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I did it until the sample pack the dishwasher came with ran out, then stopped. Doesn’t seem necessary to me.

I gather that it’s something (probably pretty innocuous) that lowers the surface tension of the water so that it runs off the dishes more easily, and thus dries quicker. But I don’t feel the need to add another chemical to my life (and have to remember to keep it in stock, etc etc).

I do already have this, though, so I suppose I might as well give it a try. That said, I haven’t had any issues with spotting.

I almost always run the diswasher overnight (or at least start it just before bedtime) so the longer time is not an issue for us.

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How does this work? Are you supposed to put the vinegar in the cup and leave the cup upright, dump the cup into the bottom of the washer, or something else?

I’ve had my Bosch 10 years and have never done this, but it’s never to late to start!

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Color me curious as well as to the precise procedure. Wouldn’t a simple rinse cycle be enough?

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Fill a dishwasher-safe bowl with 1 cup of white vinegar and place it on the bottom of the empty dishwasher. Set the dishwasher to run on a hot water cycle. The vinegar will break down any remaining bits of food, grease, soap scum, residue, and any other leftover grime.

By empty they mean remove the racks if you can.

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I’ve just been sticking in these Finish tablets into my Bosch. I haven’t added a rinse agent or anything else. It seems to work fine. I’m in the SF Bay Area and my impression is our water is somewhere in the middle in terms of hardness.

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Those are what I use for normal dishwashing. I just cycle in vinegar on occasion to “sterilize” the washer.

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I wonder if they sell those Finish brand things at Costco too. I used a tablespoon and a smidge more of the Finish liquid detergent and it seemed to work just fine. The only thing that ended up smelling funny afterwards was a dish that due to its placement (basically leaning against the outside of a bowl) didn’t quite get enough water sprayed on it.

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I order mine through Amazon.

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I don’t recall if the ones at Costco are Finish brand or not, but there’s definitely a little gel pack you can buy by the hundred at Costco that is branded as having the same stuff. It’s what I’ve been using for 10 years w/o any major problems (aside from broken sting, as mentioned upthread)

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I just get the Kirkland brand ones.

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I generally get the Kirkland pods at Costco, but we’ve bought Cascade and Finish ones on sale in the past:

https://www.costco.com/finish-powerball-max-in-one-dishwasher-detergent-tablets%2C-125-count.product.100425014.html

https://www.costco.com/cascade-complete-dishwasher-detergent-actionpacs%2C-90-count.product.100287215.html

https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-platinum-performance-ultrashine-dishwasher-detergent-pacs%2C-115-count.product.100737171.html

Funny enough, right now we the Kirkland pods, but also Finish Rinse Aid from Costco:
https://www.costco.com/finish-jet-dry-ultra-dishwasher-rinse-aid%2C-32-fl-oz.product.100487665.html

FWIW, I’m on a Miele as when I was buying, the Bosch I wanted to buy was severely backordered during the pandemic.

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Check your manual. The model of Bosch that I have has an option to adjust the amount of rinse aid dispensed including setting it to zero. That might turn off the nagging light.

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Good call. Um, where’s the manual? Hmm…

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Try here

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Heh, thanks. I wasn’t expecting that, just making a joke about my propensity for losing manuals. But this should be helpful once I figure out the model number…

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Well, they don’t even provide a full printed user manual (at least not to me), but strangely do provide a full printed installation manual, which to my mind makes zero sense.