Dishwasher tablets - how much do you use?

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Hi angelraesunshine,

There's a long thread worth reading that should answer any questions you have on dishwasher tablets, so I've added your thread to it to keep all the suggestions together.

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*niptuckfan*

i now half all my tablets and have not noticed a difference at all in the cleaning

samj_2

I have started putting a squirt of star drops in dishwasher and everything is coming out gleaming, even the cutlery.

1jim

Hi, I am glad this thread has resurfaced as was just about to ask a quick question.....
I remebered that some people are using normal washing powder in the dishwasher....we have just run out of dishwasher tablets and tobehonest cant be bothered to go to the shops until tomorrow, so my question is can I use my fairy non-bio tablets in the dishwasher and if so how much should i use?
thanks
Jim Also known as lazyar*e

Angelraesunshine

samj wrote: »

I have started putting a squirt of star drops in dishwasher and everything is coming out gleaming, even the cutlery.

i use star drops do you just put a squirt on its own or with a tablet?

foreign_correspondent

diswasher tabs tip off - not a brand i recognised, but the individual tabs are in the same wrapper as asda's, 25 tabs for 89p in home bargains earlier this week!!!

jodie114

just found the wonder of stardrops - in my local wilkinsons!
anyway, do you use it neat in the dishwasher - where do you put it, where the tablet would go, or just a squirt over everything before you turn it on?
thanks

samj_2

Hi I just put a small squirt of stardrops in bottom of dishwasher before I put it on. At the moment I do also use a tablet as well, but to be honest I think it would be fine without the tablet. I am going to use dishwasher powder soon so I will try using about a third of what they say to use, with the stardrops.

soon2bjobless

Hi - I am going to treat myself to a dishwasher - never had one before so dont know what exactly to use in it! There seems to be a mind boggling amout of different kinds of stuff!

I went on to mysupermarket and priced the cheapest dishwasher tablets at Tesco - Basics worked out at 5.9p per tablet - on special at the moment is Finish all-in-one tablets which work out at 9.8 per tablet.

Whats the difference between the 2? If I buy the cheaper stuff do I have to buy anything else? if so would it work out better value to stock up on the Finsh while its on offer? Do you have to use a whole tablet or can you be money saving and half it?

Or is there any kind of money saving tips to use anything cheaper?

Help!

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Hi soon2bjobless,

There's an earlier thread on dishwasher tablets that should help answer your questions so I've added your post to it to keep the replies together.

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