Put the Phosphate Back into your Dish detergent

Self | 6/26/2011 | Self

[Blood of Tyrants]

As many of you have discovered, you automatic dish detergent hasn't been working very well for the past year, leaving a white film on the dishes. Well, the reason, as usual, is the envirowhackos using junk science to claim that algae blooms in rivers are caused by the phosphates in your dish detergent. The phosphates in detergent do NOT cause the algae to bloom because the algae can't break down the trisodium phosphates. So, instead of check out the facts, the detergent companies were more interested in currying favor with the envirowhackos.

Well, there isn't much way to get them to change their mind, especially since it is actually cheaper for them to make phosphate free detergent (never mind it doesn't work), but you CAN replace the phosphates in your detergent. Just go to the cleaner section of your local hardware store and look for Trisodium Phosphate. Home Depot and Lowes both carry it. Just add about a teaspoon to every load and you will get your dishes clean again. This is the cheapest method.

You can also buy Cascade with phosphates from places that sell commercial grade cleaners. Restockit.com is one place. I am sure there are others if you search.

[APB]

You can still get dishwasher soap with phosphates. You buy the commercial grade. They don’t care about your dishes at home but they know you can’ t go out to eat have cloudy glasses. Appliance Parts Bank in Huntington Beach CA. Over 5 lb box.

[thecodont]

Better known as lye, worse known as sodium hydroxide; it’s been used from old time to do laundry.

"Washing soda"? I saw a box of that many years ago.

[narses]

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[APB]

Dishwasher soap had 7 to 8% phosphates

[verga]

Now what do I buy to make my curly lightbulbs round??

any comment I make at this point will get me banned for life.

[Riflema]

Dittos to that. Got my first 5lb tub maybe 4 years ago, now working through my 10lb tub. No more white film on the top (bottom) of the glasses. 1tsp per load. Going to have a crack at the laundry with it today.