Have you ever used vinegar as a substitute for Jet Dry in the dishwasher

[eleny]

I use the Jet Dry type products in my dishwasher. Tonight, the display showed that the dispenser was empty. Since I shopped this afternoon and don't make trips to the store for just one item I thought maybe I could use the white distilled vinegar. I have a Bosch that's about 2 yrs old.

It works great in the rinse cycle for clothes in the washing machine, btw.

[NMDemDist2]

1. these folks recomend it

http://frugalliving.about.com/od/householdsavings/qt/Rinse_Agent.htm

[eleny]

3. thanks!

[Richard Steele]

2. No, but I'm going to try it now. nm

[eleny]

4. me too

i use it occasionally to run a short dw cleaning/freshening cycle. so what can it hurt.

[Horse with no Name]

5. I just filled the dispenser

Great tips!

[Horse with no Name]

6. Nice job. It does work.

My silverware especially.:thumbsup:

[eleny]

7. I'm finding that, too

And the glassware is spotless. I don't know why the Jet Dry products have to be so pricey. I guess because we were willing to pay. Not any more.

Vinegar is amazing stuff.

[calico1]

8. Wow, I never thought of using vinegar for this.

This post comes at a great time since I am almost out of JetDry! I am going to try the vinegar.:)

[eleny]

9. Good luck! Let us know how it goes

We live just west of Denver and the water is fairly hard.

Hope it works out for you and I'm glad it's timely! :D

[Seabiscuit]

10. Yep ... all the time. I don't put it in the dispenser, I just pour a little into the

dishwasher itself.

[Warpy]

11. Dunno about dishwashers

but I use cheap white distilled vinegar in the wash to remove soap residue and minerals because the water here is rock hard. I buy the two gallon containers of it at Costco and dump it a cup at a time into the rinse. It's made a huge difference in how white the whites are and how much less whitish glop remains on the colored stuff.

I would imagine it would work much the same way in a dishwasher to remove soap scum that causes spotting on dishes.

I've never had a dishwasher, so I really haven't investigated the chemistry much. I've always wondered if Jet Dry weren't glycerine, working like wetting solution in photography.

However, if the vinegar works, so much the better. It's cheaper.

[eleny]

12. It's working out fine in each applaince

I can't put more than a little bit in the washing machine since it's a front loader. The slot in the drawer only allows for about a 1/4 of a cup or it starts emptying into the drum. But I think I'll open the door and add more vinegar when the rinse cycle starts. That's easy enough to do. I especially want to do that for the whites.

[kestrel91316]

13. I have no idea how to run my dishwasher. I'm afraid I'll turn the knob wrong and break it

like I did my mom's washing machine, lol. I have always just done them in the sink.......

I know - I'm a pathetic Luddite.......but it's one less thing to miss and have to get used to living without when the Big Bad happens. No one needs to waste diesel trucking a dishwasher across the country to satisfy MY needs.....