You Bathe Your Kids, But Do You Bathe Your Dishwasher?

There's a new product on the market that cleans your dishwasher for you! I recently came across a sample of this product, and think it’s worth mentioning.

The Affresh Dishwasher Cleaner is very easy to use. You simply put one puck in your detergent compartment, and one more inside on the bottom of your unloaded dishwasher. Turn it on to the heaviest cycle and the hottest water temperature and you simply let it run its cycle!

During the cycle, I could smell the lemony scent as it was cleaning, and this pleasant scent lasted for quite a few days afterwards in the dishwasher. The dishwasher was definitely fresher afterwards, but there were still some deposits at the bottom of the dishwasher near the door that had been there before. For that, I simply used a paper towel to quickly clean it up.
Affresh Dishwasher Cleaner is sold in packages of 6 tablets, which is a 3-month supply, and the suggested retail price for it is $8.99. For a list of stores which sell this product, click http://www.affresh.ca/assets/afc/en/swf/index.html#/where-to-buy.

Some likely say that it is not necessary to use this product, that you can simply utilize the hottest and most vigorous wash cycle on the dishwasher with some detergent. While this may be true, one might find it harder to really get your dishwasher clean if the Canadian government's proposed amendments scheduled for July 2010 goes through on reducing phosphate levels in current dishwasher detergents to 0.5% from 2.2%. If this is passed, the weaker detergents could potentially cause an increase in build-up in your dishwasher, therefore causing more odour. In Affresh's press release, they also say that this product is safe for all dishwashers, plumbing, garbage disposals and septic systems.

Either way, Happy Dishwasher-ing!

***This sample product was provided free of charge

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