The dishwasher wasn't rinsing properly. I found a bottle of what I thought said "dishwasher cleaner" under the sink, so I put that in the dishwasher, on a hot cycle. Well, I am partially sighted and turns out I misread the bottle. It was actually washing machine cleaner. After several cycles I managed to get rid of the suds, but not the smell. The dishwasher smells terribly of laundry detergent. And it's strongly clinging to the glasses and dishes, making them unusable. I tried putting vinegar in, but it didn't get rid of the smell. I am worried about my landlady's reaction when she finds out. She is already at the end of her tether with me because I am several months behind on the rent. She has spoken before about evicting me due to the money - I'm worried this might be the final straw. what can I do to get rid of the smell?
EDIT: Thanks so much for all the suggestions. After wiping out the filter and multiple cycles, the smell seems to be gone!
I think he generally works on commercial plumbing but might have some tips outside of checking the filters in the bottom. I've recently had to do a couple service calls on people who treat their dishwasher like a garbage disposal and something like soap smell makes me think the filters probably have some buildup.
I checked the filters and they seem quite clean.
I assume you're still smelling laundry detergent when you run it? Have you looked at the ingredients of the detergent to try and figure out what you could use to clean it?