Dishwasher -detergent- chlorine.

Nov 30, 2005 3 Replies

I've just got around to reading the users' manual for a Bosch dishwasher which informed me that there are _three_ types of detergent; one with phosphates one with phosphates and _chlorine_ (bleaching agent) one with neither phosphate nor chlorine.



Apparently _chlorine_ is included for cleaning (obscuring) stains such as tea.



[This has nothing to do with three-in-one; four-in-one etc... which the manual describes in later pages]

I've checked with all the detergents stocked at my local Tesco shop and none have _chlorine_ listed in their ingredients. Most cite >5% x


So why does the released oxygen (not chlorine) smell of chlorine, or is it the sodium chloride that smells of chlorine ?

Nick

The sodium hypochlorite smells of chlorine.

Dave

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