dishwasher tablets - alternative uses

Cezzy · 12 July 2010 at 2:21PM

Bought some dishwasher tablets from cheapy store and they are absolutely rubbish. They did not clean and also left a white gritty film over everything - I thought my dishwasher was broken at first. I was going to just bin them but before I do are there any other uses for them ? Slug killer would be good, the pesky things have just eaten my baby lettuces !!!:rotfl:

frosty · 12 July 2010 at 3:12PM

maybe you could cut them in half and put them in the toilet bowl and leave overnight.

Penelope_Penguin · 12 July 2010 at 3:25PM

Cezzy wrote: »

I was going to just bin them but before I do are there any other uses for them ?

No idea, as I've never had a DW, but there are suggestions in this thread. I'll add this later once you have more suggestions

stef240377 · 12 July 2010 at 3:56PM

Dont know how much truth is in it but was advised by a washing machine repair man that a dish washer tablet used in the drawer of washing machine was as good if not better than using calgon for reducing limescale build up.

nuttywoman · 12 July 2010 at 4:00PM

stef240377 wrote: »

Dont know how much truth is in it but was advised by a washing machine repair man that a dish washer tablet used in the drawer of washing machine was as good if not better than using calgon for reducing limescale build up.

Thanks for that, i always wondered if they the same thing more or less cos they look it

grunnie · 12 July 2010 at 4:36PM

If you have any pans or pyrex you need to get clean fill with very hot water and add a dishwasher tablet. I also melt a few in the sink and add the bits of the oven and cooker and they come up sparkling. I have even disolved a few in a bucket of water and cleaned the front doorstep.