Out of dishwasher soap?

[Texasgal]

I found myself today with a fully loaded dishwasher and whatya' know! Out of dishwasher soap! UGGG! Guests coming tonight!

Took a few drops of dawn and filled the rest of my soap flap with baking soda!

WOW! Is all I can say! My dishes came out SPARKLING! The wine glasses have NO drops at all! Crystal CLEAR!

I wonder what I've been spending my money on? I think I may change my habits! Much cheaper and super clean!

Just my FYI for today!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. cool tip! gonna try and remember this one. thanks

[kdmorris]

2. Ohhh what an awesome tip!

Thanks! You should also post this in Household Hints and Help!

[hlthe2b]

3. Few drops of regular or concentrated Dawn?

I wouldn't want an "over-suds" disaster.
Thx for the tip!

[Texasgal]

6. Just a few drops

I used just regular dawn, that's what I had.

Two tiny drops and the the baking soda! I'm impressed!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

4. I'm sooo trying this!

I just spent way too much money at Costco on a bucket of dishwasher thingies and it always pisses me off how much they cost.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. Wow - who would have thought that.

Very creative!

I use those little packets that come in a tub. Theres room in the door for 2, but I only use 1. Would adding a little baking soda to that compartment do the same thing you think?

[Texasgal]

7. Hmm. I don't know.

I don't think it would hurt anything.


The last time bough the tabs they were almost TEN bucks!

This did a better job and was much cheaper!

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. Yeah - I paid a chunk at the Costco for that tub.

I almost have a full load ready to wash, so tonight or tomorrow. I'm going to give this a try.

Spotty glasses drive me batty and that fluid you pour into the little hole doesn't seem to make a difference with the hard water we have here.

[jeff47]

9. Be very careful with the Dawn

Just a reminder to anyone trying this: There's a reason the OP said a few drops of Dawn. Drops. Not squirts.

Dishwasher soap is designed to not make bubbles. Dawn is designed to make bubbles. If you use too much, you can break your dishwasher and flood your kitchen.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Eons ago when I was in college

I used Tide once because I was out of dishwasher soap.

Went into the kitchen about 30 minutes into that 'experiment' and there was soap foam everywhere. Kettle to door knob.

No idea on long term damage to the machine, but it sure made a mess...

[Warpy]

10. You might find your china and glassware being sandblasted

if you make a regular thing of it.

Still, Dawn is amazing stuff. I buy it by the half gallon at Costco because even Power Scour isn't quite as good for scouring raw fleece. A cup of Dawn into the soaking water in the washer does the trick. Really greasy stuff like Merino take two soakings but is usually clean enough to dye after the second one.

[Historic NY]

12. I got to try that...silverware never seems to come clean.

[gopiscrap]

14. welcome to DU