The usual half price Normally $8 at coles and woolies, same stuff as finish. And yes we need rinse aid, claiming rinse aid to work in those tablet are total bs.
CamelCamelCamel.
Not sure this is a deal, Homebrand is $2.90 at Woolies.
The Shine one from woolworths is great - plus they have a good dishwasher cleaner too.
Got this in the last sale and doesn’t dry as well as Finish
I heard vinegar is suitable replacement, is that true?
Yes: I can confirm that you heard that. 😉
I’d say probably not. Vinegar isn’t a surfactant so it doesn’t break the water surface tension and then ‘shuttle’ the water away like rinse aid does.
Miele manual says you can
You probably can but it won’t have the same ‘effect’ as a dedicated rinse aid because they have different mechanisms of action.
As someone else has said, vinegar would probably help soften hard water, but it won’t assist with drying.
I think you get stains because of hard water. Maybe vinegar softens it up so it doesn't leave marks?
I've been using plain vinegar (double strength) for the past two months in my dishwasher. Seems to work ok.
Haven't had spots on the dishes.
Have bought this stuff to try though.
Vinegar works better than nothing.
Commercial rinse aids work better than vinegar.
I've heard dishwasher manufacturers recommend against it, saying that it can corrode(?) the intervals of the wedding machine (e.g. the rinse aid reservoir). I have no links to back it up, and wasn't sure if I believed it at the time, but had just bought a new Bosch, so didn't want to risk it to save $3.
wedding machine
Interesting…
Well let put it this way, those hot water and coffee dispenser recommended to use vinegar to wash the scaled build up, the acid in vinegar that what does this. So i suspect that the acid can damage seal inside the rinse aid reservoir. That why rinse aid leakge is a common issue in dishwasher.
“What about vinegar in a cup? Is that cheaper, and does it work the same as rinse aid?
Yes and no. People all over Internet-land suggest using vinegar instead of commercial rinse aid, but this approach has two problems. First, you should not put vinegar in the rinse-aid dispenser in your dishwasher. Vinegar is a strong enough acid to melt the rubber gaskets in the rinse-aid dispenser. “
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/dishwasher-rinse-aid…
I used to use vinegar and it was fine until I heard it breaks your dishwasher over time.
i dont like vinegar plus old food smell
The aldi brand rinse aid is cheaper than this.
We need chemicals to remove our chemicals. :(
Water is also a chemical.
you are a chemical
when I was reading ur comment I imagined Prison mike was saying it and I fell down the chair laughing. ;)
Thanks for the negs. Ugh.
This article is worth a read.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.crusaderutah.com/dishwashe…
Pity a user has only one + per post, hate ignoronymous negs
This one doesn't work as well as Finish. Leaves spots everywhere. The bottle spout is better but that's about it I don't recommend.
In our experience both Somat and Finish seem to work the same but Finish is blue coloured whereas Somat is clear. Our dishwasher has a little clear window bubble thing that tells us if the reservoir is running low so the Finish is visible whereas the Somat is not. Just FYI.
I am using Finish Quantum Ultimate tablet.. do I need this too??
What does the advertisement say?
LOL
The Somat liquid cleaner is awesome. Don't use dishwasher tablets anymore.
I use vinegar. it's about $2 per 1 L at Coles.
What Is Rinse Aid?
So, the basics: Rinse aid is a surfactant that reduces the surface tension of water.1 Surface tension is the “skin” effect on a droplet that makes it ball up rather than spread out on a surface. (Think of droplets of water on a leaf.) As a surfactant, rinse aid prevents water from forming into droplets and instead encourages it to drain from the surface in thin sheets. Thus, spots from dissolved minerals left behind from evaporated droplets are diminished. Rinse aid doesn’t actually help in rinsing, rather, it zaps droplets and thus hastens drying and promotes shininess. But what kind of sorcery is behind this magic? That’s where things get a bit spotty, so to speak.
Do You Even Need It?
Many DIY advice-givers recommend using white vinegar, but while it might make your crockery corruscate, its high acidity can damage your dishwasher, especially any rubber parts in the rinse-aid cavity. And the thing is, you may not need rinse aid at all depending on the mineral make-up of your water (and personal preference). If you’re not seeing water spots and your dishwasher seems to be drying your dishes competently, just skip it altogether. It means one less thing to buy, one less bottle that has to be made and shipped, and that much more aquatic life not exposed to compounds that the EPA reports as toxic. Not to mention, fewer questionable chemicals coming into contact with your food.
Sometime the residues are from the tablet itself when using quick cycle instead of full cycle
I've been looking at the Somat tablets… how do people compare that vs Finish or Fairy? Same same? or?
Some people will strongly stand by their brands, which is understandable use which ever work best for your use case. Personal i buy which ever on bargain at the time when i need them. And the result is the same, i have no complaints with any of them, if you are going to use tablet you have to use the full cycle wash, eco cycle, quick cycle will leave residue. I generally agree with the sentiment with the video below. Get which ever cheapest at the time. There are no secret ingredient that make one brand better then other. The different in ingredient at back of package of different brands seem to narrow down to different colors that they use
skip to 8:00 mins mark if too bored
Haha thanks. I have watched that one before!
Somat was awful in our Bosch. So many dirty dishes after a load! It is half price often though, so I suppose you could still try? One packet was enough for us to 'never again'!
S&s is $3.60