eli5: dishwasher tablet dispensing

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how does this work? I put a little tablet in the dishwasher tablet section and close the little covering. Does this then open at some time during the wash? at what time? does the tablet then just randomly float around the interior?

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The table contains chemicals that will release when it gets wet. The dishwasher begins with a rinse/drain cycle where everything just gets super wet and washed first, then it does the soapy washing.

So if you just put the table right in, it would make the rinse water sudsy and be immediately drained, then the heavy washing water wouldn’t have soap.

so the little door is just a plastic latch that released *after* the rinse water is drained and *before* the heavy washing water starts pouring in.

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