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Originally Posted by pooh
Water softners and dishwashers can result in cloudy glasses. Had that problem for years in CA. I'd just end up buying new glasses. You need much less dishwasher detergent when you have a water softner. The company we had in CA warned us of the problem.
I have a Nova system and don't notice the problem. I use Finish tabs in the dishwasher and there is no way to use less. Might want to try a liquid or powder dishwasher detergent and use less than recommended. New glasses are probably going to be needed....not much can clear the haze on the older ones.
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If you have a water softener it can definitely cloud your glasses. I have a water softener in Virginia and my glasses kept getting cloudy. After three sets of glasses, inordinate frustration, and much internet research I had the water guy come out and check the softener settings. A power outage had changed the settings and the softener was using entirely too much salt, thus the clouding of the glasses.
Cloudy glasses are caused by one of two things. Mineral deposits, which can be removed with a vinegar rinse. If you do a vinegar rinse and still see the cloudiness after the glasses dry, you have glazing from the water softener, which can not be removed. Buy a new set of glasses and do this:
1. make sure your softener settings are appropriate for the water hardness in this area, and
2. use far, far, far less dishwasher detergent than you think you need. I am talking like maybe a teaspoon.