Home Repair Do and Don’t

This repair tip is definitely one of those “sounded good at the time” moments that you’ll immediately regret.

If you’ve found yourself in desperate need of doing a load of dishes in your dishwasher but realized you forgot to pick up some dishwasher detergent with last week’s groceries, resist the urge to do what comes to mind.

Repair Don’t: Do not substitute your regular dish detergent for your dishwasher detergent. On the surface, it makes sense – both products clean dishes so it seems reasonable to throw a tablespoon or two of regular dish detergent in your dishwasher and save you an extra run to the store.

Unfortunately, this will cause you a whole lot of trouble and a whole lot of extra mess.

Liquid dish detergents are not designed for use in a dishwasher and as a result, will bubble up too quickly and overflow on to your kitchen floor.

Repair Do: Only use ‘low-sud’ products in your dishwasher that are made specifically for dishwasher use.

Unfortunately the moral of this story is if you’ve unexpectedly run out of dishwasher detergent, your best bet is to run to the store and pick up some. You’ll be thankful you did.