“Recently had this dishwasher installed and am not satisfied due to “roofing tar” odor stinking entire home. Bitumen insulation aka roofing tar is the problem. Any SS dishwasher not have this toxic stuff? What type plastic are the plastic tubs DW made of?”

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• Whirlpool avoided the question. Yes the tub material is stainless steel that has BITUMEN INSULATION ON THE OUTSIDE!

  Answered by Jimbo 7 years ago

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• Hi, JimBo, I totally understand what you are saying because I also noticed this. Nowadays on the market, all the SS tube dishwashers have bitumen insulation. All of them have smells. It true. Whoever said they don't have smell they just didn't pay attention. I eventually bought a plastic tube dishwasher not it's broken. My new dishwasher also has bitumen insulation. Especially when it's working, it smell is quite unpleasant. I start to consider to get rid of it although it's new. As I know, probably the Germany company started to use it on cars for better insulation many years ago. There are lots of complains in China about the disgusting smell in those luxury cars. People there could be more sensitive on smell.

  Answered by xwli 4 years ago

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• I got this a few weeks to a month ago and no odor whatsoever. I didn’t notice any tar when installing it, either. Any chance it’s something the installer did?

  Answered by Walt 6 years ago

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• I don't have an answer to your SS question, but all I can say is that mine does not have this issue. There may be some other issue going on that is causing this.

  Answered by shornape 7 years ago

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• Hi JimBo, the tub material in this Dishwasher is stainless steel. Please contact your local Best Buy or our customer support line at 800-253-1301 for more information. Thank you for your inquiry regarding our Whirlpool appliances!

  Answered by WhirlpoolTeam 7 years ago

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• No smell at all. None. I can't imagine why you think this happens.

  Answered by wb2trf 6 years ago

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