how to clean a dishwasher

tee_pee_2

Apologies if alreay posted.

White vinegar is excellent for cleaning the diswasher. Put 1/2 cup at the bottom and put on a short cycle. At the end it smells really clean and all grease/grime is gone. Much better than buying those finsh cleaners and much cheaper

pandas66

Can I be silly and ask if you leave it in the cup or tip it on the floor of the machine, I also read somewhere about putting half a lemon in it, but I just got lemony bits left stuck on all over the dishes.................a blonde moment

tee_pee_2

leave it in the cup.at the end of the cycle pour the contents of the cup into the bottom of the dishwasher. for an extra rinse

tee_pee_2

you are very welcome Panda66 Hope you have a nice sparkling dishwasher

pandas66

apart from the lemom bits......................lol
thanks

competitionscafe

I often put a lemon shell (what's left of the lemon after I have chopped it in half and squeezed it to use the juice) in the cutlery basket. Keeps the dishwasher smelling nice and I haven't had any bits on dishes (probably because most of the bits have been squeezed out?).

Thanks for the vinegar tip - much cheaper than those hideously overpriced Finish cleaners which you can only use once.

tee_pee_2

competitionscafe wrote:

I often put a lemon shell (what's left of the lemon after I have chopped it in half and squeezed it to use the juice) in the cutlery basket. Keeps the dishwasher smelling nice and I haven't had any bits on dishes (probably because most of the bits have been squeezed out?).

Thanks for the vinegar tip - much cheaper than those hideously overpriced Finish cleaners which you can only use once.

thanks for the tip about the cutlery basket, will give this a try. :T

Rachie_B

can vinegar also be used to clean a washing machine ??

tee_pee_2

Rachie_B wrote:

can vinegar also be used to clean a washing machine ??

Oh I don't know the principle should be the same, but your clothes could smell a bit. I suppose if you rinsed it throughly enough then yes.

If you try it keep us posted.

Rachie_B

its been recommended instead of a fabric softener so think it would be ok ?