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Just as a follow up on that "Tanging your dishwasher" discussion from this morning - there really is absolutely nothing horribly corrosive about it

Posted by Reagen Nov 15 '12, 15:24

citric acid is a weak acid and it's no more acidic than drinking orange juice. It works well precisely because it's such a weak acid - a strong acid would destroy your dishwasher. Removing lime does not take much of an acid at all, and citric acid also has the property of chelating (binding) heavy metals that can make soap ineffective.

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If your dishwasher can't handle the vinegar from salad dressing, that's a crappy dishwasher. -- nm - Max Nov 15, 15:45 4
- vinegar's an even weaker acid than citric. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 15:47 3
  - It's literally weak sauce. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 15:57 2
    - (although reactivity can be a separate thing) -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 15:58 1
      - I baking soda your face! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 15:59

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Just as a follow up on that "Tanging your dishwasher" discussion from this morning - there really is absolutely nothing horribly corrosive about it

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