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dishwasher tablets

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Mattsmum2 Tue 22-Jun-21 21:12:55

Fairly platinum from me too, they are recommended on Which I believe too.

nadateturbe Tue 22-Jun-21 21:09:55

Fairy Platinum. Although my husband ordered (eco friendly) Smol online to try and they were very good. When we've used up the Fairy Platinum we'll probably get those delivered.

SpringyChicken Tue 22-Jun-21 20:40:46

We use Lidl's own all in one tablets, they are fine.

Welshwife Tue 22-Jun-21 20:37:13

I use Finish tablets but the Classic ones and use liquid rinse aid and salt. A dishwasher engineer told me years ago that it gave a better wash than the combined tablets as the different products were released at the correct time in the program. Recently my friend was told the same thing by a French washing machine man. He also told her to do most cycles on the hottest wash. I tend to do that anyway as a sterilising measure

Lin52 Tue 22-Jun-21 20:13:37

Tesco own, do a brilliant job, and once a month put one through the washing machine, gets rid of all the gunk.

rite Tue 22-Jun-21 19:55:31

A couple of weeks ago I bought 80 Finish Powerball 0% dishwasher tablets. After I used the first one the contents of the dishwasher, the door and compartment were covered in a white powder residue that took two washes to get rid of. I rang the phone number on the bag and had a chat with a lady who said that should not have happened and that this was probably a one off. I took her word for it and tried again and exactly the same thing happened and I had to do another two washes without a tablet to get everything clean. I phoned again and was told they would look into it and send me some vouchers, I didn't receive any vouchers or a letter informing me of the outcome of their investigation.

This was all rather annoying as doing six washes instead of two certainly did not help the environment or my electric and water bill! and the tablets were quite expensive.

I have gone back to Ecover tablets which I have always found to be as good as any.

crazyH Tue 22-Jun-21 19:54:28

I bought Tesco’s own brand yesterday - just completed the first wash - no complaints at all. I have heard that the same factory provides the very same tablets for Finish and Tesco. Finish adds a mark-up. I don’t know whether it’s true.

muffinthemoo Tue 22-Jun-21 19:50:42

Finish Quantum Ultimate give me much superior results. I stock up when they are on offer. Running a dishwasher cleaner regularly also helps a lot to keep performance up as it clears out any debris and oil buildup.

FlexibleFriend Tue 22-Jun-21 19:48:01

Fairy platinum I also buy the big packs when on offer for half price.

May7 Tue 22-Jun-21 19:43:16

Fairy Platinum plus for me. Buy big packs when they are on offer

Sofa Tue 22-Jun-21 19:39:12

We use Finish and are very pleased with the results.

Marydoll Tue 22-Jun-21 19:27:49

I usually use Finish, however I saw a report that said Lidl and Asda's were just as good.

greenlady102 Tue 22-Jun-21 19:25:48

finish. I never like the aldi ones.

DianaLouise Tue 22-Jun-21 19:15:47

any recommendations for dishwasher tablets please. I have always used Aldi but they do not seem as good as they one were.