Yes, no problem at all.
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Other than potentially making soft plastic slightly orange for a few days ...no.
I'd think one of several different acids would be cheaper per use than Tang, including lemon juice or vinegar if you just want to use something already in the house.
At the same time, I do pre-rinse, even scrub if cheese is involved, and have never had to clean the dishwasher. My water is fairly hard, so I do use a rinse agent but not heated drying.
At the same time, I do pre-rinse, even scrub if cheese is involved, and have never had to clean the dishwasher. My water is fairly hard, so I do use a rinse agent but not heated drying.
I'm just looking at different options, because vinegar didn't last long at keeping odours at bay for long. What really works is rinsing the screens before each load and the smell is gone. I wouldn't even know where to buy citric acid.
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you're a great candidate for a lone bottle of lemi shine at a grocery store.
Citric acid is also the king at making cloudy drinkware like new -it's absolutely unvbeleiveable if you haven't seen it work.
Lemi Shine seems to have several products, which one do you suggest @UncleDave ? Dishwasher cleaner or detergent booster?
The dishwasher cleaner which is basically citric acid with some scent.
Cleans your clothes washer as well.
Ever try Somat tabs in your dishwasher @UncleDave ? They work very well.
Heard of them never used them.
So run the dishwasher cleaner with cloudy glasses left in it. Got it!
Yup - you get a "twofer".
Walmart, Amazon, ebay, etc.
Like most powders, the more you buy in bulk, the cheaper it gets.
Absolutely no effect .
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I clean ours weekly. Easy job.
I highly recommend buying some Citric Acid on Amazon and running the longest and hottest cycle you can with a detergent dispenser full of it. You can do the same in your clothes washer by running 1 cup citric acid on the clean washer cycle. I have never seen anything remove more gunk or hard water residue.
One other thing I recommend is looking into Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP) if you have hard water. It isn't legal for residential use anymore, though
. Adding just 1 tsp along with detergent is insane.
One other thing I recommend is looking into Sodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP) if you have hard water. It isn't legal for residential use anymore, though
. Adding just 1 tsp along with detergent is insane.
I use the Affresh in the dishwasher. Clean the filter once and awhile but never much on it.
Compare Affresh price to citric acid. Put a couple drops of Dawn (I mean it! TWO drops, NO MORE) in with citric acid and it will clean better than Affresh.
