Winterhalter A12TK Active Chlorine Tannin Remover Powder 1kg HY201

Why this one earns its place

Winterhalter A12TK is a powdered active chlorine concentrate built for one specific and common problem: the tea and coffee staining that a standard glasswashing cycle can’t shift once it’s dried on. It’s designed for commercial dishwashers and targets tough, dried-on stains and discolouration on glasses and dishes, the kind of thing that ends up scrubbed by hand otherwise.

It goes further than staining alone, also removing yeast and other organic beverage residues from drinking glasses – relevant for any site running a bar alongside food service, where beer and wine residue behaves differently to tea and coffee marks. Beyond individual items, it’s also used for the hygienic basic cleaning of the dishwasher itself, and it’s suitable across glass, porcelain, plastic and stainless steel, so it’s not limited to glassware only.

It’s also rated for basic cleaning by soaking, which is useful for badly stained items that need a longer soak before they’ll go through a normal cycle cleanly. As with the rest of the Winterhalter range, it’s recommended for use alongside the matched warewasher, detergents, rinse aids and water treatment rather than as a standalone product mixed with something else. It comes as a white, unperfumed powder in a 1kg pack, and carries an irritant hazard classification.