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jema
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 24 9:59 am Post subject: Dishwasher tip
If you use a dishwasher you will find it has 3 phases. 1. Hot water rinse. 2. Detergent release and wash cycle. 3. final rinse. This means phase 1 is simply not very effective. But you can cheaply buy big tubs a sodium bicarbinate and stick a dessert spool of bicarb in the dishwasher at the start. I'm finding it extremely effective.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 24 11:01 am Post subject:

that might depend on the machine and the cleanser

we use SMoL tablets, salt(york water is not machine friendly), a little rinse aid and only 14 ltrs of water, most of it not hot per load

6 years in, it recently cost Â£12 for a reed switch and Â£125 for a bloke who knew it what it needed was a reed switch bargain
ps i knew it was a pump or valve, the reed switch is part of the control gear for both

about 50 yrs of using them, a good one, set for the incoming water and mechanically sound should not need chemical madmaxing tweaks as an every load regime

a good clean, that has assorted hacktweaks, sort every filter, hottest wash with no dishes and 2 tablets, then an upside jug of vinegar on a hot wash
then a proper set up for your water quality
then use decent tablets

pps after 50 decades, my advice is getting a new one or get a good one maintained for long term keeping

is the water mineral rich with things that block pipes and coat elements etc?
there should be a dial on the salt for the ion exchange filter to adjust to the local supply quality, that can help a lot

NorthernMonkeyGirl

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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 24 3:27 pm Post subject:
Used to be able to drop a bit of dishwasher powder on the door, so it could work in the pre-rinse. Now I just smush a bit of the tablet off instead. If you have a free afternoon and enjoy nerdery: https://youtu.be/_rBO8neWw04?feature=shared https://youtu.be/Ll6-eGDpimU?feature=shared https://youtu.be/jHP942Livy0?feature=shared

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9742
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 24 9:24 am Post subject:
I use smol tablets, skip the prewash, dont use salt or rinse aid - (soft water here) - and am happy with the outcome. the videos were interesting - having it explained etc, although my nerdy levels died off part way through the second vid. the message makes sense though - if you are not happy with the results - use the prewash feature and add prewash detergent.

jema
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 24 7:30 am Post subject:
To me it's a simple logic that clearly does work. a couple of pence of active cleaning on the first cycle can't be a bad thing.

Nicky cigreen

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 24 9:14 am Post subject:
presumably you were not happy with the results your dishwasher gave before. What is your water like? hard?

NorthernMonkeyGirl

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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 24 4:11 pm Post subject:

jema wrote:

To me it's a simple logic that clearly does work. a couple of pence of active cleaning on the first cycle can't be a bad thing.

bingo

I never understood folk who wash the dishes before putting them in a dishwasher (I knock any chunks off and do soak burnt bits though)

jema
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Posted: Thu Jun 20, 24 5:40 am Post subject:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

presumably you were not happy with the results your dishwasher gave before. What is your water like? hard?

Hard water and not exactly a prize winning dishwasher.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 24 9:00 am Post subject:

jema wrote:

Nicky cigreen wrote:

presumably you were not happy with the results your dishwasher gave before. What is your water like? hard?

Hard water and not exactly a prize winning dishwasher.

I'm glad you found a cheap solution then.

I've been trying to get my head around the affect bicarb of soda will have on calcium build up in your machine. and whether sodium carbonate - aka washing soda, would be better or worse. Any idea?

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