Thursday, September 17, 2009

Some alternatives to additives

If you search internet for home made additives for Dishwasher, you would get lot of details, I'm going to share my experience and how much you could save.

Non-Iodized salt and Vinegar are said to alternatives for Dishwasher Salt and Rinse Aid respectively. For Detergent some sites have mentioned few alternatives and I checked with (Borax, Washing Soda, Vinegar) it worked to certain extent but could not match Dishwasher detergent in performance.

Let's see how much we could save with these alternatives...



Non-Iodized salt is an alternative for Dishwasher Salt. I'll start with a word of caution. You need to use crystal salt that DOES NOT contain Iodine, if you use the one containing Iodine then the membrane inside the softner unit would get damaged and you may have to change it completly. I bought it from agencies that sell Industrial salt though they may expect you to buy atleast one bag (~ 25 kgs). I bought 25Kg bag for Rs 75. That's Rs 3 per Kg. I have changed my softner setting to maximum to match the performance and I refill every 7 days and that works to about 5 kg per month (maximum). That works to about 15 Rs per month or Rs 0.50 per wash.



Vinegar (synthetic should be fine) is an alternative for Rinse Aid, it costed me about Rs 30 per 500 ml bottle. I increased the rinse aid level in the dishwasher by one point so that it could match the performance. For me 50ml gets consumed in 15 days and that works to Rs 6 per month or Rs 0.20 per wash.



Dishwasher Detergent - Though I could find some alternatives given in the internet like Home Made detergent - Borax, Washing Soda, Vineger it doesn't match the performance of Dishwasher detergent. I did try adding half quantity of Dishwasher detegent added with half quantity of Home made detergent however the results were satisfactory only. For this reason I'm not considering this as an alternative thougth we could save some money with mixing them with Dishwasher detergent.


The overall revised cost works to



Dishwasher Salt : Rs 0.50 per wash
Dishwasher Detergent : Rs 2.80 per wash.
Rise Aid : Rs 0.20 per wash.
Electricity Expense : Rs 3.37 per wash.


Total Rs 6.87 per wash or Rs 206 per month

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16 comments:

  1. Ajay MaheshwariFebruary 4, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    Hi,

    Thanks for the nice info.. I have bought Bosch dish washer and in it I dont any option of changing the settings of Water softener or Rinse said... Is there a specific setting in your IFB Neptune?

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  2. ChandanNovember 5, 2013 at 6:16 AM

    very informative posts....We have a particularly old house where there is no space for installing this....yet I want to buy this and will aid atleast a little. To be honest, i do have much expectations from this machine...

    Online I am seeing quite a lot horror stories about IFB so deciding on Bosch. Can i have your opinion please ??

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  3. kamalNovember 24, 2013 at 1:07 AM

    Hi, how is your experience with Bosch dishwasher so far?

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  4. UnknownDecember 1, 2013 at 4:35 AM

    Hi guys , bought samsung dishwasher and extremely satisfied with its performance.

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  5. seemaJune 16, 2014 at 8:01 PM

    Won't the vinegar act upon the beading or plastic in the rinse aid compartment. I have stopped using rinse aid altogether. Plastics don't dry in the dishwasher. How do you manage with your tupperware in the dishwasher. Lastly I've also had a bad experience with service. Fortunately its rectified.

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  6. AnuradhaAugust 18, 2014 at 6:47 PM

    hi seema,
    plastic items may not come out dry. you may need to towel dry them or lay them out on a dishcloth or drying rack.

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  7. SwamyDecember 6, 2015 at 12:30 AM

    We have stopped using Tupperware and all other plastics which the manufacturer claim to be safe for Dishwasher as they become hardened due to repeated exposure to extreme temperature.

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  8. meenaJune 25, 2016 at 10:36 PM

    sir, have you ever tried soapnuts?

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  9. meenaJuly 2, 2016 at 11:28 AM

    Sir, are cookers with backlite handle dishwasher safe? Mine is a prestige deluxe+ stainless steel cooker. Kindly reply. Also, have you tried 2 drops of liquid dish wash like vim gel with baking powder in the detergent box along with 4-5 soapnuts ( used by jewellers in india for cleaning gold jewels) tied in a small cloth and kept in any of the rack?

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    1. SwamyJuly 22, 2016 at 10:24 AM

      Frankly I've not tried yet, for the reason, we shouldn't be putting a soap that forms too much froth as the door opening is side words and changes of leakage are very high. Let me try and get back to you shortly.

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  10. UnknownSeptember 15, 2017 at 6:38 AM

    Hi! Thank you for your information post. Where can I get industrial salt? I live in Pune.

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  11. KodhaiJune 29, 2020 at 10:51 AM

    Where can I get the Non-Iodized salt for dishwasher in Chennai. Chennai has lot of hardwater issues.

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