Dish soap in the washing machine?

Question

I work at a preschool and we ran out of laundry soap... so a girl there put maybe a teaspoon of liquid dish soap in the washing machine.. reluctantly i am flat broke with no laundry detergent... can I use the dish soap without ruining my machine? I don't see how using just a teeny bit would harm it.. I mean will it eat away at the machine or will some other technical thing happen that will be really bad.... PS I already know that if I use a lot of dish soap it will make tons and tons of suds

Answer 1

Wash them by hand to be safe, in the bath or sink.

Answer 2

why don't you just wash select items in the sink instead of ruining your washer???

Answer 3

You can safely use dish soap in a washing machine. It's a dishwasher you don't want to try that with. You'll have bubbles all over the kitchen.

Answer 4

Hmm... I didn't know dishsoap was bad for your washer! I do it all the time when I run out. I haven't encountered a problem yet so go for it!

I agree - why not just wash in the sink to save some energy!