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Thread Number: 74875
/ Tag: Modern Dishwashers
Who uses rinse aid? |
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Post# 986793 3/15/2018 at 22:34 (2,225 days old) by chetlaham  (United States) |
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Post# 986794 , Reply# 1 3/15/2018 at 22:35 (2,225 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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Post# 986799 , Reply# 2 3/15/2018 at 22:55 (2,225 days old) by Joe_in_philly (Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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I have a Bosch dishwasher which uses condensation drying and have always used rinse aid. The manual says it is important for drying, and when I first used the dishwasher and saw how shiny and spot free everything came out, I never thought not to use it. My dispenser is set in the lowest setting of “1,” so I only need to refill the dispenser a few times s year.
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Post# 986800 , Reply# 3 3/15/2018 at 23:10 (2,225 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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I do... I use rinse aid in my dishwasher all the time. | ||
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Post# 986801 , Reply# 4 3/15/2018 at 23:31 (2,225 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose) |
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I've used "Jet Dry"....
.....ever since I got my first dishwasher with a rinse aid dispenser - a Kitchenaid KDS-18.
Moved to a Maytag "Jet Clean" dishwasher in 1994 - also has a rinse aid dispenser which I keep filled. Rinse aid allows water to "sheet" on glass items rather than "spot" (lowers surface tension). I remember when Jet Dry came in tiny little plastic bottles for a BIG price. Now, I get a HUGE bottle at Costco for a LOW price and it lasts me for YEARS! | ||
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Post# 986804 , Reply# 5 3/15/2018 at 23:51 (2,225 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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 We have hard water and rinse aids are a help. No machine I've ever owned has so reliably rendered sparkling glassware as does my current Miele, and I have it set to dose with only 1 ml of rinse aid. I buy what's on sale.
I found Lemishine rinse aid priced reasonably at Target once, but the next time I needed some, they didn't carry it anymore. | ||
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Post# 986807 , Reply# 6 3/15/2018 at 23:55 (2,225 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Always use it. For years in all the various GE DWs I had and now the new KA. The KA was using way too much, I was filling the tank every 2-3 weeks, dropped the setting down a bit, results still great, less need to refill. | ||
| Post# 986828 , Reply# 8 3/16/2018 at 06:04 (2,225 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Yes, on the minimum dispense setting dial in the resivoir. Depending upon your water's hardness, you may need more. I think in India, etc. where a dishwasher is still a luxury, they have to add salts to the detergent dispenser or the machine. | ||
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Post# 986830 , Reply# 9 3/16/2018 at 06:30 (2,225 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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I Don't Use It  I have tried it and it does make light weight plastic items dry faster, however all our glassware, plates, stainless ware SS pots and pans just sparkle and come out dry [ on air-dry I might add ] in our two WP 1987 DU8000 DWs.
I like to keep life as simple as possible so not buying something that has little benefit for us makes our life better, I am also slightly concerned about ingesting the stuff since the bottle says not ingest and to keep away from children.
John L. | ||
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Post# 986831 , Reply# 10 3/16/2018 at 06:31 (2,225 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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I use Cascade... I use Cascade rinse aid in my dishwasher. In fact, I've always used their rinse aid ever since I had a dishwasher with a rinse aid dispenser since 1999. I use the highest setting, and it makes no difference. It does a great job. | ||
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Post# 986835 , Reply# 11 3/16/2018 at 07:25 (2,225 days old) by RE563 (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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Post# 986849 , Reply# 12 3/16/2018 at 09:48 (2,225 days old) by jakeseacrest (Massachusetts) |
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Post# 986857 , Reply# 13 3/16/2018 at 10:36 (2,225 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Though dispenser long ago began leaking 
Thus is out of commission, have no choice but to use rinse aid in the vintage GE Mobile Maid. Otherwise even with the heated drying cycle (which one hates using), there often will be water about even if things are left to sit for a few hours.
