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Ok, so what do I use as a rinse aid then? I just dug all over amazon and pretty much everything has akoxylated alcohol or some form of polyoxypropylene laureth.

by esaym 4y ago

Ok, so what do I use as a rinse aid then? I just dug all over amazon and pretty much everything has akoxylated alcohol or some form of polyoxypropylene laureth. And yes, I've purposely let the rinse aid run out just to see what happens. It wasn't pretty... Anyway to make something more "natural"? Some other ingredients I've seen include citric acid, urea, trisodium phosphate. But not sure if just mixing those together would work out....

insane_dreamer 4y ago
You don't need any rinse aid, period.
- esaym 4y ago
  Did you not read what I wrote? Not sure what point you are making... I don't need to brush my hair, wear clothes, or wash my car either... But those are usually considered "proper" things to do. My first load without rinse aid resulted in spotty dishes. Not too bad, but annoying. By the third, it was worse. By the end of the week, all of the glassware was milky white and you could no longer see through it. You know that feeling you get when you run your finger nails across a chalkboard? Yea, we were getting that feeling by just running your hand across a glass plate. I ended up buying more rinse aid and then running the milky dishes through a cycle with about a 1/4 cup of coffee machine cleaner (citric acid) thrown in. Our water comes from a local lake and an underground aquifer surrounded in limestone if you are curious.
  - amanaplanacanal 4y ago
    Either you are using too much detergent, or you have very hard water. A water softener would probably fix it.
  - tsol 4y ago
    It might be hard to avoid if your water supply is just hard to begin with. Maybe you can use it every second or third cycle.
  - surfpel 4y ago
    > citric acid Citric acid [1] 1 - https://www.thespruce.com/homemade-dishwasher-rinse-aid-1388735 https://www.thespruce.com/homemade-dishwasher-rinse-aid-1388...
  - Melatonic 4y ago
    Deep clean your dishwasher along with all filters and whatnot
  - djmips 4y ago
    Maybe get a dishwasher with salt dispenser as mentioned elsewhere in the comments. https://www.southernliving.com/home/organization/dishwasher-salt https://www.southernliving.com/home/organization/dishwasher-...
  - insane_dreamer 4y ago
    Then the problem is the dishwasher or the lack of a water softener. I've never used rinse aid and we do not have spotty dishes.
jkepler 4y ago
Use Guinness - it does a great job rinsing the mouth and throat after any meal. After all, Guinness---its not just a breakfast drink.
RetpolineDrama 4y ago
Install a whole home water filter so you're not washing your dishes in crap water anyways. I don't use rinse aids at all and my dishes come out spotless.
NateEag 4y ago
Tossing in a bit of vinegar with each load has worked well for us. We have incredibly hard water.
- hedora 4y ago
  We have a whole home water softener. Rinse aid does nothing for us. (Similar principle as using vinegar)
michael1999 4y ago
Plain 5% vinegar will be fine. It will smell funny if you open the door during the dry cycle. But it is safe, non-toxic, and will prevent mineral spots, and help rinse starch.

by esaym 4y ago

insane_dreamer 4y ago

You don't need any rinse aid, period.

esaym 4y ago
Did you not read what I wrote? Not sure what point you are making... I don't need to brush my hair, wear clothes, or wash my car either... But those are usually considered "proper" things to do. My first load without rinse aid resulted in spotty dishes. Not too bad, but annoying. By the third, it was worse. By the end of the week, all of the glassware was milky white and you could no longer see through it. You know that feeling you get when you run your finger nails across a chalkboard? Yea, we were getting that feeling by just running your hand across a glass plate. I ended up buying more rinse aid and then running the milky dishes through a cycle with about a 1/4 cup of coffee machine cleaner (citric acid) thrown in. Our water comes from a local lake and an underground aquifer surrounded in limestone if you are curious.
- amanaplanacanal 4y ago
  Either you are using too much detergent, or you have very hard water. A water softener would probably fix it.
- tsol 4y ago
  It might be hard to avoid if your water supply is just hard to begin with. Maybe you can use it every second or third cycle.
- surfpel 4y ago
  > citric acid Citric acid [1] 1 - https://www.thespruce.com/homemade-dishwasher-rinse-aid-1388735 https://www.thespruce.com/homemade-dishwasher-rinse-aid-1388...
- Melatonic 4y ago
  Deep clean your dishwasher along with all filters and whatnot
- djmips 4y ago
  Maybe get a dishwasher with salt dispenser as mentioned elsewhere in the comments. https://www.southernliving.com/home/organization/dishwasher-salt https://www.southernliving.com/home/organization/dishwasher-...
- insane_dreamer 4y ago
  Then the problem is the dishwasher or the lack of a water softener. I've never used rinse aid and we do not have spotty dishes.

jkepler 4y ago

Use Guinness - it does a great job rinsing the mouth and throat after any meal. After all, Guinness---its not just a breakfast drink.

RetpolineDrama 4y ago

Install a whole home water filter so you're not washing your dishes in crap water anyways. I don't use rinse aids at all and my dishes come out spotless.

NateEag 4y ago

Tossing in a bit of vinegar with each load has worked well for us. We have incredibly hard water.

hedora 4y ago
We have a whole home water softener. Rinse aid does nothing for us. (Similar principle as using vinegar)

michael1999 4y ago

Plain 5% vinegar will be fine. It will smell funny if you open the door during the dry cycle. But it is safe, non-toxic, and will prevent mineral spots, and help rinse starch.