In case anyone was wondering, you can fit at least 60 Belisle 120s in a dishwasher. Haha, thankful for a wife that tolerates this addiction! Anyone else wash new traps in the dishwasher?

I have and I even had permission to do it too! Work great doesn't it.

Nope don’t want to buy a new one lol

Yes I have, don't need permission from the wife though. I buy, maintain, fix and install all the appliances. It doesn't hurt the dishwasher. I run awesome cleaner with dawn detergent to clean the grease off them. I then run the same cleaner through the dishwasher empty to make sure there is no oil residue left.
Those look like their packed pretty tight. Did one washing clean them good or did you run it one more time?

We’ll see! Half way through the first round. I figured I’d run them through twice. The first load with a little soap and the second just water.

Nope, never tried new traps but unbeknownst to the wife I have run a few dirty stainless revolvers through.

Traps worth more than the dishwasher.

Hah yeah you’re right. That’s an unfortunate fact.

I do it and my wife helped me pack it.

I washed a few dozen new Duke #160's once, never again! The entire inside of the dishwasher became coated with a good film of rust. Took hours to completely wipe clean all the sides and especially the plastic racks! Never again!!!

… I’ll run new traps through one cycle with soap… then another with just water… ready to wax the next day

No kidding proratman, I haven’t had that happen yet. Sounds like a mess though.

… my wife must do that lol .. never noticed… either that or the 2nd water only cycle I run clears it out

ONLY brand new traps in the dishwasher. None with even a hint of sand or dirt. Destroyed my dishwasher that way. It was a quiet few days around the house afterward.

Why would you put them in dishwasher if already rusted? That process is to remove grease if they are new !

I used to do that all the time.
When I was a kid, my mom even let me dry boarded beaver in the living room if I was in a time crunch for an upcoming auction.