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A new white water filter cartridge and the used one it replaces lying side by side on a folded towel on a kitchen counter, the open door of a home refrigerator beside them, nobody in the frame.

Dacor dish care — the monthly micro filter cleaning

Dacor's current owner's manual sets a plain, direct interval for the cylindrical micro filter under the filter cover — clean it every month — rather than relying on a dedicated warning light.

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  • Filters
  • Water filter and descaling service
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What Filter Cleaning Interval
actually means.

Dacor's current owner's manual sets a plain, direct interval for the cylindrical micro filter under the filter cover — clean it every month — rather than relying on a dedicated warning light.

Dacor home appliance display

What to do when Filter Cleaning Interval shows on the home appliance

Kind of codeFilters

A filter has reached the end of its life or is clogged enough for the appliance to notice: a refrigerator water cartridge past its gallons or months, a hood's grease or charcoal filter loaded with residue, a dish-care filter packed with food, a washer inlet filter choked with grit. The fix is a clean or a new filter of the right part number, fitted with the appliance unplugged and the water closed where there is one, then the reminder reset.

Usually leads toWater filter and descaling service

Fresh filters in dispensers and ice makers, and scale cleared from steam ovens, ice makers and dish care machines.

Shows up asDishes Coming Out Gritty or Spotted: Filter, Spray Arms and Rinse Aid

Dishes coming out gritty are plates and glasses with sandy specks, dried food, a white film or spots after a full cycle, often worse on the upper rack or in one corner.

MakeDacor

Dacor kitchens tend to combine pro-style gas cooking, steam-assisted ovens and column refrigeration, so a visit looks after burners, scale and coils together.

SourceDacor Modernist/Heritage built-in dishwasher User Manual (DDW24M99*/DDW24T99* series)

Confirmed on Dacor's current Modernist/Heritage built-in dishwasher line (DDW24M99*/DDW24T99* series).

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from Dacor's own guidance for Filter Cleaning Interval on its home appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Open the door and remove the lower rack first.

02

Turn the filter handle counter-clockwise to unlock the filter cover, then remove the cover and the cylindrical micro filter underneath.

03

Rinse the micro filter and the filter cover thoroughly with running water.

04

Reinstall the micro filter and cover, turning the handle to lock it back into place before the next cycle.

Still there?

It usually turns into water filter and descaling service. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

This is a routine monthly cleaning habit, not a report that the dishwasher has already stopped draining — a machine that will not drain at all after the filter is cleaned points to the pump instead.

What you may
notice with it.

The home appliance problems Filter Cleaning Interval tends to arrive with. Answer these at the home appliance before anyone is booked.

All problems

Before you call

Dishes Coming Out Gritty or Spotted: Filter, Spray Arms and Rinse Aid

All 6 causes, cheapest first

It also comes with

Close view of the upper rack of an open dishwasher in a bright home kitchen, clear drinking glasses with a hazy white film and a few sandy specks on the rims, a white plate beside them with dried grit near its edge, soft daylight. Problem

Dishes Coming Out Gritty or Spotted: Filter, Spray Arms and Rinse Aid

6 causes, cheapest first

Where Filter Cleaning Interval usually leads

Water filter and descaling service.

Water filters replaced and flushed, inlet screens checked, descaling run on a steam oven, ice maker or dish care machine · low.
Book a visit What the job involves

Dacor
home appliances.

Dacor kitchens tend to combine pro-style gas cooking, steam-assisted ovens and column refrigeration, so a visit looks after burners, scale and coils together.

Dacor home appliance maintenance

More Dacor codes

Filter ResetRinse RefillSelf Clean (cutlery pad)

Filters on other makes

Bertazzoni Replace water filter. Press OK to startBlueStar Timer icon blinking, blower offBosch E22Café Replace Filter light (ice maker)Cove Clean filter. Press Enter once cleaned, or press Cancel to ignore.Electrolux Water Filter StatusFisher & Paykel CLr FLtrFulgor Milano Replace filter
All 43 codes of this kind
A tidy home kitchen with a tall built-in stainless column refrigerator and freezer pair set into light wood cabinetry, the toe grille at floor level removed and leaning against the cabinet, a technician seen only from the shoulders down kneeling on a gray mat and drawing a long soft coil brush out from under the unit, a small canister vacuum beside him, even daylight from a side window. Dacor builds this

Cold storage

Upkeep for everything in the house that keeps things cold: refrigerators, freezers, wine and beverage units and ice makers, cleaned and checked before they start struggling.

 A home kitchen with a stainless pro-style gas range and a matching hood above it against a light tile backsplash, the grates lifted off and laid on a folded towel on the counter, a technician seen only from the shoulders down wiping a brass burner cap with a soft cloth, a clean baffle filter leaning beside the towel, all burners off, soft daylight. Dacor builds this

Cooking appliances

Upkeep for ovens, ranges, cooktops, hoods, microwaves, steam and speed ovens: burners and igniters cleaned, gas joints checked, grease filters and descaling done on time.

 An open built-in dishwasher in a bright home kitchen with white cabinets, both racks pulled out and empty, the cylindrical filter lifted out and held over a stainless sink by a technician seen only from the shoulders down, a lower spray arm resting on a folded towel on the counter, soft daylight. Dacor builds this

Dish care

Upkeep for dishwashers and disposers: filters rinsed, spray arms cleared, the door seal and drain loop checked, and hard-water scale kept off the parts that heat and spray.

In Dacor's own words

We recommend cleaning the filter every month.
Dacor Modernist/Heritage built-in dishwasher User Manual (DDW24M99*/DDW24T99* series)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Confirmed on Dacor's current Modernist/Heritage built-in dishwasher line (DDW24M99*/DDW24T99* series).

Dacor Filter Cleaning Interval home appliance maintenance,
where we come out.

The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

HoustonTX · 36 areas

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions
about Filter Cleaning Interval.

Can I clear Filter Cleaning Interval myself?
Open the door and remove the lower rack first. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
What happens if I skip cleaning the micro filter for a few months?
Food soil builds up in the filter and dishes are more likely to come out gritty or with residue well before the machine stops draining altogether.
Do I need any tools to remove the filter on a Dacor dish care unit?
No — Dacor's manual describes turning the filter handle by hand to unlock the cover and lifting the micro filter out underneath.
Can I clean the filter more often than monthly?
Yes — a household running frequent heavy loads can clean it more often than the stated monthly interval without any downside.

Back to your everyday

Still showing Filter Cleaning Interval?

A booking goes further when it has the reminder or code as shown, the model number from the rating plate, and a word on when that filter, screen or tub was last cleaned. With those three, the office can pack the right filter or cleaner for your appliance.

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