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Cleaning dishwasher with Borax/Boric Acid
The inside of my dishwasher is discolored. I have heard it's ok to use borax
⇦ this on
eBay or
Amazon [affil links]
to clean it. Are borax and boric acid the same? Also, would I use it as a detergent and run the machine through a cycle or physically scrub the interior by hand?
Thanks for your help.
- Antioch, Tennessee, USA
2001
Borax is an alkaline powder, thus it boosts soap (also alkaline). Probably would do nothing to clean a dishwasher. boric acid ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] , as its name implies, is acidic. That would work, but I'm told the citric acid ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] in a small container of Tang [affil links] works well to clean the dishwasher.
John Puskar- East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
2002
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