[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Dishwasher that came with the house is perfectly satisfactory. I do have a water conditioner and I use the Finish tablets and I have it set on Normal wash, hot start and heated dry. Some of my glasses are cloudy and some not from the same set of glasses. You do have to scrape dishes; these dishwashers are not designed to deal with stuck-on food.
Oh, and I also turned my hot water heater from the preset 115 degrees to 140 degrees.

Many dishwashers will not do a good job on dried food on plates when using the normal cycle. You probably would need to use a pots & pans cycle or a heavy duty cycle.

You probably know that a water heater uses the most electricity in a home. Your 140 degrees setting is really too hot and your're wasting your money with that setting. Try turning your water heater's thermostat to 120 degrees. It should do the job for you and will save you a few dollars every month.