Dishwasher Cleaner Tablets – 6 Count
HELPS POWER AWAY SMELLS created by odor-causing residues, foggy limescale and mineral deposits hiding deep inside the dishwasher’s pump, filter, tub, valve, drain, washer arms and recirculation hoses to help optimize appliance performance.
USE WITH OR WITHOUT DISHES. Unlike other brands, affresh dishwasher cleaner is safe to use while running a full load.
TRUSTED BY APPLIANCE EXPERTS. Backed by over 100 years of appliance innovation, affresh is the dishwasher cleaner brand recommended by Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana and JennAir.**
SAFER FOR PEOPLE, PETS AND PLANET. Affresh dishwasher cleaner is EPA Safer Choice Certified and is septic safe.
NO MESSY POWDERS OR LIQUIDS. Affresh tablets are clean, convenient and powerful.
SAFE FOR ALL DISHWASHERS, all makes and models.
DID YOU KNOW? Odor-causing residues can transfer onto dishes, glasses and silverware. Affresh dishwasher cleaner deep cleans even where you can’t see to remove rotten food debris.
- *affresh products and the recommending brands' products are all owned and distributed by Whirlpool Corporation.
- #1 Recommended By*
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Dishwasher Cleaner Tablets – 6 Count
Product Details
Dishwasher Cleaner Tablets – 6 Count Benefits
Specially formulated to descale your dishes and glassware, leaving them sparkling.
Made with EPA Safer Choice* certified ingredients.
Septic safe.
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Dishwasher Cleaner Tablets – 6 Count Ingredients
| Component | Function | CAS# |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium bisulfate | pH adjuster | 7681-38-1 |
| Citric acid | pH adjuster | 77-92-9 |
| Sodium carbonate | Buffer | 497-19-8 |
| Polyethylene glycol | Processing aid | 25322-68-3 |
| Sodium benzoate | Processing aid | 532-32-1 |
| Sodium gluconate | Processing aid | 527-07-1 |
| Sodium polyacrylate co-polymer | Water softener | 68479-09-4 |
| Sodium acetate | Buffer | 127-09-3 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)
Q1: Why should I use a dishwasher cleaner?
Over time, hard water and detergent types can cause unsightly mineral build-up that affects the appearance of your dishwasher and dishes. Affresh® dishwasher cleaner powers away limescale and mineral build-up and descales dishes and glassware.
Q2: Can I use this product in a dishwasher made by any manufacturer?
Affresh® dishwasher cleaner works in any make or model dishwasher. It is the #1 recommended product by Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Maytag brands.*
* affresh® brand products and the recommending brands’ products are all owned and distributed by Whirlpool Corporation
Q3: How often should I use a dishwasher cleaner?
For optimal machine performance, we recommend you use affresh® dishwasher cleaner monthly, or as needed.*
*heavily soiled machines may require extra cleaning cycles
Q4: Where do I need to place the cleaner tablet inside my dishwasher?
If cleaning without dishes, place 1 tablet inside the detergent tray. If cleaning with dishes, place 1 tablet at the bottom of your dishwasher. Detergent should be placed in the main detergent tray.
Q5: Can I use this product while running a cycle with dishes?
Yes! Affresh® dishwasher cleaner cleans inside your machine while your detergent cleans your dishes.* It descales dishes and glassware, leaving them sparkling!
*Check manufacturer’s suggested cleaning instructions on all dishwasher safe items
Q6: Can I use more than one at a time?
If there is significant limescale build-up, place 1 tablet at the bottom of the dishwasher and 1 tablet in the detergent tray. Run the cycle without dishes.
Q7: Is this product safe to use if I have a septic system?
Affresh® dishwasher cleaners do not contain any ingredients that are harmful to your septic system.
Q8: Is this product U.S. EPA Safer Choice certified?
EPA certification does not constitute endorsement of this product. The Safer Choice label or Design for the Environment logo signifies that the product’s formula, as affresh® appliance care has represented it to the EPA, contains ingredients that meet stringent EPA criteria for effects on human health and the environment. EPA relies solely on affresh® appliance care, its integrity and good faith, for information on the product’s composition, ingredients, and attributes. EPA has not independently identified, that is, via chemical analysis, the ingredients in the product formula, nor evaluated any of affresh® appliance care non-ingredient claims. EPA provides its evaluation only as to the product’s human health and environmental characteristics, as specified in the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Standard and based on currently available information and scientific understanding.
Q9: What should I do if I get this in my eye?
If you get affresh® dishwasher cleaner in your eye, rinse with water for 15 minutes. If irritation persists, seek medical treatment.