Dishwasher question

[sarah573]

I've just been donated a dishwasher - but all my crockery comes out soapy tasting (to the the point I've just put a cup of coffee down the sink). Is this normal? Are you supposed to rinse it all off afterwards? Sorry if this sounds stupid but never had a diswasher before.

No not normal. What are you using in the machine ? Have you added rinse aid and salt ?

Yes it has rinse aid and salt in it - used a finish tablet.

What sort of finish tablet - if it's a powerball or quantum you don't need salt and rinse aid - they're all in one, too much salt can soften the water so much the machine cant rinse properly.
Lisa X

have you put one of those diswasher freshner things in it? we did once, made everything taste disgusting [yuk emoticon]

Perhaps you have it on a low water cycle which hasn't diluted the tablet enough

Yes it was a powerball - im guessing the rinse aid and salt wouldn't do it any harm though?

We did have it on the quick cycle - but was the same on the longer one earlier.

And there is a freshner thing in it - which Im just off to remove now!!

stick it back on again without the freshner to take the taste away .