Thread Number: 18086
Vinegar instead of Jet Dry |
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Post# 294418 , Reply# 1   8/3/2008 at 21:00 (5,741 days old) by launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Tired it once, never bothered again. Rinsing agents for automatic dishwashers may contain some acid substances to counter the alkaline of detergents. Rinse agents also contain wetting agents, surfactants and other chemicals to make water "sheet", off dishes leaving them without streaks and splotches. Keeping final rinse water slippery also ensures any food particles still around won't end up clinging to dishes, and even worse being baked on during heated drying. Have been using Ecover's rinse agent for awhile now and am quite pleased with the results. It does contain citric acid, and other natural agents, but dishes dry spotless, even on "energy saver". L. |
Post# 294590 , Reply# 2   8/4/2008 at 14:22 (5,741 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()   |   | |
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Beware of vinegar on porcelain. Will eat it. |
Post# 297891 , Reply# 3   8/19/2008 at 13:01 (5,726 days old) by xyz ()   |   | |
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My Moms used to put out a bowl of vinegar in her kitchen to freshen the air. It makes my mouth water thinking about that smell. Love it. |
Post# 297902 , Reply# 4   8/19/2008 at 13:10 (5,726 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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When we lived on the farm and had well water I used to use a bowl of vinegar, about a cup in the final rinse or a rinse only cycle with no silver/stainless. It removed the lime build up on the washer itself and made the glasses shine. I think it would depend on your water quality. I pretty much use Jet dry turbo now. The Cascade rinse aid didn't seem to really work, or at least not in the no heat dry I always use. |