Originally Posted by akrogirl
There have been quite a few problems in the past year due to reformulation of the cleaning agents to remove phosphates. Finish Quantum Powerball seems to be considered the best of the current products, while the revised version of Cascade is having some issues.
I agree. We recently got a new dishwasher and it doesn't' clean as well as the old one. This is a "water saver" dishwasher and it is supposed to use a lot less water. But, the shortest cycle (even without the heat dry) is well over an hour.
But, I have read many places and tend to agree that it isn't just the dishwasher, but the removal of the phosphates from the soaps that makes the dishes not as clean.