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dishwasher tip
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Dishwasher - waste of time? Before buying a dishwaser, or any other 'labour-saving' device ask a question. Will this actually save me time? In a small household the amount of time taken to expertly load and unload a Dishwasher you could have just washed up by hand. By doing so you would have saved water and energy. A Dishwasher uses at least 3 times the water of hand washing. In a household the children could be paid pocket money to do the washing up - still cheaper than a dishwasher!
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I know, but where would we stash the dirty dishes if someone is coming round and your trying to look organised?
I love the dishwasher the way it gets everything shining and clean, much better than the handwashing
I dont use it all the time about 2 or 3 times a week to give the dishes a boost.0 -
My tip is if you want a dishwasher, get a good make.
In our last house we bought a Bosch and sold it to the buyers as we were moving to a house with a built in one. I never realised how crap some makes can be,
(i.e. the one we moved to was!) a totally false economy.
Buy a good make, and it will last and wash everything well first time.
Do a search on here for the cheapest make.
I personally have to swear by having a dishwasher, we would have to buy paper plates otherwise!0 -
we call ours "dishy" and hes a highly valued member of the family
hes 9 now and never seen a dishwasher tablet or powder fit as a flea and still going strong0 -
We have got a new dishwasher - and its the best thing ever!!!! ;D I have fallen in love with it. How did I live without it. Its absolutely fab. I don't bother with rinsaid. I am just using cheapie co-op tablets (BOGOF),and am using the rapid cycle and my dishes are lovely and sparkly.
;D ... and my work tops are clear of dishes.:heart2:Mum to my little Daisy 3 and Archie 1.:heart2:0 -
My tip is if you want a dishwasher, get a good make.
I'd agree. We bought a Smeg 'triple A' rated one last time around & it is fantastic, much better than my old crappy Indesit ? one.
It goes on every other day, cos there's only 2 of us. I use half a dishwasher tablet each time.0 -
I use a teaspoon of soap powder always have ;D0
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Do you use biological or non-biological powder, Cathy?This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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I only buy bio-so I suppose its that, dont think it would matter though really unless you were soaking them first then the bio would be best0
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Using soap powder makes perfect sense - now you've pointed it out. For years I've used soap powder to clean stains off teaspoons and mugs and to soak burnt scrambled egg saucepans but I never thought to add it to my dishwasher. Iv'e read in loads of these posts about the vinegar too - I'm gonna try it tomorrow instead of using my Finish coupon!!!
I think I'm going to be more hooked on this site than looking for my freebies and coupons. Just reading some of the suggestions has already saved me £££££££'s
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My tip is if you want a dishwasher, get a good make.
In our last house we bought a Bosch and sold it to the buyers as we were moving to a house with a built in one. I never realised how crap some makes can be,
(i.e. the one we moved to was!) a totally false economy.
Buy a good make, and it will last and wash everything well first time.
Do a search on here for the cheapest make.
I personally have to swear by having a dishwasher, we would have to buy paper plates otherwise!
This is exactly what happened to us! We went from a new Bosch to and old rubbish Hotpoint.
Despite that, I really appreciate my dishwasher when I go to my mother-in-laws and have to do washing up. Not just the extra effort, but loads of things are really hard to get clean by hand.0
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