dishwasher

moo842

hi there

i've just purchased my first ever dishwasher and am now baffled by all the products out there. i live in the south west so we are not in a hard water area, can anyone let me know what i should be adding to it?

pollys

Hi
All I do is use an ecover dishwasher tablet! never had any problems.

Pink.

Hi moo,

I don't have a dishwasher so can't help but these threads might be of some use to you:

What do you use in your dishwasher

Dishwasher tips

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MATH

I've used Tesco 3:1 DW tabs cut in half for about 3 years now and no probs.
If the load is very greasy I may use a full tab but don't do this very often. I tried Tesco Value ones but they were rubbish IMO

velvetybubbles

i always add a squirt of bleach with every wash
it never smells then so no need for them freshners!

blitz

MATH wrote: »

I've used Tesco 3:1 DW tabs cut in half for about 3 years now and no probs.
If the load is very greasy I may use a full tab but don't do this very often. I tried Tesco Value ones but they were rubbish IMO

Same here, never had a problem.

belfastgirl23

Lidl basic dw tablets are the cheapest and work perfectly. And you can break them in half rather than cutting I don't use any of the rinsing stuff either altho we are in a soft water area so maybe that helps?

Poggie123

After spending loads on Finish liquid tablets I read on here about the lidls 3 in 1 ones (shiny blue box) and i'll never look back! They're about half the price and just as good. We have morrisons own salt and rinse aid too, i'm not sure if they're necessary, but our dw has warning lights for them and they're cheap enough. HTH

thriftmonster

re the soft /hard water - there should be recommendations for the use of salt in the instruction book. Ring your water board and ask gthem for the measurement for your postcode. Mine is so low that I don't need salt at all - the measurements come in "Clarkes" - one quick phone call is all it takes.

I use the Tesco value tabs and find them pretty good - but our water is so soft that it might make a difference.

champys

Poggie123 wrote: »

After spending loads on Finish liquid tablets I read on here about the lidls 3 in 1 ones (shiny blue box) and i'll never look back! They're about half the price and just as good. We have morrisons own salt and rinse aid too, i'm not sure if they're necessary, but our dw has warning lights for them and they're cheap enough. HTH

My DW has warning lights for salt and rinse aid too - but I have simply ignored them for the last few years as the Lidls tablets already contain it, really not necessary to add any extra. Also I cut the tablets in half after reading about it here. Fantastic, a box lasts for ages now! Even more importantly, I now pollute at only half the rate. Sadly I cannot buy Ecover products around here.

Lyndsay_21

i use the simply stuff totally eco friendly on no more expensive then any others and they work brill too here's the link
http://www.simplywashing.com/