Mums share the weird uses they’ve found for dishwasher tablets – including cleaning dirty baths and grimy hobs

CRAFTY mums are sharing all the weird and wonderful uses they’ve found for dishwasher tablets aside from cleaning plates. 

Turns out the tablets’ cleaning powers aren’t just limited to crockery, as cleaning fans are using them all over the house. 

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A forum has popped online after one woman revealed she had some leftover tablets and didn’t know what to do with them. 

Rather than see them go to waste she posted on MoneySavingExpert.com asking for tips – and she wasn’t disappointed.

From using them to reduce limescale to getting scum rings off of baths, turns out a dishwasher tab has plenty of alternative uses. 

Revealing how they use theirs, one woman said: “I use my DW tablets in the cistern of the loo, and also to clean out the jacuzzi!!”

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Another wrote: “I’ve used mine to wash the kitchen floor.” 

A third suggested: “A dishwasher tab will bring all the brown stuff off the inside of the teapot a treat!”

This woman shared: “As advised by a washing machine repair man that a dish washer tablet used in the drawer of washing machine was as good if not better than using calgon for reducing limescale build up.”

I’ve used mine to wash the kitchen floor

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Another wrote: “I wet them until they are crumbly and use them with a cloth to clean my stainless steel hob – great biological cleaner without being abrasive.”

While this woman said: “They can also be left in a burnt pan, dish etc with hot water to soak off all the gunk removing the need for scrubbing. 

“Ooh & I saw once, on How Clean is your House, that they were lobbed in a dirty bath to soak the rim line off.”

Plus this cleaning fan shared their bizarre tip of using their radiators to make their homes smell fresh.

While this fan raved about using mayonnaise as a wonder cleaning product.

And Mrs Hinch shows how to clean a washing machine with 55p vinegar and a cheap sponge.