— Daniel D., via emailDaniel, I agree, and I think many of my readers do as well. — Pete S., in San AntonioPete, so many times, I’ve warned readers about washing blood stains in cold water because hot water will set the stain. Recently, we replaced our dishwasher, and a tip in the handbook was to turn on the hot water before starting the washer, which makes sense. After blaming the dishwasher, I started thinking about this problem and made a decision not to use rinse aid. I now use one soap pod in the bottom of the washer and one in the pod dispenser.

Source: Daily Sun January 07, 2026 08:41 UTC