"Dave" > wrote in message
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>
> "Tom Adams" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Rule # 1: Don't read the user manual. If you read and follow the
>> user manual, you will have to think while you load it, and you won't
>> be able to put nearly as many dishes in it.
>>
>> Rule #2: Rinse your dishes in the sink before you put them in the
>> dishwasher. This will make them appear to be clean after you have
>> incorrectly loaded your dishwasher, causing it to fail to wash your
>> dishes.
>>
>> Rule #3: Don't wash fine glassware in your dishwasher, since you
>> don't know that you should fill the detergent cups 1/3 full if you
>> have soft water, and you probably have soft water. (Actually, all
>> your everyday glassware has been etched by excessive detergent: be
>> sure not to examine it.)
>>
>> Rule #4: Cram as many dishes as you can in there. But if you are not
>> inclined to to this, don't worry. Since you never learned how to load
>> it, it won't wash your dishes even if you don't cram as many as you
>> can in it.
>
> OK, I think that was an attempt at humor. But if your dishes aren't
> getting
> clean without rinsing them before putting them in the dishwasher, you need
> to get a new dishwasher, or switch detergent. We've tried several
> different
> brands of dishwasher detergent. We're currently using Cascade. My wife
> is
> used to owning dishwashers that suck, so she still rinses all dishes
> before
> loading the dishwasher, even though I've tried to break her of this habit.
> It wastes water and time. With the proper detergent, the dishes get clean
> (VERY!) with no pre-rinsing required. When I load it, I don't rinse
> dishes.
> They come out clean, pre-rinsed or not. Our dishwasher is a Frigidaire
> (electrolux) model about four years old. -Dave
>
>
We've been using Amway's SA8 Laundry Detergent since 1986 - needs no
accompanying rinse aid.
For the first few years, they tried to rope us in to the join-up-and-prosper
thing, but after a while they got used to the idea we just wanted the
detergent. A 2kg box lasts us almost 2 years - only need a small spoon of
it and we use our dishwasher most days - say 5 out of 7?
Hoges in WA