Now with the old Kenmore (built by Frigidaire) 18" could get along without rinse aid, and still use energy saver (no heated drying). That was because the DW has a thermostat and held wash times until it was satisfied. Thus dishes were pretty hot and convection did the drying. Mobile Maid like many other vintage dishwashers has a heater but does nothing more than really (attempt) to hold water temperatures. It wants *HOT* water (140F or above)for washing and especially rinsing. Few times cheated and poured a kettle of boiling water into final rinse. Things flash dried but still had to use rinse aid. | ||
| Post# 986873 , Reply# 15 3/16/2018 at 12:30 (2,225 days old) by nmassman44 (Brooksville Florida) | ||
I use it as well. The new LG dishwasher that I have recommends it and the results are spectacular. I have never had a dishwasher that can dry plastics as perfectly as this one does. It uses a hybrid fan system that is quite efficient and dries the load in about 30 mins. I am using Cascade rinse aid. I have also been using Somat rinse aid and that does quite well I might add.
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| Post# 986879 , Reply# 16 3/16/2018 at 12:58 (2,225 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
Soft water and Rinse Aid
Great topic, as I've been experimenting to no end lately.
I have VERY hard water (25gpg) that's mechanically softened, and without rinse aid, my dishes are left with tons of salty spots. They're much easier to buff off than hard water spots, but they are prevalent. I've been also experimenting with different detergents with or without glass protection, and in different doses, because my soft water has been causing A LOT of glass etching issues. I've recently tested my water after the softener with an aquarium kit, and learned that my water is very alkaline. 8.0ph or more. I also learned that high alkalinity is what hastens glass etching with soft water and high detergent doses as well as high heat. Therefore, with the salt spotting and high alkalinity, I desperately need rinse aid even with the soft water. I have it set around 3.5/5, and any less, seems to bring etching back in mere weeks time. I originally was using JetDry for a few years, but, recently switched to Cascade Platinum rinse aid. It seems to work a little better. AND, it's more cost effective. | ||
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Post# 986882 , Reply# 17 3/16/2018 at 13:15 (2,225 days old) by chetlaham (United States) |
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| Post# 986965 , Reply# 20 3/17/2018 at 09:07 (2,224 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
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| Post# 987013 , Reply# 21 3/17/2018 at 15:12 (2,224 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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I have always used rinse aid, in my 45 years of automatic dishwashing, Now, with this new apartment's Elux-idaire, my first with a stainless steel tank, it's even more of a must, with the almost hard water here. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 987016 , Reply# 22 3/17/2018 at 15:20 (2,224 days old) by jerrod6 (Southeastern Pennsylvania) | ||
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I have a Miele DW and the factory setting dispenses 3 millimeters of rinse aid at the beginning of the Final Rinse. The drying period lasts 21 minutes and the drying with this is fine so I have never bothered to change the setting. I use regular Finish Jet Dry. | ||
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Post# 987114 , Reply# 24 3/18/2018 at 09:24 (2,223 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Always use it. Things dry better with it. | ||
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Post# 987352 , Reply# 26 3/20/2018 at 01:29 (2,221 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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If my dishwasher had a rinse aid dispenser I'd set it to dose only "3 gallons per load" Water here is so hard that it looks like milk coming out of the faucet. And of course the landlord won't even consider installing a water softener. | ||
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Post# 987356 , Reply# 27 3/20/2018 at 05:12 (2,221 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 I just took a syringe and sucked out the rinse aid in my KA. It was as thin as water. I don't know if the gasket on the fill plug is bad or what. It was barely even blue. And I've noticed it leaking lately. When it foamed out under the door last week during final rinse that was the final straw, hence the reason I just sucked it all out! | ||
| Post# 987802 , Reply# 29 3/23/2018 at 16:48 (2,218 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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We have moderately hard water and have always used rinse aid. We also have been using the Cascade for the past year or so and seem to be getting better results than with Jet Dry. Our Bosch oddly does not have a no-heat dry option, so we usually make it a point to open the door for a moment during the dry cycle to let the steam out. | ||
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Post# 987819 , Reply# 30 3/23/2018 at 19:23 (2,217 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Post# 987904 , Reply# 33 3/24/2018 at 12:47 (2,217 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio) |
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PassatDoc That's a great idea. I have just been opening mine to the point until it stays open. Our new Bosch performs far bettter than our Whirlpool in cleaning and drying. Plus, it's nearly silent. | ||
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