Vinegar instead of Jet Dry

[autowasherfreak]

I read somewhere online that instead of using Jet Dry in the rinse aid dispenser to use plain white vinegar, and you would get the same results, and save a little money. Anyone heard of tried this?

Jim

 

[launderess]

Tired it once, never bothered again.

Rinsing agents for automatic dishwashers may contain some acid substances to counter the alkaline of detergents. Rinse agents also contain wetting agents, surfactants and other chemicals to make water "sheet", off dishes leaving them without streaks and splotches. Keeping final rinse water slippery also ensures any food particles still around won't end up clinging to dishes, and even worse being baked on during heated drying.

Have been using Ecover's rinse agent for awhile now and am quite pleased with the results. It does contain citric acid, and other natural agents, but dishes dry spotless, even on "energy saver".

L.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Beware of vinegar on porcelain.

Will eat it.

 

[xyz]

My Moms used to put out a bowl of vinegar in her kitchen to freshen the air. It makes my mouth water thinking about that smell. Love it.

 

[iheartmaytag]

When we lived on the farm and had well water I used to use a bowl of vinegar, about a cup in the final rinse or a rinse only cycle with no silver/stainless. It removed the lime build up on the washer itself and made the glasses shine.

I think it would depend on your water quality. I pretty much use Jet dry turbo now. The Cascade rinse aid didn't seem to really work, or at least not in the no heat dry I always use.

 

[whirlcool]

About a week ago, I filled the rinse dispenser in our BOL Kenmore(by GE) DW and the thing I noticed is that the dishwasher smells nicer. It seems the vinegar deodorized it.