So my dishwasher is smelly and I cleaned the filter and screen but...

There's this cap in my dishwasher and when I unscrew it it smells awful. Today it was full of water and when I opened it started draining into the drain in the middle. Usually it's very smelly but not full.

I've watched countless videos and looked at dishwasher manuals but I still don't know what's under that cap.

What is that cap for? (It's not the filter. I don't think it's a valve but it's so smellly) What's in there? How do I clean it?

I have a perfekt WQP6-3201. That's what it says on the door. It's a mini dishwasher. Like half the height of a normal dishwasher.

So my dishwasher is smelly and I cleaned the filter and screen but...

There's this cap in my dishwasher and when I unscrew it it smells awful. Today it was full of water and when I opened it started draining into the drain in the middle. Usually it's very smelly but not full.

I've watched countless videos and looked at dishwasher manuals but I still don't know what's under that cap.

What is that cap for? (It's not the filter. I don't think it's a valve but it's so smellly) What's in there? How do I clean it?

I have a perfekt WQP6-3201. That's what it says on the door. It's a mini dishwasher. Like half the height of a normal dishwasher.

 
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