Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Safe Rinse Aid in Your Dishwasher

Ever wonder why you need a rinse aid in your dishwasher? How come mother never had to use a rinse aid? Well, it really is just a time saver. It chemically reduces the surface tension of the water, allowing it to run off the dishes while it is in drying mode. This then reduces water spots. Here are two important things to know.

1. You can wipe off water spots easily therefore eliminating the need for a rinse aid.
2. Go ahead and fill that cup up with water after it's "Clean". Guess what, it bubbles up doesn't it. ICK! Those chemicals are still on the cup. Does your glass of water ever taste funny? Yup, chemical residue.

So, if you just have to have a rinse aid, plain white vinegar will help. But if the water spots really bother you, just give the glasses a quick wipe with a clean cotton towel and save your health and the environment.

3 comments:

  1. There's nothing like good old fashioned vinegar for cleaning almost anything. I read somewhere that if you add a cup full of vinegar to the wash when you wash newly purchase clothes for the first time that it sets the color in the dyes and prevents the new clothes from ever fading. Great to know I can use it in my dishwasher too.

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  2. I will definitely have to give this a try. My dishwasher is not performing well. I was told that some dishwashers have a filter that needs to be cleaned but I can't seem to find mine.

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  3. I just took our dishwasher apart. Cleaning out all the filters. They are usually in the bottom of the dishwasher under the blade that turns. Usually you just pop that off and begin moving things around until you feel something move. Another great option is to google your make and model along with "how to clean". Many times there are even you tube videos. Hope that helps you. Cleaning a filter is an easy fix to a lot of problems.

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