You know that little compartment in the dishwasher for rinsing solution? It’s usually marked as “Rinse Aid.” Confession: I've always ignored it. That's because I didn't know what rinse aid was, and I ...

If you want your dishes dry at the end of a cycle, we have three words of advice: Use rinse aid. Dishwashers dry items in a few different ways. Some use electric heating coils; some use fans. Some ...

To clean well, dishwashers need very soft water. This is where dishwasher salt comes in. When it comes to ensuring your plates, cutlery and plastic containers come out bone dry, rinse aid is the key.

A dishwasher expert and a cleaning pro weigh in on the age old debate: Should you rinse your dishes before loading them into ...

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Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

People are only just realising there is a cheaper alternative to dishwasher rinse aid that costs just 60p and is probably already in your cupboard. Once you have a washing machine there are a number ...

Twenty years ago, it wasn't unusual for a dishwasher tested by Consumer Reports to use 10 gallons of water or more for a normal cycle. Today, because of tighter federal efficiency standards, half that ...