Jet Dry

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Jet Dry
Topic Started: Jan 10 2017, 11:15 AM (279 Views)
Trotsky	Jan 10 2017, 11:15 AM Post #1
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Jet Dry is the blue stuff you add to a small dispenser in your dishwasher. It ostensibly allows for faster and spot free dishes especially glassware. It is EXPENSIVE at nearly $2 an ounce. Whether it works as advertised is in the eye of the beholder but I don't like throwing away that kind of money. The internet is loaded with alternatives, most notably white vinegar. Of the hundreds in praise of the vinegar, only one reviewer has complained that the vinegar is damaging her rubber gaskets.<That single post scared me.> http://wholenewmom.com/whole-new-budget/natural-dishwasher-rinse-aid-important-update/ Do you use Jet Dry, an alternative, or nothing? <Someone said that Dollar Tree has an alternative that is pretty good. I have not noticed it but I will search hard next time. We have a DT nearby. In fact we buy their 30 ounce bottle of POWER X Gel dishwasher detergent for a buck...works pretty good and it is about 1/7 the price of Cascade Gel. Edited by Trotsky, Jan 10 2017, 11:19 AM.



campy	Jan 10 2017, 12:23 PM Post #2
Handyman Extraordinaire Posts: 28,720 Group: no politics Member #204 Joined: February 2, 2006	Nothing like Jet Dry Trotsky. Worth the price of admission. It's a tension reducer which allows spot free drying. We used a similar product in photography called Photo Flo. You don't have to use it all the time. Just on glasses. Vinegar doesn't cut it. If you like champagne. You have to love Jet Dry.



haili	Jan 10 2017, 12:43 PM Post #3
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,083 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	I used the cheap alternative from the Dollar Store and it goes a long way; too bad I keep forgetting to buy it.



Trotsky	Jan 11 2017, 02:28 AM Post #4
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: It's a tension reducer which allows spot free drying. Campy, Isn't "tension reducer" just another name for "detergent?" I had thought of using a couple drops of Palmolive in water to do the same thing as the Jet Dry. <I know too much will give me a mess of suds.> haili, Yes, I will look harder at my Dollar Stores, starting with Dollar Tree probably later in the day, if I feel like walking a mile in this cold. Edited by Trotsky, Jan 11 2017, 02:30 AM.



agate	Jan 11 2017, 05:32 AM Post #5
Posts: 21,864 Group: Administration Member #203 Joined: February 2, 2006	Campy is right...I use jet dry and it works really well. Seeing there is only me in the house I do not run the dish washer every day. seems to me it lasts a long time before I have to fill the space with the jet dry.



swing	Jan 11 2017, 06:54 AM Post #6
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	I usually buy the Finish dishwasher tabs. they contain jet dry. If I purchase cascade i buy Jet Dry.



helen_t	Jan 11 2017, 08:10 AM Post #7
Red Star Member Posts: 2,767 Group: Member Member #712 Joined: March 30, 2010	Jet Dry definitely



Trotsky	Jan 11 2017, 08:38 AM Post #8
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I tried Dollar Tree this afternoon. They had no Jet Dry substitute. Hmm, a thought: Windex?



imjene	Jan 11 2017, 08:39 AM Post #9
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	Jet Dry here too. I think the most important is softened water though.



haili	Jan 11 2017, 10:05 AM Post #10
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,083 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	I got Jet Dry at the $ Store today but it has gone up to $3.



Shorty	Jan 11 2017, 07:58 PM Post #11
Red Star Member Posts: 2,301 Group: Member Member #1,150 Joined: February 12, 2015	imjene Jan 11 2017, 08:39 AM Jet Dry here too. I think the most important is softened water though. Good point. We use Jet Dry and I don't think it's wonderful. Our water is hard and reeks of chlorine so good chance nothing would work. If we didn't use JD, the spots likely would be worse. I buy it at Costco. Every other week it's on sale.



Trotsky	Mar 21 2017, 02:41 AM Post #12
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	The Dollar store dishwasher sachets (Ultra-Shine) that I mentioned in another post leave better sparking glassware than Jet Dry so it must have some similar component. So no more Jet Dry and the cost savings of just one bottle will buy me 70 loads of sparkling dishes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauWRJdqB5g <SHe likes to say "Freakin'" a lot> laugh123



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