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Fairy liquid in the dishwasher help

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Chemenger · 14/04/2023 21:31

Staying In a holiday house, beloved FIL has put a copious amount of fairy liquid in the dishwasher because we ran out of dishwasher tablets. How do we get rid of the foam before tomorrow morning when we have to be out by 10?

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Jumpingvert · 14/04/2023 21:33

If I use too much bubble bath in my jacuzzi ordinary soap gets rid of it. No idea why but could you try that?

Greentree1 · 14/04/2023 21:37

Just run it again with no liquid, and again, and again if necessary. Did it foam out of the machine, just visualising.

Pestispeeved · 14/04/2023 21:38

Is the kitchen knee deep in foam or is it mainly contained in the dishwasher?

Find the dust pan, buckets and any other largish plastic container, move foam to sink, bath as necessary.

dementedpixie · 14/04/2023 21:39

I think table salt is supposed to be good for reducing foam. Cam you run it after throwing some salt in?

BertieBotts · 14/04/2023 21:39

I think you just have to wait for it to subside, doing any more washing will just agitate it and foam it up again.

Leave it overnight and rinse it with a jug of water in the morning. Then start a cycle just long enough for it to pump out and cancel. Rinse again and start a cycle long enough for it to pump out and cancel etc. Once it's no longer foaming you could run a full cycle (no detergent) just to check or just leave it.

twixwrapper · 14/04/2023 21:39

Hairspray?
It really depends how much there is though.
I seem to remember spraying hairspray gets rid of foam...?!

Treasureboxkey · 14/04/2023 21:40

Vinegar helps.

xyzandabc · 14/04/2023 21:41

We did this in a holiday cottage once. Either hairspray or spray deodorant worked instantly. Sorry I can't remember which it was but it did work.

Iudncuewbccgrcb · 14/04/2023 21:41

We need a picture.

but generally cold water gets rid of bubbles.

Tulipvase · 14/04/2023 21:42

Flour gets rid of bubbles but i don’t think that’s a very good idea…….

dementedpixie · 14/04/2023 21:44

Googling suggests salt or oil

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Chemenger · 14/04/2023 21:50

Tried salt, didn’t seem to have much effect. It wasn’t knee deep in the kitchen , just ankle deep. God knows how much he put in, my guess would be he filled the detergent bit. I just tried hand soap which did seem to make it subside a bit. There doesn’t seem to be a cold setting, which isn’t helpful. To add to the fun the dishwasher wasn’t draining well anyway.

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Chemenger · 14/04/2023 21:57

xyzandabc · 14/04/2023 21:41

We did this in a holiday cottage once. Either hairspray or spray deodorant worked instantly. Sorry I can't remember which it was but it did work.

Deodorant definitely seems to help. I’m going to leave it overnight and see what happens

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