tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post7070069018489004645..comments2024-02-11T08:39:14.292-06:00Comments on Baby Toolkit: Clean as a Whistle: A Dishwasher Hack from the Land of Very Hard Wateradriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-41002421805589844242008-06-29T09:05:00.000-05:002008-06-29T09:05:00.000-05:00aj- Ours doesn't seem to pump before a new cycle....aj- Ours doesn't seem to pump before a new cycle. Either ours lacks the safety measure all together or the scant 2/3 cup isn't enough to activate it.<BR/><BR/>The rinse agent compartment only conditions the rinse cycle and releases only a minuscule amount of fluid. We need the vinegar to condition the actual wash cycle. We have some standard rinse agent in the dispenser for now, though I might try vinegar next (now that you mention it). A gallon bottle of white vinegar costs far less than a tiny bottle of rinse agent.adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-54326202337214914142008-06-28T22:23:00.000-05:002008-06-28T22:23:00.000-05:00Are you tossing vinegar in the bottom of the dishw...Are you tossing vinegar in the bottom of the dishwasher or in the rinse agent compartment?<BR/><BR/>Listen to the dishwasher before it starts up. Dishwashers often empty standing liquid prior to startup as a safety measure in case the washer was previously stopped mid-cycle.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311541697489175476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-82512179493853331712008-06-28T01:03:00.000-05:002008-06-28T01:03:00.000-05:00Our scraper device was an artfully bent coat hange...Our scraper device was an artfully bent coat hanger too. Wire coat hangers, is there anything they can't do?Michael Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926937158452518195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-50799558377086014792008-06-27T11:25:00.000-05:002008-06-27T11:25:00.000-05:00That is fantastic! I wonder if it will get the wat...That is fantastic! I wonder if it will get the water stains off of glasses? We have plenty of those....Mimi-n-Moe's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003058998571772444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-29482414600839223512008-06-27T09:44:00.000-05:002008-06-27T09:44:00.000-05:00Michael-In Muncie our gas water heater would perio...Michael-<BR/><BR/>In Muncie our gas water heater would periodically start banging (like there was a person trapped inside struggling desperately to get out). It was a byproduct of sediment build-up.<BR/><BR/>We brought our water heater scraper contraption (artfully bend coat hanger) with us in the move.<BR/><BR/>A couple years ago we replaced the water heater here, so we're (knock on wood) coasting along on the appliance's newness for now.adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-22947069096636342862008-06-27T09:38:00.000-05:002008-06-27T09:38:00.000-05:00Oh the joys of living on the Indiana Lime Bed. The...Oh the joys of living on the Indiana Lime Bed. The vinegar trick is important (and in my experience, works as well or better than special purpose commercial solutions.) Water heaters herabouts get interesting too. They will develop a huge amount of calcium flakes in the bottom, eventually covering the lower element and drastically impacting its effectiveness. (At which point you can either kludge up a tool to scrape out the nasty limey mess or get a new water heater or I suppose, accept that you only have about half as much hot water as you are used to.Michael Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926937158452518195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-66124471530227297422008-06-27T09:09:00.000-05:002008-06-27T09:09:00.000-05:00Indywriter-I also grew up with well water, so I to...Indywriter-<BR/><BR/>I also grew up with well water, so I too know the delicious luxury of city water.<BR/><BR/><BR/>:)adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-47796304412558535342008-06-27T09:07:00.000-05:002008-06-27T09:07:00.000-05:00Thanks for the hack! We also have hard water. I ...Thanks for the hack! We also have hard water. I am always fascinated when I stay in hotels and the water literally feels soft.<BR/><BR/>But I grew up on hard well water, so hard city water is still like a luxury.indywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108023297967433564noreply@blogger.com