving a container of baking soda in it for a while to absorb the smell as well (just when it was sitting empty - not while running it!)

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I found another report where someone (who had absolutely no luck with the ice in a bag method) used a hair dryer. After the dishwasher had cooled down entirely.

Turned on the hair dryer, and as the plastic softened removed it with a wooden pick (so as not to damage the coil).

 

[tileman]

If you have a heat gun use that

 

[mumto3girls]

I have (more than once actually) but like a poster above, there was nothing left once I pulled the item off the coil. There was a faint odor that disappeared quickly.

 

[wishesuponastar]

Yes, I've had it happen in the past. I don't recall that there was actually any plastic left on the coil to get off. One time it was one of the softer plastic storage bowls, but another time it was a hard plastic spoon.

Yes, you'll get a burning plastic smell the next several times you use it.

How much is left on your coil? If it's just a small amount, I wouldn't worry about it. If it's a lot, you could (the next time you use the washer) after it's run for a bit (and the coil heated up), open it and see if you can remove the remainder.

I will look again to see if there is a lot of plastic stuck to the coil.
Thank you everyone for your replies.