Wet dishes

[dezmaas]

I bought a new dishwasher and I am using 4 in 1 tablets and I have also filled up the salt reservoir.

However, after the cycle, some dishes are still a bit wet. Especially plastics, but also some crockery and cutlery.

I know the 4 in 1 tabs also contain rinse aid, but is this good enough? Should I also add extra rinse aid? Is this required?

[DentedPorsche]

Re: Wet dishes

Make and model would be handy.
However, Whirlpool made dishwashers for instance, don’t dry plastics.
This is because the final rinse is a very hot rinse and the drying is done by residual heat. As plastic doesn’t hold or conduct heat very well they don’t dry. Another thing that people forget or fail to do is open the door at the end of the cycle to allow any build up of steam to escape (don’t have to do this on the turbo dry machines). If the door isn’t opened then the steam condenses back onto the dishes.
Hope this helps.

DP

[dezmaas]

Thanks for the info about opening the door. I’ll give it a try.

FYI, I have a Bauknecht GSF 5524.

[iadom]

Re: Wet dishes

DentedPorsche wrote: Another thing that people forget or fail to do is open the door at the end of the cycle to allow any build up of steam to escape (don’t have to do this on the turbo dry machines). If the door isn’t opened then the steam condenses back onto the dishes.
Hope this helps.

DP

Also the exact opposite is true for some models, certain Hotpoint/Bosch slimline dryers store cold water in a tank at the back of the dishwasher, this is used on the next wash but serves to keep the back of the inner drum cold, thus allowing the condensation to collect on it and run down into the bottom. On this type you should always leave the machine for a while before opening. Worth having a good read of your instruction manual, the general consensus is that separate detergent and rinse aid is better than 3/4 in one tablets.

[DentedPorsche]

Re: Wet dishes

Sorry, just reread and it’s not too clear that I was referring to Whirlpool machines regarding opening of door.
Bauknecht is made by whirlpool so plastic won’t dry too well in your machine and opening the door at the end of the program should help.

DP

[dezmaas]

Thanks guys. I’ll try opening the door and see what happens.

[dezmaas]

Re: Wet dishes

I just finished a cycle and had the door open for about 20 mins. It was much better. Not perfect but I guess that’s impossible! 😀

[Martin]

Re: Wet dishes

dezmaas wrote:some dishes are still a bit wet

Hmmmmmmm 🙄

dezmaas wrote:Should I also add extra rinse aid? Is this required?

You’ve answered your own question here and of course you should. Rinse Aid allows the water to drain of your crocks and cutlery more easily as it is designed to reduce the density of the water.

Thus at the very last minute of the final rinse the machine adds the Rinse Aid solution to the water, the water ‘gets wetter’ and therefore runs off the crocks as if by magic…!

Oh! and don’t bother opening the door when the programme has finished either as it will be unnecessary 😀

[DentedPorsche]

Re: Wet dishes

Think you’ll find it’s in the instructions about opening the door on a Whirlpool machine.
It’s certainly in the Whirlpool training literature.
You’ll get the best results using seperate powder and rinse aid, adding extra rinse aid may help, but too much rinse aid may cause it to foam up and flood the base.
DP

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