Where to pour rinse aid in a Bosch dishwasher

Experienced housewives know all about their "household helpers," but new users often struggle to figure out how to use their dishwashers. For example, they often can't figure out where and how to pour rinse aid into the dishwasher. This is crucial, because if you choose the wrong dispenser compartment, the machine will use household chemicals early in the cycle, wasting expensive detergent. Let's figure out where the rinse aid compartment is located in a dishwasher.

We are looking for the rinse aid compartment

You need to add rinse aid to prevent streaks from leaving on the washed dishes. This household chemical can only work if the dishwasher Bosch uses it at the end of the cycle during the rinsing stage of the dishes, and not at the beginning, during the wash itself. For this to happen, the rinse aid must be poured into a specific compartment of the dispenser.

• Open the dishwasher door and find a plastic box on the inside – this is what the detergent dispenser looks like.
• On the box you can see two doors with latches, one vertical oblong and one rectangular.
• The long vertical compartment holds the rinse aid. Pour the rinse aid into the compartment and close it.

The rinse aid dosage for one cycle depends solely on the detergent, but you can add more rinse aid so that your Bosch dishwasher uses the detergent for several washes in a row.

• Before starting work, all that remains is to add the powder, tablet or capsule, as well as the dirty dishes.

The manufacturer also recommends regularly checking the salt level in the dishwasher. The machine can operate without salt in the salt compartment, but without it, the ion exchanger responsible for softening hard tap water may fail. Replacing this component is very expensive, so it's best to regularly add special salt to the compartment.

Capsule compartment

Don't add the capsule directly to the bottom tray, as it will dissolve immediately, and the detergent will be sent down the drain without having a chance to do its job. Bosch dishwashers have a special capsule compartment located on the door of the dishwasher. Placing the tablet there allows the detergent to dissolve at the appropriate point in the cycle.

The capsule compartment is easy to find, although it's located in different dishwasher models. To identify it, you need to decipher the symbols on the dispenser compartment lids. The symbol for tablet detergents looks like five stripes, simulating spraying water, and is usually located on a rectangular compartment. You can also add various washing powders to it by opening the lid. There's no need to open the lid to insert a tablet, as there's a separate slot on the side of the compartment for the capsule.

Should I remove the wrapper from the tablet?

One of the main questions new Bosch dishwasher users have is about the tablet's packaging. It's difficult to answer, as stores sell a wide variety of household cleaning products, some of which have a soluble coating, while others are insoluble. If you buy a detergent of the latter type, you must remove the packaging before using the tablet. You can determine the type of wrapper by its appearance – soluble ones are usually completely transparent and also have no cuts or stripes for easy opening. Insoluble ones usually have the described properties, plus they consist of foil.

It's difficult to remember all the cleaning products with the required packaging type, so we'll list the most common ones. The tablets in the following list don't need to be opened, as their packaging dissolves completely during the cleaning cycle.

• Finish Quantum.
• Sun All in one.
• Sodasan.
• Dish Drops.

These were products with soluble packaging. Next, we'll list the tablet products, the packaging of which must be torn open before use.

• Somat.
• OXO Family.
• Frosch.
• Econta.
• Ecover.

If you can't tell from the pill's packaging whether it needs to be opened or not, carefully read the manufacturer's instructions – they will answer all your questions in just a few minutes.

Where is the salt compartment?

We mentioned the special technical salt that needs to be added from time to time to the salt tank of the Bosch dishwasher, but even this can be a problem for new users. You can tell that a special solution needs to be added to the tank by a special indicator that will start flashing due to a lack of salt.The bin itself is also easy to find. It's located at the bottom of the wash chamber, directly below the lower dish rack.

The easiest way to add salt is with a special funnel. It's sometimes included with a Bosch dishwasher, but most often you have to buy it separately. It costs about $5, which is worth the extra cost for convenience.

When loading salt for the first time, you need to fill the salt bin with clean water. Once the salt is loaded, any excess liquid will drain down the drain. All you need to do is close the salt compartment lid tightly, replace the lower basket, and run a test cycle.

Beginners are also often interested in the effectiveness of 3-in-1 household cleaning tablets, which contain detergent, rinse aid, and salt. While these are safe to use and can save a small amount of money, they contain too little salt to soften hard tap water. Therefore, if you live in an area with poor water quality, it's best to use special salt along with 3-in-1 tablets, regularly adding it to the salt compartment.

   

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