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Hard Water/Dishwasher
Asked by S.S. from Minneapolis
on March 19, 2009
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I have a quick question for all you geniuses out there. My place as extremely hard water and my landlord will not like he use the water softener that is just sitting ...
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- I actually use Borax to hand wash my dishes (don't own a dishwasher), so I searched the net to see if Borax can work in dishwashers. This is from http://www.stretch...
- I put one spoonfull of Tang (yes the drink)in with my dishes were washing. I thought something was wrong but the disherwasher guy told me to use Tang and it will get r...
- The vinegar suggestions are good. We have had this problem before and what we've done is fill a small bowl with vinegar and set in the top rack of the dishwasher whil...
Dishwsher Advise
Asked by J.A. from Los Angeles
on April 15, 2007
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Hello Beautiful Ladies,
I wanted to know, does anyone have suggestions about dishwasher types/ brands. My husband and I have never had a dishwasher (except me for t...
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- My dad has sold appliances for over 30yrs so I have a few pointers. SHOP AROUND. There are low end models for only a couple hundred dollars but you will have to prewas...
- I have a bosch, and I LOVE IT TO DEATH!!!!! it was really expensive, and we actully saved for quit a few monthsso we could afford it instead of just aregular washer......
- Hi Janell, I know that the more you spend the quieter the dishwasher. I have a Kitchenaid. It's about mid priced. fairly quiet be built our house 2 yrs ago. By t...
Washing Bottles & Sterilizing
Asked by S.B. from Los Angeles
on September 11, 2008
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Is it enough to wash baby bottles and pumping bottles & etc. with dishwashing liquid and sterilize every afew days? Or do I need to sterilize everything after each use...
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- Hello S., I have 4 kids and I did all the sterilizing and washing for the bottles and such, and I only sterilized the first 2 weeks with my last chid ! :) And he is...
- Hey S. :) I only sterilized the bottles and pumping bottles once, before using them. Then I would wash them with special detergent we bought (some kind of organic fr...
- Hi S., First of all CONGRATULATIONS! Yeah, how exciting for you... Well, I was a clean freak I must admit I did use glass bottles only and sterilized daily in one ...
Cracked Finger Tips
Asked by M.F. from Pittsfield
on November 5, 2008
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What can I do for cracked finger tips? I have several fingers that seem to keep cracking open and bleeding. It's very painful. I wash my hands with liquid soap many,...
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- my fingers always cracked when i was nursing. i used something from the body shop, it had a silly name like "look ma new hands" or something like that. it was in a lig...
- Hi M., I feel your pain. I have a tendency to over wash my hands throughout the day too. My knuckles get really dry and cracked, as well as the skin all around my f...
- I use aquafor or a store brand just like as well as bag balm (green square tin - for cow's utters) at night. It helps so much!
In Market for New Dishwasher. What Should I Buy? ****UPDATE****
Asked by T.F. from Dallas
on January 19, 2008
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I went back and read other requests on dishwashers.
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- I have been very pleased with my Kenmore Ultra Wash. I think we paid around $400 for it. Nothing real fancy, but it is all black which I wanted to match the rest of th...
- We remodeled our kitchen in our old house before moving here, and had Kitchenaid everything. I wanted everything to match, all stainless steel, so that included what ...
- We bought a frigidaire and it cleaned well, but the poles in the bottom that heat up and dry were very dangerous!! One of our daughters bottle lids fell during a wash ...
Dishwashing Powder Leaves Residue on Dishes - Help!
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on September 17, 2008
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When we got a new dishwasher, the guy who came to install it said we should use Cascade powdered dishwashing detergent -- specifically one tablespoon in each reservoir...
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- Hi there, I love those Cascade packs - the ones with Dawn liquid and Cascade powder in one pack. They get my dishes the cleanest out of any form of dishwasher soap, a...
- If you have hard water you are better off using liquid. Also the M. that wrote about rinsing the dishes is right, don't do it, the soap needs something to cling to.
- I had the same problem so I switched to the Cascade 2 in 1 action pacs.
New Dishwasher Leaving Spots
Asked by B.B. from Tulsa
on May 11, 2008
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We have recently moved into a new home and had a brand new dishwasher installed, but every time we run it on whatever setting it leaves spots on our dishes and glasses...
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- Lemi-Shine will do the trick! I have very hard water, but a great Bosch dishwasher - so I was disgusted & disappointed with the spots on everything. I started us...
- hello, use the Dawn tablets. that is what I use. and works good. It is made by cascade.
- check the temperature of the rinse cycle. If it's not hot enough your dishes will be spotty. You may also want to check into a water filter for the hose. Often hard...
Dishwashing Plastic???? Bottle Washing...
Asked by T.S. from Washington DC
on April 19, 2008
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Hello all... I have been hand washing bottles and sippy cups forever... I have just started using the dishwasher on sippy cups.. because of all of the plastic scares I...
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- Personally, I still worry about several different compound that can be released by plastics when put under heat stress. While, not all plastics are the same color shou...
- Dishwashing is fine, but DO NOT put them in the microwave. That cooks the plastic (doesn't clean it) and breaks down the phalates or whatever the cancerous particles a...
- I have always thrown everything in the dishwasher. With 2 small kids, it would be improbable for me to handwash everything, plus I don't think I would get them as cle...
