Dishwasher Tablets + Separate Rinse Aid?

anotheruser

Do you use all-in-one type tablets AND separate rinse aid?
Or if the tablet supposedly includes salt and rinse aid action, then you don't bother?
Not really bothered about salt.

I use all-in-one type tablets (Fairy/Platinum/Plus - all three) but still add rinse aid and salt in the machine.

Robin9

Another option - no tablets and no rinse aid.

If I use a tablet I use Asda £1.60 for 30

coffeehound

All-in-One Tablets - No Extra Rinse Aid

A lot probably depends on how mineralised your tap water is.  You can get away without salt and rinse aid with soft water.

Ebe_Scrooge

All-in-One Tablets - No Extra Rinse Aid

coffeehound said:

A lot probably depends on how mineralised your tap water is.  You can get away without salt and rinse aid with soft water.

I agree 100% with this.  I live in a very soft water area, use Aldi or Lidl own-brand tablets, no salt, no rinse-aid, jobs a good-'un.  When I used to live in a very hard water area, you really did need the salt and rinse-aid - though again, the Lidl own-brand products were cheap as chips and always seemed to work perfectly well.

phoebe1989seb

We always use rinse aid, but buy whichever tablets are on offer at the time, so sometimes all-in-one and sometimes simple. The tablets are decanted into a large under sink plastic box so often get mixed up and it's pot luck which one you pull out 😉

Fwiw, we have our own private water supply (borehole).....

couriervanman

Aldi magnum and salt in hard water area

Ajmason42

Agree with others depends on water type. Just wish there was a way to stop glasses going cloudy 

EssexExile

Ajmason42 said:

Agree with others depends on water type. Just wish there was a way to stop glasses going cloudy 

Buy different glasses! Cheap glasses go cloudy. Crystal glasses go cloudy. The stuff in the middle is fine.