Dishwasher as parts washer?

"Purple Power is good ****, I put that stuff on everything!" Seriously, It's the only cleaner I use. I use it for dish washing, laminate floors, tile floors, car parts, toilets. It melts the grease off stove tops and pots and pans.
Now I'm not sure I would try it in a dishwasher (in a kitchen). I tried (way back) to use dish soap in a dishwasher and and involuntarily commited myself to also cleaning the kitchen floor, carpet and stairs.