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Household Hints & Help

sinkingfeeling

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7. I rinse my dishes. What I don't like about new dishwashers and new

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2023, 02:32 PM

Oct 2023

detergents are 2 things. I've has Kitchenaid dishwashers since 1970. The one I have now is a 2022 model. Yes, it uses less water, but takes 3 hours to complete wash and dry. I have noticed these new detergent pods are causing my glasses to get cloudy, the wood handles on my utensils to lose their finish, and they dull the bakelite knows on my pans.

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Rinsing Dishes Before they go into DW (NY Times test) [View all] NJCher Oct 2023 OP

If debris if fresh, don't rinse. If it's going to take a couple days to get a full load, rinse uppityperson Oct 2023 #1

Low-Flow Toilets, Shower Heads & Garbage Disposals are main cause of Sewer Line Blockages & Failures TheBlackAdder Oct 2023 #2

I second your recommendation of Main Line Cleaner & RootX. CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #5

Back in the day moniss Oct 2023 #9

Im dating myself, but my mom made lye soap too. CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #10

Yes I remember moniss Oct 2023 #11

I've been doing dishes in a dishwasher for 50 years or more. I do what I do. Srkdqltr Oct 2023 #3

We don't rinse per se, but we leave dishes in the sink for a day or two... CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #4

I rinse. Always have, always will. When I take out filter to Polly Hennessey Oct 2023 #6

I rinse my dishes. What I don't like about new dishwashers and new sinkingfeeling Oct 2023 #7

At my house moniss Oct 2023 #8

All my dishes get as clean as coldwater can get 'em intrepidity Oct 2023 #12