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Advice: Don't put laundry soap in the dishwasher

kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated foraRegistered User regular
edited February 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
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  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2011
    You win H/A for the day.

    <3

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  • The Crowing OneThe Crowing One Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I actually... well, didn't know this.

    Noted. Thank you for protecting the rest of us from ourselves!

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    dish soap does the same thing =/

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  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I love it when there are actual advice threads in help/advice.

    I can't say I ever thought about doing this... but now I know for certain its a bad idea :lol:

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Xaquin wrote: »
    dish soap does the same thing =/

    RINSE YOUR DISHES BEFORE PUTTING THEM IN THE DISHWASHER

    I in no way have ever made this mistake. Ever. No way.

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  • The Crowing OneThe Crowing One Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    bowen wrote: »
    Xaquin wrote: »
    dish soap does the same thing =/

    RINSE YOUR DISHES BEFORE PUTTING THEM IN THE DISHWASHER

    I in no way have ever made this mistake. Ever. No way.

    If this were a [chat] thread I'd laugh.

    Since this is H/A I'll advise that you never do it again.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2011
    Sadly, this was a lesson I had to learn for myself many years ago. Thankfully, it only took me a few hours to clean up.

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  • Pure DinPure Din Boston-areaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Seriously, thank you for posting this.

    I caught my boyfriend about to put dishsoap in my dishwasher a few weeks ago. Narrowly avoided disaster.

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  • mrt144mrt144 King of the Numbernames Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Pure Din wrote: »
    Seriously, thank you for posting this.

    I caught my boyfriend about to put dishsoap in my dishwasher a few weeks ago. Narrowly avoided disaster.

    Was it like stopping a cat from pooping in a potted houseplant?

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  • tardcoretardcore Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    My brother once put liquid Palmolive in the dishwasher instead if dish detergent. That was a huuuuuuge mess.

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  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    How do people not know this? Don't they make zany sitcoms anymore?

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  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2011
    Eh, none worth watching.

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  • TheDrifterTheDrifter Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Flooded a dorm room this way.

    Roommate was not amused.

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  • KistraKistra Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Where do you get dishwashers in a dorm room??

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Kistra wrote: »
    Where do you get dishwashers in a dorm room??

    Due to the plumbing usually in the laundry room, which started this whole mess.

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  • Pure DinPure Din Boston-areaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    mrt144 wrote: »
    Pure Din wrote: »
    Seriously, thank you for posting this.

    I caught my boyfriend about to put dishsoap in my dishwasher a few weeks ago. Narrowly avoided disaster.

    Was it like stopping a cat from pooping in a potted houseplant?

    Don't know, never owned a cat.

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  • BarrakkethBarrakketh Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    MichaelLC wrote: »
    Kistra wrote: »
    Where do you get dishwashers in a dorm room??

    Due to the plumbing usually in the laundry room, which started this whole mess.
    Speaking of laundry:

    While I have never used regular dish soap instead of detergent meant for the dishwasher, I have been unfortunate enough to have a hose come loose from the washing machine that was about six feet away from my kitchen. The end result was a laundry room and kitchen that was flooded with the water that drained from the washing machine.

    No bubbles, but still very slippery.

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  • That_Spoony_BardThat_Spoony_Bard Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Xaquin wrote: »
    dish soap does the same thing =/

    We never used the dishwasher growing up, so I didn't know a damn thing about these magical machines. When I moved out on my own, I nearly creamed my pants when I learned I didn't have to hand wash my dishes.

    Since no one told me I couldn't put dish soap in a dishwasher, I naturally filled the soap thing in the dishwasher to the brim with dish soap (I wanted those dishes SPARKLING). I started it and left the place to go do whatever.

    BUBBLES EVERYWHERE!

    :shock:

    :^:

    That was an interesting phone call to my mum.

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  • NightDragonNightDragon 6th Grade Username Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    mrt144 wrote: »
    Pure Din wrote: »
    Seriously, thank you for posting this.

    I caught my boyfriend about to put dishsoap in my dishwasher a few weeks ago. Narrowly avoided disaster.

    Was it like stopping a cat from pooping in a potted houseplant?

    I tried to stop a cat from peeing in a potted houseplant once

    I guess I succeeded, because it proceeded to just pee all over the floor.

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  • MetroidZoidMetroidZoid Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I tried to stop my cat from digging in my houseplants.

    I failed.

    Until I got the cactus.

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  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I've got to ask where the idea for putting laundry soap into a dishwasher came from.

    Not to be a dick, but that seems like kind of an obvious thing to not do.

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    The bottles look a lot alike. I mean aside from the obvious huge spout difference between the two, the fragrance which is often not oranges, and the fact that it's way more liquid, or usually the picture of clothes on the bottle. Those are all tiny things though.

    Bigger question is why the hell did he go looking for the detergent in the first place?

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I remember learning this lesson with washing up liquid. I was amazed at the cloud which had come to live in my parent's kitchen.

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  • SammyFSammyF Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I don't know what you all are complaining about, I think it's a wonderful re-purposing of an appliance which is stupidly and narrowly designed only to clean dishes (pfft) if you can also find a way to get it to clean you tile floors, your cabinet doors, your counter tops, your walls....

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  • tapeslingertapeslinger Space Unicorn Slush Ranger Social Justice Rebel ScumRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    reminds me of Senor Chang's laundry on Community a few weeks ago. :lol: I remember doing this once in my teens when we were out of Cascade... that was an adventure. By the time that was done I ended up having to wash 2 loads of soapy towels. I'm still not sure my mum bought my 'just felt like washing every towel in the house' story.

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