Thread Number: 86815
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Ecover Zero dishwasher detergent test in slightly full GSD2305K00WW |
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Post# 1113828 , Reply# 1   4/5/2021 at 20:12 (1,108 days old) by TH1813254617 (Hamilton)   |   | |
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I accidentally dropped a greasy (with semi-frozen chili oil, of course) IKEA glass container into the dishwasher, how clumsy of me. |
Post# 1113843 , Reply# 3   4/5/2021 at 22:18 (1,108 days old) by TH1813254617 (Hamilton)   |   | |
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on normal in my dishwasher, there is no prewash. A prewash would most certainly reduce the amount of redeposits. |
Post# 1113875 , Reply# 4   4/6/2021 at 07:52 (1,107 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1113883 , Reply# 6   4/6/2021 at 08:28 (1,107 days old) by TH1813254617 (Hamilton)   |   | |
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Typo, I meant to say I like Finish powder much less than Seventh Generation. |
Post# 1113958 , Reply# 9   4/7/2021 at 00:47 (1,106 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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I think you may be underestimating the major headwind you have with your very hard water.
If it’s anything like the hard water at my old house, when the water softener broke, you’re lucky to get any clean dishes at all. My tap water was 24gpg (grains hardness per gal) Water that hard left cement everywhere when it dried. My shiny stainless dishwasher was white after a load. The only detergent that worked in my experience was Cascade Platinum. And even that struggled with cookware. Most detergents in that hard of water will just coagulate the calcium in the water and let it settle on things. That’s your white film/powder. That’s the stuff phosphates used to neutralize. But today it seems like only Cascade Platinum $$$ and Finish Quantum can perform halfway decent in such harsh conditions. Good luck 🍀, I tried lots of other stuff. |
Post# 1114203 , Reply# 13   4/10/2021 at 16:19 (1,103 days old) by chetlaham (United States)   |   | |
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