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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 7:25:22 PM
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Putting handwashing liquid dish soap in a washing machine?? Hahahaaaa.....
Don't. Trust me.
I tried to take a shortcut, 'once can't hurt, I'll go to the store for detergent in the morning' thing....
JUST ONE LOAD!!! Who would have thought....
It makes a dishwasher LEAK like it has a GAZILLION holes in the bottom!!!!
I thought the dishwasher had issues...turns out it was just operator error. LOL
A conversation with an appliance repair man...vegetable oil...and REAL washer detergent later....
It works fine.
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 7:26:27 PM
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I should correct my writing and point out the (obvious??)...DISH washing machine. ROFL
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 7:39:23 PM
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LOL...I did this once too. I only had enough soap left to fill half the cup. Should be enough anti-sudsing agent to not cause to big a problem, right? WRONG!! I didn't know about the vegetable oil though, not that I plan on ever doing that again! Somethings are NOT worth doing twice!
Di on VI
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 7:45:27 PM
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LOL Glad I'm not the only one...
The vegetable oil de-suds it...gives the suds something to do. So I just drained it, quick rinsed with the oil to clean it out, and I was good to go.
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Brew Crew
True Blue Farmgirl
676 Posts
Molly
Arizona
676 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 10:55:28 PM
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Wow! Good to know about the veg oil! I wish I had known that when I was washing all my soap making utensils in the dishwasher a few years ago (btw- bad mistake!!)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Sagewood
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
South Carolina
106 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 03:28:41 AM
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Now, I have to tell you ladies, I do this all the time. The key is only a little..a very little, then I put in a large spoonfull of baking soda to 'keep the bubbles' down. Have only had it leak on me twice in the last year, because I put too much soap in it. That was when I was learning how much soap to use. I gues if I were to take a guess, it's only about 1/2 teaspoon in each cup holder, with the large spoonfull of baking soda on top of that. :) GOOD LUCK should you decide to try again!
Sage,
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 11:46:08 AM
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Sagewood, you said what I was going to say. I've done this alot too, but it seems dishwashing liquid is so concentrated when it comes to sudsing...yeah, a little works, but it sure does go a looooong way... I didn't even put baking soda in it. I noticed, I tried the baking soda, and it makes my glasses cloudy. :(
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Sagewood
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
South Carolina
106 Posts |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 1:38:34 PM
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I think those of us with dish washers have all tried this at least once..LOL at the time that you ggoof it isn't a laughing matter as you are running about looking for towels as bubbles keep going everywhere and spilling out of the bottom of the dish washer..LOL but afterwards it certainly makes for a laugh.
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mandi
Farmgirl in Training
21 Posts
Amanda
Nashville
Tennessee
USA
21 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 2:19:52 PM
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Yikes! Can't say I've ever DONE that, but it definitely sounds like something I'd do in a pinch. So thanks for the warning! Ha ha.
Farmgirl Sister #264
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 4:56:03 PM
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Yep..been there done that (in fact in a regular clothes washing machine once too...I never learn!) and I agree..NOT something to do...what a mess! leaves you with a real clean floor though.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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luvnlife
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Michele
Quincy
WA
USA
82 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2008 : 7:42:22 PM
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LOL!!! I'm thinking that you gals had the cleanest floor in town after cleaning up all those wayward suds. I've never done this myself because I heard of someone who had. Their dishwasher turned rabid and leaked foamy suds all over her kitchen. Not fun at the time but a great story afterwards.
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2008 : 7:51:55 PM
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My mom did this when I was little....I'll never forget it either!!! We were all laughing so hard, the bubbles were neverending!!! And boy that kitchen floor was clean afterward!
Jamie
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison |
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Georgia Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
212 Posts
Denise
Atlanta
GA
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2008 : 8:55:59 PM
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We had been camping once and the girls loaded the dishwasher when we got home. I had taken dish soap in a small conainer, the girls put that in the dishwasher too. Being kids, they didn't empty it first. There was about 1/2 cup of dawn in there. You wanna talk about a mess! That wasn't as bad as the time they put the spaghetti squash with no holes in it in the oven though....but that is a story for another day
~Denise~
Proud Farmgirl Sister #113
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Homespun Livin
True Blue Farmgirl
409 Posts
Brenda
Louisiana
USA
409 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2008 : 08:10:53 AM
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I do this and I agree a teeny tiny amount goes a very long way. I only use a tiny dab about the size of a dime. When I was first learning how much to use though, I did over do it and had the bubbles everywhere. I have tried it in the washing machine for clothes and even tried hair shampoo, still using only a very tiny amount though. I only do this when I am out and can't make a trip to town.
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
1891 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2008 : 1:32:23 PM
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