Kashering a Dishwasher for Passover
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Question
How can one kasher a dishwasher for Passover?
Answer
Hello and happy holiday!
It is not possible to kasher it for Passover.
A. The water does not reach a boiling point considered sufficient for kashering.
B. There are plastic parts in the dishwasher that cannot be kashered. [And sometimes glass parts, which according to Ashkenazi custom cannot be kashered].
Since the question was asked during Chol Hamoed, it is important to emphasize that kashering utensils is not effective if done during the days of Passover, not just if done before Passover.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 451, Seif 5 and 26, and in the Rema there.
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 452, Seif 1.