New twist: You should be putting 4 - not 1 - dishwashing tablets in your washing machine
It’s the cleaning hack that’s gone viral
It’s the cleaning hack that’s taken Australia by storm since it first appeared on New Idea Food last week, with millions of people using dishwashing tablets to give their washing machines a super clean.
The simple trick went viral after a washing machine technician revealed that popping a dishwashing tablet in your drum and putting it on the clean cycle once a fortnight was the perfect way to keep your appliance crystal clean - without spending a lot of money!
But in a new twist, hundreds of mums have taken the viral hack to a new level - claiming that if you use four dishwashing tablets on a hot cycle, you’ll get the best results by far.
Said Facebook user: ‘I tried one dishwashing tablet and the water that I collected in a bucket from my machine wasn’t too dirty. But then, after reading other posts where people had used four dishwashing tablets I tried that and WOW. The water was almost black, I couldn’t believe it. I am so doing this every fortnight, massive results!’
Mums Who Clean member Stacey reveals the amazing results she achieved from using 4 dishwashing tablets ... Credit: Mums Who Clean/Facebook
.. Just look how dirty Stacey's water is! Credit: Mums Who Clean/Facebook
Other converts have also inundated the hugely popular Mums Who Clean Facebook group to share their amazing results from using four dishwashing tablets - not one.
Said follower Stacey: ‘Wow! 4 tablets and a sanitary wash on 95° this is amazing!’
Jenny revealed the dirty water that was flushed from her washing machine after using 4 dishwashing tablets on a hot cycle. Credit: Mums Who Clean/Facebook
Said member Jenny: ‘IAM EXCITED!! I followed the lady who was following the lady who put 4 dishwasher tablets in the washing machine. This is the second rinse of water. No wonder everything’s been smelling musty 🤮’She adds: ‘I have a front loader, this works in top or front. 4 tablets (I used the standard cheap Woolworths brand ones). Hottest cycle (mine was 95degrees for 1.5hrs)’
Another Facebook user reveals the murky water that was flushed from her washing machine after doing the dishwashing tablet hack. Credit: Mums Who Clean/Facebook
Another member Lauren showed off the super black water produced after using the four dishwashing tablets - and says this was just three weeks after cleaning it with a specialist product.
She writes: ‘Someone suggested on here yesterday that they put 4 dishwasher tablets in their washing machine and run the hottest cycle to clean their machine. Thought I’d try it out. I’ve put 2 of those pine o cleen washing machine cleaners through it recently too!’
Wow!
Originally published on New Idea Food
Eliza Scanlan is a contributor with Practical Parenting. Eliza has written for several digital titles including New Idea Food and New Idea, with a passion for consumer and shopping news. Eliza is also a contributor for the Trolley Watch and The Flawsome Mum podcasts. In her spare time, Eliza loves watching Netflix and tending to her horses.
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