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I underestimated the overhead capacity of the middle rack of the dishwasher for years
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...and other ways to underestimate a dishwasher.
This is the video that convinced me to get the cheap powder detergent.
We tried the cheap powder detergent based on the video and had terrible results. Did it just like he says, dishes kept getting residue on them. Tried adding citric acid, a little better but still not clean.
Went back to the pods of liquid stuff. Dishes are clean again, glass shiny, all is well.
Kinda same here. We tried the powder with terrible results and went back to liquid (never tried the pods).
and also to run the hot water tap before starting so that it has hot water from the start.
That's not needed, the first cycle just rinses it.
It's better to rinse it with hot water. The rinse cycle uses so little water that hot water doesn't make it to the dishwasher if you didn't use any from the sink.
If you have a disposal, run that while you're heating the water too. A full/clogged disposal will cause backups or slow drainage which puts more strain on the pump.
Powder detergent is the way. When I open up the dishwasher at the end of the cycle and find clean dishes and no residual foam at the bottom of the machine I know that I used just the right dose.
🙏 thank you, thank you dull sir
Yeah his videos fixed my dishwasher usage so much