Seventh Generation Auto Dish Pacs, Free & Clear,these concentrated automatic dishwasher pacs deliver our phosphate and chlorine free formula in a convenient single - use pac.
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Product Details
Package Length:
15.9 inches
Package Width:
7.6 inches
Package Height:
6.0 inches
Package Weight:
9.65 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 74 reviews
Features
Gets dishes sparkling clean
Biodegradable
Chlorine and phosphate Free
Safe for septic systems
Packed in biodegradable PVA
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Excellent, even with hard water! May 01, 2009
By Laura I First, I want to say that I have hard water. Just absolutely terrible water. There's so much iron bacteria in my water that it stains all my sinks and toilets pink.
When I decided that I wanted to 'go green' I went through a process of trying all the various eco dishwasher detergent. It was a trial by fire for sure. Not only would my dishes not be clean, but there would be a white film on everything. It was very disappointing, because not only were the products not working, but they were also expensive.
These Seventh Generation auto dish pacs actually work! I don't even need to use jet dry. No residue on my dishes and the dishes are clean. When I used to use cascade, my dishes did not get as clean as these did, and I would have to use jet dry with cascade.
If you're having trouble with getting your dishes clean, I recommend you read how to properly load a dishwasher. It sounds basic, but a lot of people don't know how. Here's a website that can help: http://www.wikihow.com/Load-a-Dishwasher Also, you may want to try Ecover brand tablets (not the powder), which I've also had great success with.
**Cost** At the end of the day, it all comes down to cost. So many of these eco friendly cleaning products are really expensive, so lets compare the prices:
Cascade: $0.21 each Ecover: $0.26 each Seventh Generation: $0.27 each Method: $0.35 each
So with Seventh Generation you pay about $0.06 more on each tablet than you would with cascade. In my opinion it's worth it because Seventh Generation gets the dishes cleaner than cascade. Also, cascade tends to leave a film on the dishes, and if you're concerned about toxins and carcinogens, you may not want to be digesting that. And of course, all the environmental concerns regarding phosphates in our water systems.
My recommendation to you is to first buy a box at your local supermarket or health foods stores, see if you like it, and then if you do, buy it in bulk off of amazon to save money. I think you'll be pleased!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great all around product... May 14, 2009
By J. Nusz
"Author, reviewer & graphic designer"
Seventh Generation Auto Dish Pacs, Free & Clear is a great product. The individual pacs are clean and easy to dispense - no messy spills or worries about over-filling the reservoir.
This product works very well! I have very hard water, and many dishwashing detergents do not work in my dishwasher, but Seventh Generation Auto Dish Pacs, Free & Clear does a great job.
I love the fact that the product both works well AND cuts down on the pollution of our environment. I use mostly eco-friendly products to clean, and I am very impressed with Seventh Generation Auto Dish Pacs, Free & Clear.
This is a product that I will definitely be purchasing in the future!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great idea, but just not that effective... Jul 22, 2010
By John Reynolds
"optimal health seeker"
First, I just want to say that I support Seventh Generation and the philosophy behind their products. I have maybe a half dozen of their products in my home and have had zero complaints with any of them; that is, until these dishwasher packs.
After using a box worth (15 or 16 loads), I would estimate it's cleaning effectiveness at maybe 65-70% to that of the Cascade packs that I used previously. In my experience, these just didn't clean as well and demanded pre-cleaning before placing; an act that the Cascade did not need. Once dried, there was also a minimal, but pervasive film on the majority of the items. This would require either a post-wash wipe or a complete rinsing and drying.
The benefit of minimizing/eliminating some chemicals/etc has NOT been worth the extra cleaning effort involved when using these particular packs. Quite frankly, using this product has been a pain in the ass. I'm going back to the Cascade in the meantime, but will continue to look for more natural products that do NOT make this particular task more difficult.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Need to prewash everything Aug 29, 2009
By James Mcletchie I have six boxes of this I won't use because I need to prewash all of my dishes before using this product. Otherwise, they don't come out clean, even if the food is fresh. The ecover ones work a lot better.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Wouldn't dissolve Jun 18, 2009
By Ernest Friedman-Hill
"JavaRanch Sheriff"
I've used other products by this company and found them of good quality, so I was disappointed by the problems I had with this dishwasher detergent. The packages didn't fit correctly in the dispenser of my dishwasher, and what's more, about half the time they stuck to the dispenser and didn't dissolve completely, leaving powdered detergent caked onto dishes and the walls of the unit. I'll confess that I normally use a liquid detergent, so maybe I'd have this same complaint about other brands of this product category, but for me, this was a huge bust.
based on 74 reviews
Excellent, even with hard water! May 01, 2009
By Laura I
Great idea, but just not that effective... Jul 22, 2010
By John Reynolds
"optimal health seeker"
Wouldn't dissolve Jun 18, 2009
By Ernest Friedman-Hill
"JavaRanch Sheriff"
