[momtothree]

Sounds good to me. Dirty dishes NOT tolerated!

[BuffaloJack]

Can’t buy TSP, so how will this work, exactly?
The majority of places where they banned phosphate detergents also banned TSP (tri sodium phosphate).

[RobertClark]

That is a great way to make a batch, I’ve not previously thought of making batches. I have been adding 2 tblsp. of trisodium phosphate to each load I run - the results are great! No food particles sticking to dishes and crystal clear glass with no film.

[kaylar]

We’re using dry detergent, and adding 1/2 TBS of dry tri sodium phosphate to every individual load...It works, but it’s time consuming, and your recipe sounds well worth trying.

[surroundedbyblue]

lightbulbs. dish detergent.

what’s next?

If they’re truly concerned about the environment, you’d think they would ban the birth control pill.

[Mr. K]

Can you liquify it in water fist THEN mix it?>

I do dishes by hand and the lack of horsepower in the sink diswasher soap annoys me too.

Is it lacking phosphates too?

I took every dish out of the cabinet yeserday and washedm them al a second time. It took me nearly a quarter bottle of soap...grrrrrrrrrrr

[SatinDoll]

You can achieve the same results by using a sponge with dishwashing soap to get the grease off your dishes BEFORE putting them in the dishwasher.

Really, you should never expect a machine to get food clinging to dishes and utensils off completely. Next time you’re in a restaurant take a close look at the flatware — you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about.

[Carley]

Dirty, slimy, and discolored silverware. Great.........NOT

[Excellence]

Rather than go to all that trouble, would it work to add perhaps a quarter teaspoon to each load?

[susannah59]

I found the real TSP at Home Depot, but you do have to read the containers carefully. I have not tried it yet in my dishwasher.

I have noticed that the boxes seem to be very poorly put together, the tsp leaks out of the bottom corner.

[ReverendJames]

There’s a product at Home Depot that has TSP in large black letters but it does not contain tsp. Check the box carefully to make sure it doesn’t say ‘phosphate free’. 20 Mule Team Borax has sodium tetraborate. It’s great stuff. Great cleaner.

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[bboop]

Interesting. We add tsp 40:60 to our dry soap detergent. Helps a lot. You can still buy tsp at hardware stores here in California. (Shhh, do the libbies know?).

[LibertarianLiz]

bttt

[BobL]

This is one of these cases where having 4 years worth of supplies (of everything) buys me some time to adapt (I just have to remember not to replenish right away).

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Want an easier way to get the old dishwashing detergent that works? Buy it from a restaurant/hotel supply store. The phosphate ban doesn’t apply to them. They’re easy to find and buy from - I got a case of 6 which should last most of the year. It’s ridiculous that we have to resort to stuff like this, but that’s what the environmentalist movement is all about - making life harder for ordinary people.

[wintertime]

We have been to more than one Home Depot and they insist that they don't have trisodium phosphate Na3PO4.

[conservativehusker]

I found this at my local kroger store and it really made a huge difference in my dishes...mr conservativehusker wanted a new washer but this made her happy

http://www.azperfume.com/Lemi-Shine-Dishwater-Detergent-Additive-Super/A/B002NUX8V8.htm?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=bing

[Elsiejay]

Isn’t the viola a cousin to the cello?

[Twinkie]

will it explode?