What is the 3 in 1 function in a dishwasher?

3 in 1 tablet compartment In the description of many modern dishwashers you can see the 3 in 1 function, but not all buyers know what it is. In fact, this is a very useful function and it is to this that we will devote our today’s publication. We will decipher the 3 in 1 designation, tell you how the 3 in 1 function works in a dishwasher and what opportunities it provides to the user.

What is the essence of this function?

The special 3 in 1 function allows the dishwasher to recognize tablets and capsules that contain detergent, rinse aid, and salt. The composition of these tablets is complex, so the dishwasher must run a special program that will dissolve the layers of the tablet gradually, at different stages of the washing program.

What does this give? This allows you to significantly improve the quality of washing due to the timely introduction of certain layers of the 3 in 1 tablet into the program execution process. According to some Western experts, the use of a 3 in 1 system can improve the quality of dishwashing by, in general, 8-12%. How does this feature work?

Open the dishwasher door.
We load the tablet into a special compartment for detergents.
We launch any washing program.
A special sensor will detect the presence of a 3 in 1 tablet and adjust the program.
We wait for the washing to finish and take out clean dishes.

Although the 3 in 1 tablet contains salt, you should not leave the PMM salt reservoir empty. Refill it regularly.

If you instead 3 in 1 dishwasher tablets put the powder and poured the rinse aid, the sensor would also recognize this. The program would be adjusted for powder.

What tablets can I use?

If you have purchased a dishwasher with a 3-in-1 function, you will very soon think about purchasing a suitable detergent. So which tablets can be called suitable, let's figure it out.

2 in 1 tablets. Today they are rarely found on the market. These tablets contain only compressed detergent and rinse aid.
3 in 1 tablets, 3 in 1 capsules. These products contain salt, rinse aid and detergent. In tablets these are dry compressed components, and in capsules they are in liquid form.
Tablets 4 in 1. These are tablets that consist of 4 components: salt, rinse aid, detergent and a special agent that protects glassware from damage.
Tablet products 5 in 1. Multicomponent tablets that, in addition to salt, powder and rinse aid, contain solvents for difficult stains and protective chemicals.

Today, dishwasher owners actively use 7-in-1, 10-in-1 and even 12-in-1 tablet products. All of these products are perfectly recognized by dishwashers with 3-in-1 automatics, so no need to worry.

What if there is no such function?

Is this feature necessary in a modern dishwasher? Perhaps, what is needed, but what if it is not there, but you want to use pills? By the way, many users ask this question. What if the dishwasher does not have a 3 in 1 function, can you use tablets?

Most often, the instructions do not prohibit this; there will be no harm to the dishwasher, but there will be no benefit to you either. Imagine for yourself. The dishwasher started the washing program, dissolved the tablet in the first 20-30 minutes, prepared the washing solution, safely mixing the powder, salt, and rinse aid in it.At the end of the program, you will receive clean dishes that were washed without rinse aid, since it dissolved at the very beginning of the wash.

It turns out that in the absence of a 3 in 1 function, there is no point in overpaying for multi-component tablets, since some of these components will be washed down the drain without any benefit. There is no point in buying even 2 in 1 tablets, not to mention tablets containing 5, 7, 10 or more components.

To summarize, I would like to say that the lack of a 3-in-1 function in a dishwasher does not spoil the equipment. If you use the right dosage of powder and rinse aid, you can achieve an amazing clean effect, even without the newfangled technical tricks. Good luck!