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obligatory technology connections comment

Well since nobody else is giving away the spoiler on the 6 hours of technology connections videos( didn’t know there was a third now), it’s to fill the little compartment with the dishwasher manufacturers(not the detergent bottles) recommended amount of detergent and to also add a little bit in the bottom of the dishwasher too to help that pre rinse cycle before the main cycle begins.

I love watching his videos but not everybody does. To those people, you’re welcome

obligatory Technology Connections video on dishwashers

Additional advice: Clean the dishwasher filter regularly.

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Powder detergent is much better.

Unfortunately it's getting hard to find at this point

This guy clearly doesn't subscribe to technology connections

.....or has much common sense—what did he think that thing on the door was all about.

Wait till this guy discovers he should probably use rinse aid and salt too

Edit: oh....and he's definitely never cleaned the filter

I have a friend who does this. I tried explaining to her that she's doing it wrong. She told me I'm wrong and she won't discuss it further. I don't get some people.

Everyone saying to rtfm has not lived in rental housing with the landlord special dish washer. You can only rtfm when you have tm.

But anyway, putting a bit of soap in with your pre wash isn't a bad idea. Maybe not a whole tablet but then again, maybe they never thought to look for powdered soap before. I certainly didnt until I watched the technology connections video.

Just RTFM?

Wait until he discovers that you can clean the filters at the bottom and get things even cleaner.

A long time ago, as I was getting ready to get dinner with a friend. I asked her if she could start my dishwasher. It was all loaded and just needed the detergent which was under the sink...well, we got back and the kitchen was flooded and filled with suds and bubbles. Turned out she used the dish soap next to the sink instead of the detergent. Cleaned it up, laughed, and was reminded of the different experiences we all have from people who grow up in more wealthy households.

This is the level of understanding I'd expect from someone who thinks vibes affect modern appliances.

My previous diswasher had the compartment just for powdered detergent. Tablets were supposed to go directly into the dishwasher, per the manual. So the approach works with some machines.

And next we'll tell you what the little hatch labeled "rinse aid" is for.

In other news, major manufacturers are starting to ship appliances now without including any printed instructions. I can see that it's just as well; it's clear that nobody would read them anyway.

Mix both worlds. Like I have learned from a very investigative YT video. He tested and measured dishwashing in many different ways, and came to the result that a) tablet in that place in the door is the thing to do, but also b) a bit of dishwasher powder into the little compartment right next to it under the flap. This is for the first cleaning stage, and since we use this trick, our dishwasher runtime (which is dynamically depending on cleanlyness of the dishes) has gone down by about 20 minutes.

I'm always baffled about people looking at things like this compartment and don't think it has any kind of significance whatsoever.

Like do they think it's just put there fore giggles? How uninterested in the world around you can you be?

It drives me nuts when i encounter people like this.