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It is more likely that you had some other problems. The downside to more frequent regenerations than required is that you use more salt.

Originally Posted by Wandatime

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.