Finish Dishwasher Cleaner > Reviews > Finish with Grease, Germs, and Limescale For Good!

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Reasonable
Do you need to use much for each clean?	The suggested amount produces best results
Irritable to skin?	Harsh
Longlasting effects?	Keeps things looking clean for longer than average

Advantages:	Degreases, de limescales, and sanitises dishwashers improving sanitariness and performance
Disadvantages:	cost, and dishwasher has to be ran empty

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I have a dishwasher. I HATE handwashing dishes, and dishwashers use less water and soap and energy tthan handwashing as well as kill more germs with the heat.Washing the dishes with the machine is simple. I scrape the plates (would have to if handwashing as well), load in the machine, put my detergent in, and switch it on. Easy peasy and at the end I have gleaming plates, bowls, cups, glassware, cutlery, and pots and pans.

But owning a thing means some care and maintenance needs to be taken. In this case, the machine needs the filter degreased and any limescale that has made it past the salts removed. This not only prolongs the life of the machine, but helps it clean your dishes better. Enter Finish Dishwasher Cleaner. This little bottle of citrusy wonders may seem quite pricey at £3.50, but compared to the cost of replacing a dishwasher, it is peanuts. The dishwasher may get hot, but if you have allowed your filter to remain unsanitised and the grease to remain, slime builds and bacteria can still breed. Not a great picture, and the results are one that I don't mind forking the £3.50 for to avoid.

At first I thought it was all hype. We live in a medium water area, and I use 4 in 1 tablets to make sure the salts combat limesclae. I duly remove the filter on a regular weekly basis and wash under the tap, dislodging any food I missed scraping off the dishes, and use a soft brush to distribute washing up liquid to remove the grease. Despite this, 3 months into using it, I began to notice deposits on my dishes. It felt gritty. What was this? Then some of the dishes were not as clean as they could be. I checked the sprayer arms..they LOOKED okay. Hubby suggested we try the dishwasher cleaner sa it could obviously get into places we could not see and it must need a clean out. So, off to Tesco we wennt and bought a bottle. This is found on the aisle with the dishwasher detergent, and costs about £3.50 abottle.

Upon reading the directions I saw I had to remove the lid, leave the stopper in (it dissolves in the wash), and place upside down in the cutlery basket or tray. The dishwasher was to be devoid of any dishes, and the wash cycle had to be at least 60 degrees. On mine, that meant I had to use intensive wash at 70, which was fine by me!It also warned to keep away from eyes, not to spill any onto skin, and that it was harmful to eyes. The bottle also mentions it breaks down any food that may be in the pipes and traps, too, so sounds great so far!Obviously strong stuff, but with a stopper in, not a real issue. The bottle is also recyclable.

I follwed the instructions, and when the cycle was finsihed, opened the dishwasher door. I had thought my dishwasher looked clean before. Wow! Evert surface absolutely gleamed! A scent of oranges wafted up pleasantly as well, very nice!I removed the filter, and it was cleaner than I had seen it in a long time; it was in as new condition. But did it clear my problem? I loaded in my dishes and put it on the 40 degree 30 minute eco wash. Once that finsihed, I looked. Absoloutely perfect! I did not have any further problems for another two months, when I got the same problem again, which went away after my friend Finish got done with it!

I actually use this every other month, as we only run the machine once a day max. Everytime do, the performance of my machine goes back to as new. Do I need to use it monthly as suggested? If you use your dishwasher more often, have an older machine, or live in a hard water area, I would, yes. It seems obvious by my results it cleans parts of the machine I cannot see and probably am best not trying to mess with to do by hand.

So long and short of it is, this IS not a product that is hyped up and you don't need. It fills a very real niche, and even if you THINK your machine is alright, I suggest you give it a try. It is worth every penny.