Tech Tip Daily

So today’s there’s a bit of a bonus post…You know, I learned something this afternoon.  When using liquid detergent in the dishwasher, don’t fill the [dish-liquid-receptacle-thingy] all of the way up.  You’d think common sense would have told me this but it seems that years of radiation from the computer monitor has impaired my better judgement.  For those of you who haven’t had this pleasant experience, the kitchen turns into a foam pit.

So how do you get rid of the suds?  Well, like everything, I turned to the internet (google) first.  If you simply manage the suds, the next few cycles (at least) are guaranteed to make a mess as well.  You could scoop the suds out but this makes things messy and takes a lot of time.  Here are a few tips that I found.

To dissipate suds:

1. Place half of a bar of regular soap at the bottom of the dishwasher.  Watch things periodically to make sure there’s no more catastrophic leaks and let the dishwasher finish its cycle.  This method worked great for me and the next cycle I ran was sud-free (although my house smells like irish-spring now).
2. Pour a cup of vinegar into the bottom of the dishwasher.
3. Pour a cup of vegetable oil into the bottom of the dishwasher.  Although this seems counter-intuitive, according to those who have tried it, the vegetable oil will mix with the detergent quite well.

That’s all!  Thanks, and happy…dishwashing…