dishwasher - rinse aid/detergent/salt !?!?

Posted by dadda (55 days ago)

I just bought a dishwasher in HK & have not owned one for the last 15 years. Having a quick read online & am seeing that I need dishwasher salt, tablets, rinse aid etc, etc.

Can someone who has dealt with a dishwasher in HK comment on what we need here. Am not sure if HK has 'hard' water etc.

Also comments on where to buy the bundle of required products would be great.

Maybe jumping the gun but machine being delivered tomorrow & keen to have whatever needed ready.

Thank you

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Posted by Moog (55 days ago)

Hi,
In Hong Kong you do not need dishwasher salt as the water is very soft.
Rinse Aid and detergent (tablets or powder) you can pick up at any supermarket..
Hope that helps. Have fun with your new toy!

Posted by axptguy38 (54 days ago)

HK has very soft water. You should still use salt, but it will go quite slowly. We use the cheapest coarse salt we can find. At Wellcome this would be "No Frills".

Detergent: We use either Finish powder or Cascade gel. The latter we get from Gateway in Sheung Wan. You can use tablets but when I did the math I figured you are paying quite a premium for that convenience and frankly they don't wash any cleaner in my experience. Powder can be more messy though, which is why we try to use the gel mostly.

Rinse Aid: Finish from the supermarket. Blue fluid.


I think you need to run the dishwasher empty once before you use it. Just a quick cycle.

Posted by dadda (54 days ago)

thanks for replies. I did use 'Finish' in Australia 15 years ago - good to see it is still around. Will give that a go, as well as Cascade gel. Will also get some salt.

Cheers