Aibu to put wul in my dishwasher

[bellasuewow]

It wasn't working that well and is a bit old and the tablets weren't really disintegrating so I squirted wul in and this seems to be Ok ish a bit better but why do I feel like I have broken a terrible taboo.....

[gallicgirl]

What the hell is wul?

[DameFanny]

Yes, what is wul please?

[dexter73]

Do you mean wool? But that makes no sense!

[dexter73]

Oil?

[Delurkedforthis]

From the context I am guessing washing up liquid

[Whatalie]

Washing up liquid??

[bellasuewow]

Washing up liquid, you are really making me come out now and confess....

[Lovecat]

Washing
Up
Liquid

[stretch]

Washing up liquid. Erm I did this, ended up with a kitchen full of bubbles

[throwinshapes]

Washing up liquid, I should think.

[dexter73]

That makes more sense than wool!!

[mousmous]

yes yabu!
unless you want a foam party.

if you need rescuing put some butter or oil in and keep the mashine running

if you really need to run it, use nothing (the hot water will get it reasonably clean) or you can use soda crystals.

[HouseOfGingerbread]

My only attempt at using washing up liquid in a dishwasher ended in me opening the door at the end to discover a solid wall of foam.

[gallicgirl]

Oh. Weird.
Does it need descaling?

[LittleprincessinGOLDrocks]

You can, but it makes a lot of bubbles!

[FortyDoorsToNowhere]

my sister did that to my brand new dishwasher, it took 3 litres of oil and a whole bag of salt to destroy the foam.

[bellasuewow]

I have only put a bit in and have not ended up with a foam party but this seems too easy to just squirt a bit of it in it feels wrong not to be buying some incredibly expensive tablets that look like robots what's the catch? Was I mad to buy the tablets (no I do not have a life in case you were wondering)

[Alwayscheerful]

A big box of daisy dishwashing powder is £5 ish from Tesco and it lasts months, when you run out, a scoop of washing powder will do the trick instead. You will need to ensure you keep the salt dispenser topped up.

[Lottiedoubtie]

You have got away with it.

Once.

You may not next time. Voice of bitter experience.

The worst thing about the foam party all over my kitchen?

The SIX weeks it took to clear from all of the pipes etc...

That's SIX weeks of washing up in the doubtie household.

I'd never do it again.

[bellasuewow]

Always genius thanks
Lottie bloody hell that sounds awful I won't do it again you have put me off thanks also to Valli and mousmous for your tips

[TreaterAnita]

My husband did this. The dishwasher survived, but it took him about an hour to stem the tide of bubbles. It is not recommended!

[PigletJohn]

It does not need descaling because it has a small water softener inside, which prevents limescale. The salt granules you put in the salt reservoir regenerates the water softener. The instructions for adjusting the frequency of softener regeneration are in that booklet which has been lost

[PigletJohn]

p.s.

if the tablets are not dissolving, it is probably not getting hot enough. Open the door mid cycle to see if it is scaldingly hot and the water is squirting vigourously. How often do you clean the filters, and are there two or three?

[steff13]

We call it dish soap and, no, you mustn't put it in the dishwasher.