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Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

P.L. recently sent a plea: "I wonder if you could run a bit on the problems of getting dishes clean now that Cascade and other products can't contain phosphates. I thought I needed dishwasher service ...

Q: Every time I run the dishwasher I've got to stand by the sink with a cup to bail the water out that comes up and drain it into the adjacent sink. If I don't, the sink and dishwasher will overflow.