My WFMW tip for today is something that's on my to-do list, so I thought I'd go ahead and share it with the bloggy world while I'm at it.
If your dishwasher is leaving your glasses cloudy, this is the tip for you! Every so often I use Linda Cobb's (she is The Queen of Clean
It's very simple to do: First, load your dishwasher with ONLY glass items- no metal or plastic. Then, on the bottom rack, fill a cup (I use a measuring cup or a glass bowl) with one cup of household bleach. Leave that cup upright in the rack and run your dishwasher through the wash cycle (NO detergent). Then, stop it after the wash cycle, reset it, and fill the same cup with 1 cup of white vinegar. Run the regular cycle, and ::poof:: you have crystal clear glassware and a clean dishwasher.
It's very easy, and it works for me! Check out more WFMW tips over on Shannon's blog at Rocks In My Dryer.
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8 comments:
Amy,
This is a fascinating idea! We definitely have cloudy glasses--seems even worse once I switched to combining store-bought and homemade detergent. I will have to give this a try sometime.
How cool!! I will have to try that!
I'm bookmarking this so I can try it out. I picked up some jet dry only to discover the circle next to the detergent dispenser was just a circle there, no opening for jet dry. It seems no matter what detergent I use I always get clouded glasses. Thanks for the tip!
I'm trying it tonight! Thanks!
I can't wait to try this, thanks!
You can put vinegar in your rinse agent dispenser all the time -- instead of buying that expensive about-mentioned stuff.
I've got something for you over at my blog.:-)
On the dishwasher package it talks about this problem and they say that the problem is from the detergent etching the glassware. This is caused by too much detergent. If you have soft water it is worse and you should only use a total of 1T between the prewash tray and the soap dispenser. this has made a big difference for me. I will admit that over time there is still a cloudiness starting as time just eats away at the surface of the glassware. I would suggest never put antique glassware as it damages so easily.Lynda
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