Miele Tabs = Claro Energy Tabs!

[somonica]

I just received a new batch of Miele care products by UPS...

The new box of Miele Tabs finally shown who/where its made...

Claro from Austria!

http://www.claro.at/EN/Products/Spuelen/claro-Energy-Tabs.htm

anyone from Europe have experience with Claro Tabs? are they much cheaper than the Miele brand there?

 

[foraloysius]

I discovered that too so I bought a box of Claro in Germany. I didn't like them at all. They didn't clean as good as other brands IMHO and the all in one tabs left a lot of spots behind. IIRC they were indeed not very expensive.

 

[somonica]

thank you for sharing!

I find Miele tab is quite effective with our super soft water here.... in fact I only need half a tab per load...

Ecover is not as good but still better than Cascade or Finish...

The best we can find here is Somat, and its also the most expansive...

 

[favorit]

Those claro tabs that come with the miele DW are 3-in-1 type (at least those in european models).

They have water softener inside, so they can etch your glasses. The miele glass-care system can't recover it as you water is extremly soft : no matter of the green light glowing, the machine can't mix softened/unsoftened water to achieve the proper hardness.... water is already too soft by itself

http://3-in-1 tabs aren't made for very soft water

 

[Hometechdoc]

Miele Tabs

No questio the best dishwasher detergent I have ever used. It is especially noticable with anything stainless, flatware, cookware, utensils. Very shiny and squeeky clean. Well worth the extra cost.

 

[foraloysius]

Somat

I started using Somat-9 after the Claro Tabs. I'm very satisfied with the results I get with Somat. The Somat-9 is their most expensive all in one detergent tab, but I think it is the best one I have ever used.

 

[mrwash]

Claro...

...was the worst dishwasher detergent that German consumer report ever tested. The cleaning performance was awful. They will launch a new test soon so I'm looking forward to it so I can see if the results may have changed.

By the way: Somat 9 isn't as good as it claims to be. That boosted dryer-function does not work at all and I got the same cleaning results with my finish powder, so why should I pay a lot more when I can get the same result much cheaper?

 

[mrboilwash]

I tried the Claro powder once because it was the only powder sold in a plastic bottle and it was cheap. Didn`t work very well for me, won`t buy it again. I think there is only one store in Munich that carries Claro products. Never seen it again somewhere else.

I love Somat in all variations. The "9er" tabs with the deodorizer have got a strong scent I didn´t like so I went back to "7".
It`s the only brand that gives me sparkling results without sudsing up like crazy. I`m a notorious pre rinser at least on smelly things because I only run the DW every other day. Guess this adds up to sudsing with most detergents.

 

[foraloysius]

Next time I am in Germany I will have a look at the Somat-7. I don't problems with the smell of the Somat-9, but if the Somat-7 is just as good I can be happy with the somewhat cheaper version.

 

[gorenje]

I don't like Claro! It doesn't work well for my opinion. It does not dissolve properly. I think that even the cheapest store brand works better.

Ingemar

 

[logixx]

Yes, the German consumer magazine said the tabs were the worst cleaning detergent they tested in years. I second their result: I tried some and ended up with spinach residue in a coffee cup...

The Miele powder is great, though! But it's also quite expensive. Haven't tried the tabs.

 

[mrwash]

We'll see what the test next month will bring. Maybe they improved the formula ;-)

 

[rolls_rapide]

I've been using various brands of detergent in the Bosch Logixx dishwasher, including Asda's liquid and tablets; Unilever's Sun tablets; Co-Op powder; Simply Dishwasher powder pods.

I noticed over a period of several months, that the steel interior of the dishwasher was becoming tarnished and taking on a gold tinge, as well as a blueish/gold coloured patch appearing on the floor - near the salt refill cap. Dishwasher cleaner had no effect on a cycle; neither did any of the above-mentioned detergents.

I was in Tesco to check out the new Finish 'Quantumatic', but could not justify the costs involved. I then spied the Finish lemon 'Quantum' tabs reduced to half price, so I bought a box to try, as they now have three enzymes in them.

I have to say that I was impressed. One wash later, the staining on the floor of the dishwasher was gone, and 50% of the gold tinge on the door and rear wall had disappeared; the steel pots and pans were gleaming. Then two nights later, the remaining tarnishing had vanished completely.

Maybe I should just stick to quality detergents?

 

[washboy2005]

I'm currently switching between three dishwasher detergents i currently have... Fairy Platinum tablet thingies, £1 shop clean n fresh tablets and imported Calgonit citus powder in a box.... Have to say they are all good, and the £1 shop tablets actually out clean the fairy tablets, remove stains better, more heavy duty on baked on food and actually gets egg off spatula's which the fairy cant!

Give them a go if you have a £1 shop near by, see what you think!!

Dan

 

[rolls_rapide]

Clean 'n' Fresh tablets.

I think I've seen them in 'Semi-Chem' (small store chain). Some/most of the shop brands used to be made by McBride, but I think that changed over the past few years.

I did notice that the Asda Liquid and tablets that I mentioned, had a reference to information at "Wilkinson dot something-or-other".