Dishwasher tips and questions

Magentasue

Tip One

If you live in a soft water area you probably don't need salt and rinse aid

Tip Two

Make sure you're busy as the it comes to the end of the cycle so you can call "Can someone just unload the dishwasher while I'm sorting out dinner/getting the washing in/feeding the cat?". Timesaving rather than moneysaving.

Debt_Free_Chick

To clean your dishwasher, simply run it on the hottest, longest program - but empty. Nothing needs to be added. Just make sure it's empty first

MATH

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If you want to be the poshest person on the street run ya empty milk bottle through the dishy before returning them to milko;) Then sit back and bask in your neighbours admiration:D

Ticklemouse

MATH wrote:

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If you want to be the poshest person on the street run ya empty milk bottle through the dishy before returning them to milko;) Then sit back and bask in your neighbours admiration:D

My parental units do that - don't want milko to think them scruffs or whatever.:o . I've enough to fill mine without milk bottles, and the fact I don't get bottles relieves me of the need to do that.;)

I put most of my hob bits and bobs in, but have never worked out if the oven door glass comes out - will have to investamigate that one

Following on from the foot bath thread, do you think if I put Mr TM's feet in there, it would solve his foot odour problem? Must be the time of year for the 'pongs' to resurface. I'll think about it and let you know.....

Pooky

I just love the fact that you can dye all your tupperware a fetching mid orange shade by putting it in with the pan you made the chilli in....... kids don't quite see it that way but I'm trying to set a tupperware trend here!!

MATH

Pooky wrote:

I just love the fact that you can dye all your tupperware a fetching mid orange shade by putting it in with the pan you made the chilli in....... kids don't quite see it that way but I'm trying to set a tupperware trend here!!

:eek: Pooky have you been rummaging through my cupboards again? Not only tuperware I have plastic chopping boards, spoons and beakers all the same colour as Judith Charmers:eek:

Bennifred

Yeah, why does that happen I haven't had a dishwasher that long, all my chopping boards are now orange and I don't put the pans in there! I thought it was something I was doing, I feel much better now :rolleyes:

Pooky

MATH wrote:

:eek: Pooky have you been rummaging through my cupboards again? Not only tuperware I have plastic chopping boards, spoons and beakers all the same colour as Judith Charmers:eek:

Sorry MATH - you cupbards just looked like they needed a rumage - far to organised for my liking!



I'm thinking that maybe dishwasher tablet makers add orange dye to a few tablets per box just to get people standing there scratching their heads in wonder... (if any of those dishwasher people are reading this...can we have some better colours next time - the orange is getting boring! )

MATH

Another DW phenomenon is stucco effect mugs and plates after a cycle containing anything that has been within sniffing distance of mashed potato. No matter how much you rinse beforehand everything comes out 'texturized':mad:

squeaky

So, to get back on topic again, has anyone found a way to guard against discolouration? It certainly doesn't look as though my things will ever recover - so prevention... if it's possible?