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Please can anyone tell me , if you can Use a dishwasher tablet , to clean a washing machine please ? If yes how many and what cycle please . Thankyou x
Please can anyone tell me , if you can Use a dishwasher tablet , to clean a washing machine please ?

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Some home remedies on here are a good idea. I don’t think this one is. Dishwasher tablets contain a lot of grease-busting chemicals to clean dirty pans & plates. It’s why they’re good to use when cleaning an oven door or hob. Your washing machine shouldn’t have a lot of grease in it. But it will have limescale, soap scum buildup, bacteria , and possibly mould. That’s why some people are reporting that when they’ve tried it out they’re getting horrific smells coming from their machine. Buy a proper dettol washing machine cleaner for £3 that combats all the things I’ve listed above. Or use white vinegar & soda crystals for a cheap homemade solution - that works on limescale and bacteria.  
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@erymanthus I'm inclined to agree. soda crystals are not that dear, and do a great job. It was a recommendation from a washing machine engineer that put me onto them
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How much soda Crystal's do you put them in the drum or the draws
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@yes5065 Thankyou fit that . I’m using them now .  
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@erymanthus Hi Thankyou very much . Where do you get the detoll washing machine Cleaner from please ? X
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Put 1 in the drum and do the hottest wash
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@olatha I read it’s four tablets
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@percolate ive always only ever used one and it was fine x
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Just put white vinigar in a cycle then a bit in each wash as it brightens whites. Machine will always be clean.  
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Saw Bosch released a statement saying you could damage your machine using dishwasher tablets. Think I’ll try soda crystals first x
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I used 2 on a 60 cycle for one hour
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How do you clean it with soda crystals please?  
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They're meant for the dishwasher NOT washing machine. It will damage ur machine. I've seen so many posts of people doing this and they're machine basically fit for the bin. Just use white vinegar and bicard / soda crystals or better yet an actual washing machine cleaner  
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I only use 2 cups of White Vinegar inside the drum on a 60 wash & it works great for mine, I've seen peoples machine was scratched inside from using Soda Crystal's with Vinegar so I wouldn't recommend them x
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Just get the correct cleaner it’ll do a far better job x
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This is what I use. It smells sooooo good.  
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@erymanthus it’s lovely, kills bacteria helps to treat limescale and the smell lasts ages  
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@aleenaleetha Hi where can you buy this please? How much is it roughly.? Thankyou x
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I use one in the drum on a 60 wash
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Why would you even bother? Just use a washing machine cleaner, something designed for the job
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Up to 4 in the drum on the hottest wash. I used 3 at 90°
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@deledda Thankyou x
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I use dettol washing machine cleaner which is amazing
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@germangermana Thankyou where do your buy these from please? Thankyou
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@galarza b&m or amazon and places like that there about £3 and you use full bottle
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@germangermana Thankyou
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White vinegar
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@schlesinger85 Thankyou x
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Every one doing it now
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@endocrinology59 Thankyou x
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Mines came up canny i used 2 on a 60 wash
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@extravagate Thankyou x
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Get the dettol washing machine cleaner, dishwasher tablets are not for washing machines
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@singleminded3179 Thankyou x
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I used one pod and it brought it up sparkling
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@tamworth Thankyou x
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All u need is abrasives to clean the slimy built, it is good for bicatb/baking sofa+remove unpleasant smell and disinfect , so added vinegar or bleach will do the job. + high temperature water to make everything work well.  
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@hemstitch655 Thankyou x
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You're not supposed to cause it damages the pipes. Used bicarbonate of soda and white vinegar to clean it.  
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@biographical5 Thankyou x
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@galarza it works really well that's what I do to clean it all now put it in the drum xx
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I put half cup white viniger and half cup soda crystals x
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@olatha Johnson Thankyou, think that’s what I’m going to do x
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