Posted on 12/17/2010 10:59:14 AM PST by markomalley
You should be able to buy Commercial Cascade with the usual 7% phosphate content at a restaurant supply store. It’s only home use detergents that are affected.
Thanks for the advice, will see what I can find because we have been washing everything by hand as a result of this mess.
Thanks for the advice, will see what I can find because we have been washing everything by hand as a result of this mess.
“How does it feel to live in a country where you have to produce more identification to by cough medicine than you do to vote? “
Great comment! I’m going to use it in my next argument with the local Libs.
Thanks for post, thought something was wrong with my dishwasher, will switch brands.
Of all the toilet cleaners, SaniFlush actually worked.
If it’s “phosphate free”, it ain’t TSP.
I may be wrong here, but I thought there was a similar ban enacted for laundry detergent years and years ago. I think I remember seeing a detergent commercial back in the late 1970s where the product announced it was “phosphate free”.
As for whether dishwasher detergent/dish soap is really a significant factor in algae blooms...*shrug*. Algae blooms do occur, and some have been quite harmful. China has had more toxic blooms in the Beijing sea and inland water sources than you can shake a stick at. But in those cases, massive amounts of industrial and agricultural runoff appear to have been the source of the algae growth.
Tell me about it! It worked good even if you only used it a couple times a year.
And it wouldn't bubble the paint on the seat and lid like bleach does.
Everyone was blaming their dishwasher. The water temp, etc.
Turns out the enviro-crazies made them change the formula.
Its Tri Sodium Phosphate. Has been in laundry and auto dishwashing soaps since Cesar was a Private in the Roman Legions.
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