From Cascade fan to Finish Convert...

[nmassman44]

I have been using Somat Gold in my LG dishwasher with excellent results. Our water here in FL is a tad hard and the Somat works quite well in the conditions I have here. Finish Ultimate I find has one annoying issue , at least in the pouch I bought was one of the chambers burst and as a result created this gooey mess in the bottom of the pouch…had to throw away 6 pods since they clumped together. I have used Cascade Platinum Plus and my gawd those suds up and cause cavitation in my machine in the wash cycle. It does well cleaning but hearing the pump driving the foam all over the load is concerning at times. When I say foam …I opened the door and was surprised to see the everything in the dishwasher was covered in it. Somat does not foam up and it does an excellent job cleaning and there is zero scent left behind.

 

[nmassman44]

I also want to add that Finish Quantum and the Ultimate versions do clean well in my machine. But I cannot use Cascade Complete Powder though. It leaves this white film on the tank and racks not to mention on my glassware. I could use Cascade Complete Powder when we lived in Mass with no issues since the water was relatively soft. I tried it here and it was a disaster. The water here is good but the hardness can vary depending on what well the city is drawing water from. The City seems to alternate wells and one source is harder than the other. We get our water from the Floridan Aquifer, in fact most of the state draws from it.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

somat and dishwasher foam

What scents are available in the somat gold? I use Cascade platinum plus and while it does clean good, the pump is sounding line it's pleading for help due to suds despite it moving the water around. I'm planning on returning to Finish Ultimate and it's corresponding rinse aid when I run out of Cascade products. That's true for my Bosch built Kenmore dishwasher.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

update on finish ultimate

The Finish Ultimate tabs are still doing their tough cleaning jobs with the powder, gel and liquid powerball. The powder does the scrubbing, gel removes grease and the liquid shines.

 

[mark_wpduet]

scents left behind

I'm gonna chime in on this becuase it made me think of something.

I'm talking about 2 detergents here (Finish Quantum) and (Kirkland Pods)

Here's what's weird: The finish Quantum, when I open that bag is SUPER strong scented. Almost knock you over scented... but when the dishes are done, that smell isn't left on ANYTHING... Zero.. completely gone... HOWEVER, the Kirkland pods (but only when you recently buy them) do have a scent slightly left behind (even though they don't smell as strong) Makes no sense...But here's what ends up happening. I think the Costo Kirkland is actually better than the Quantum...The first time years ago I bought the Kirkland pods (which don't seem like they have changed a single bit)...when they are freshly bought... that's when I noticed it leaves that scent behind... but after they've been under the counter for months, I can still smell the slight scent when I open then, but it leaves zero scent on dishes... Usually when I do buy new dishwasher detergent, I have some already left from what I had beforer (in my case, Quantum) which I'm almost out of...but that allows the kirkland to sit there for a couple of months....I can't explain this at all honestly....that's the ONLY thing I don't like about the kirkland is that I can slightly smell it in/on dishes/glasses when it's done.... but not after it's been under the counter for a couple of months...

 

[dermacie]

I gave them away they were too strong. I switched to cascade powder. They cleaned very well I agree but the scent was on everything.

 

[littlegreeny]

Cascade Powder Scent

I found the scent of Cascade powder to be rather strong and it left residual scent/taste on plastic and silicone items.