Thread Number: 80358
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Finish Dishwasher Powder |
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Post# 1042947 , Reply# 1   8/28/2019 at 10:35 (1,674 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Not from the UK, but I'll take the liberty to contribute. I noticed there are some negative reviews on the Sainsbury's website. I was never impressed by their tablets, so no surprise that the powder doesn't perform very well. Powders have evolved less than tablets I think. Overhere in the Netherlands Unilever's Sun products are favourite, but haven't seen those on any of the British supermarket sites.
BTW, what programme and temperature are you using? No problems with the dishwasher? |
Post# 1042972 , Reply# 2   8/28/2019 at 16:36 (1,674 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Is that the one in the Yellow container?
I used to use it all the time when I had a set of dishdrawers but it was getting harder to find and in the end I went back to a normal DW and I have no bother with pods or tabs. I was going to ask if there was anything not quite right with said DW ie is it heating etc also is this the model that alternates between top and bottom racks as I have come across the issue where grit has jammed the plate in the alternator and prevents it washing either the top or bottom rack. Austin |
Post# 1042974 , Reply# 4   8/28/2019 at 17:39 (1,674 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 1043001 , Reply# 6   8/29/2019 at 02:57 (1,674 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I totally dislike how my dishes feel after using rinse aid, I will never use it again. The vinegar may not help for the drying, but I like it for deodorizing, especially from the detergent scents. I guess with some salt and a good tablet, the drying is already quite acceptable.
I use Sun Expert (Unilever), it performs quite well. Before this I used Somat, but the last package didn't perform as well as the previous tablets, they changed the formula I bet. The last ones were in gel cover, before that I had uncovered tablets. |
Post# 1044638 , Reply# 8   9/12/2019 at 13:13 (1,659 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK)   |   | |
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I've swapped to Fairy tablets and find them better. Wont buy Finish again. |
Post# 1044722 , Reply# 9   9/13/2019 at 08:22 (1,659 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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I have come to the conclusion that manufacturers frequently, deliberately dumb-down their cheapest detergents, in order to make their top-of-the-line detergents look as good as possible. |
Post# 1045097 , Reply# 10   9/16/2019 at 12:27 (1,655 days old) by liberatordeluxe (UK)   |   | |
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Yeah i agree. I think all the technology goes into Finish Quantum gel tablets currently. The Finish brand is not as good as it used to be so won't be buying any of the products. |
Post# 1045113 , Reply# 11   9/16/2019 at 16:28 (1,655 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1045146 , Reply# 12   9/17/2019 at 05:06 (1,655 days old) by DishwasherRules (Italy)   |   | |
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The formulation for Finish powder and gel here in the EU and UK as well is no longer chlorine-based (here in Italy chlorine-based Finish powders disappeared from the shelves in the late 90s, while the gel switched to a non-chlorine formulation just 2 years ago). BTW the basic Finish powder is crap here as well, and it is easily outperformed by supermarket brands. The basic gel performs a bit better and smells great, but can't cope well with messy pots and has no effect whatsoever on tea stains (but this happens even with their more advanced gels). I've bought a pack of the DM (Drogerie Markt) dishwasher powder recently, and it does a nice job without using too much product - the recommended dose for a full load of normally-soiled dishes is 18 mL.
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