[TheGreatDog]

Okay, so, today I had mindlessly put dawn dish soap in my dishwasher and I've managed to remove a great deal of the bubbles but I still have a few remaining and I don't know if it's safe to try to run them out or what. What should I do? And please respond ASAP.

Thank you,
-Keeley

[JudyKayTee]

Throw in one quarter cup liquid fabric softener and run the cycle - it'll knock down all the suds and clear out the dishwashing soap.

I actually realized I had done the same thing when my dogs appeared in the livingroom, covered with foam! It's an old wives' remedy... but it works.

[Schoolmarm97]

Boy, did that bring back memories! My daughter once thew a spoon she'd used to mix soap powder and water to make "snow" for a diorama into the dishwasher. We had suds everywhere! After I'd used a shovel to get most of them into the sink and down the drain, I used the shop vac to suck up what was left in the dishwasher. Then I ran the machine empty once to make sure all the soap was gone.

Hope this works for you as well as it did for me!