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[chrisgixer]

Soap door has busted off. I could replace door, but the machine is 12 years old, and its went through a phase of turning the glasses cloudy. I thought the newly installed water softener was feeding it. So stopped filling it with salt.  It wasn't, its mains water fed

Its a Bosch one and has been quite reliable. Oh, and the design of the top draw is rubbish compared to other models I've seen. Only one row of small plates is possible, so a few bowls in there and half the top draw is full.

Soap cubes I just leave on top of the cutlery basket. It seems to clean ok this way. So not overly fussed about fixing the soap door. (£50 parts) I'd rather have a newer DW tbh.


Fix or replace?

And while your there;

Does it need salt and rinse aid if using certain tablets? Finnish ?  As a friend of ours insists his (non bosch) only needs tablets.


And how to clean the cloudy ness off the glasses?

[martin42]

Simple solution,get swmbo and make her do it all 

[chrisgixer]

She does. I just can't be arsed to fix the soap door.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Any cheaper for the part from Hotpoint (as they made the Bosch dishwashers until recently)

[chrisgixer]

Woo, didn't know that.

I shall investigate.

[05omegav6]

Buy another Bosch one

At £20 per year it's hardly worth worrying about

For glasses try G3 compound. Salt essential if run of mains, and use a decent rinse aid, Finish best for that

[chrisgixer]

So white vinegar won't work, as I keep hearing it will.

[chrisgixer]

Oh, and why do we get rust spots in the cutlery occasionally...? 

[Andy H]

The last phase in a wash is the rinse.

If you live in a soft water area then it should work fine without salt.

If you live in a hard water area then the glasses will get rinsed with hot / hard water which will dry and leave the glass cloudy.

It strikes me that dishwasher tablets are a triumph of salesmanship. They cost more than separate powder and salt and don't work as well . If the tablets leave some kind of residue that doesn't get rinsed off then I would consider that as a fail (either the tablet is applying crap to the glass or the dishwasher hasn't rinsed properly).

Even soft water areas have some dissolved solids in the water so I occasionally  chuck some salt in the softener to prevent limestain.

[martin42]

Thats because its pattern cutlery not silver 

[F1 9LFG]

Oh, and why do we get rust spots in the cutlery occasionally...? 

I get that too - whats that all about?!

We use salt, rinse aid and tablets and get good results 90% of the time. 

[F1 9LFG]

Oh, and why do we get rust spots in the cutlery occasionally...? 

I get that too - whats that all about?!

We use salt, rinse aid and tablets and get good results 90% of the time. 

 oh and we've found the Lidl dishwasher tablets the best - tried a fair few!!

[I_want_an_Omega]

Oh, and why do we get rust spots in the cutlery occasionally...? 

I get that too - whats that all about?!

We use salt, rinse aid and tablets and get good results 90% of the time. 

 oh and we've found the Lidl dishwasher tablets the best - tried a fair few!!

+1 on that one.  By far the cheapest around .........

[cnj]

ref rust on cutlery, best not to mix high carbon steel ( professional knives etc ) with stainless steel cutlery.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Because stainless steel rusts in the presence of salt (hence why its best avoided on sea going vessels)