March 3. Cornelius resident Tommy Walker had more than 50 years experience in appliance repair and operated Tommy’s Appliance Service until retiring a few years ago. Starting this month, Tommy will offer the community his advice for various appliances. 

Dishwashers today move much less water, so they have to run longer to achieve the same performance level as before.

You can help jumpstart the cleaning process by always running the water at your kitchen sink to get it hot before starting the dishwasher.

If you can keep your hand under the running water, then your water is not hot enough.

As in washing machines, I use powder for better washability.

Hope this helps and have a good day, Tommy