The kind of soap you use to wash your dishes affects the actual cleanliness of the dishes, and it also contributes to how often you’ll need dishwasher repair. Dishwasher detergent was made for a reason, and while you use regular dish soap to hand wash your dishes, it’s important to know that dish soap should never be put in the dishwasher. As Elyria, OH’s most trusted appliance repair company, Expert Appliance Solutions has seen first-hand the damaging effects of using dish soap to substitute dishwasher detergent.

Here are three reasons why dish soap and dishwasher detergent are not interchangeable:

• Bubbles, Bubbles, & More Bubbles: If you make the mistake of using dish soap in the dishwasher, the first thing you learn is that dish soap produces a substantial amount of suds. When you’re washing the dishes in the sink, you can control how many suds are produced. Containing suds within a dishwasher is a different story. When you use dish soap in your dishwasher, suds will quickly fill the dishwasher and spill out onto your kitchen floor.
• Wasting Money: The suds produced by dish soap are meant to help get things clean, but when used in the dishwasher, they actually have the opposite effect. When not rinsed properly, suds leave behind a residue that makes dishes look and feel dirty. You’ll have to wash the dishes a second time in order to actually clean them, and that means wasting more soap, water, and money.
• Dishwasher Damage: The suds will coat your dishes, and they’ll also take over your dishwasher. In order to rid your dishwasher of the bothersome bubbles, you’ll need to clean the entire appliance before its next use. If you don’t, the suds will negatively affect the dishwasher’s efficiency — and poor efficiency has the potential to lead to a number of different dishwasher repairs.

Expert Appliance Solutions is staffed by a crew that takes their work seriously and is committed to getting the job done right. If you’ve made the mistake of thinking dish soap and dishwasher detergent are interchangeable, give them a call at (844) 423-9737. You’ll also learn more about dishwasher repair by visiting their website, and learn more about the company on Facebook and Twitter.