seprate salt yes/no

deadeye · 3 Nov 2005

I have an hotpoint FDW60 dishwasher.
I live in a medium to soft water area.
Should I still use separate salt even though I use an 3 in 1 dishwasher tablet that containe`s its own salt.
what do you recommend.

Diyisfun · 3 Nov 2005

Try & see, I took about 6months to get mine good. When I used the tablets I still had salt in, I couldnt tell any difference. Its adjusting the salt that seems critical. My cutlery rusts so on Hotpoints advice I take that out after the wash & before the dry. Touch wood all seems well now, although the new machine is not as good as the 15 year old Hotpoint that I have just replaced.

keithwasherman · 3 Nov 2005

for what it costs i always recommend putting salt in seperately.

Diyisfun · 4 Nov 2005

But too much salt will give poor results. It needs to be right for YOUR water.

keithwasherman · 5 Nov 2005

then you set your regeration unit to dispense the correct amount. usually a good manual will give you some idea depending on the area you live in.

2scoops0406 · 5 Nov 2005

keithwasherman said:
then you set your regeration unit to dispense the correct amount. usually a good manual will give you some idea depending on the area you live in.

Now I'm interested, what is a regeration unit? how is it adjusted, perhaps I should have read the manual?

Diyisfun · 7 Nov 2005

My Hotpoint machine, the adjustment is where the salt goes small lever with + / -. This is easily knocked when you fill with salt, so when you get it right, make a mental note of the position. Talking from experience.

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