[TrudyM]

I am in a rental and couldn't get them clean so I tried the run a load without any dishes and a lot of vinegar and very hot water and now it works much better but I am also adding 1/2 cup of vinegar to the bottom of the thing before I start it and cascade and a rinse agent. It still isn't as good as my one at home but then I don't have hard water at home and I have a bosh.

[getdul981]

For the people that have or are getting a water softener system. Be sure to use less dish washing detergent afterwards. The best to use is the cheapest you can find. It doesn't have any of the additives that the popular brands have. After we had ours installed, the finish came off of our Hard Annodized Aluminum pots. That was because we used Finish dish washing detergent.

[jensul619]

we have to use a dishwasher additive called affresh which is designed to remove the hard water minerals from the dishwasher and the dishes. The dishwasher repairman told us this about a year ago and it works. We use it about once a month. Good luck.

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by jdsl1998

Hello, just ran the dishwashers...now my dishes and silverware are cloudy. What do you folks suggest?

Paper plates.



(Sorry, couldn't stop myself.)

[mrdarcy]

I switched from Cascade to Finish Quantum tablets and also use Finish Jet Dry. Dishes are much cleaner and dry too when I take them out of the dishwasher now.

[Bavarian]

Having discoloration on metal. First on an aluminum pie plate. Now, see the outside of my bread machine tub is getting all discolored. Fortunately, inside still good.

[Gail Sullivan]

Use Cascade Platinum pouches (keep bag sealed) and Finish "Turbo Dry" Jet-Dry. Have never had better results in any dishwashers - especially the low end model that came with our new CYV.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

Having discoloration on metal. First on an aluminum pie plate. Now, see the outside of my bread machine tub is getting all discolored. Fortunately, inside still good.

It was my understanding, and has always been my experience, that aluminum discolors in the dishwasher.

The metals in the bakeware and silverware we buy today are not the same quality as they were in our mother's day. This is especially true of stainless steel, most of which now comes from places like Thailand and Vietnam. It's just not the same quality as the US-made ss was.

[TrudyM]

Originally Posted by getdul981

For the people that have or are getting a water softener system. Be sure to use less dish washing detergent afterwards. The best to use is the cheapest you can find. It doesn't have any of the additives that the popular brands have. After we had ours installed, the finish came off of our Hard Annodized Aluminum pots. That was because we used Finish dish washing detergent.

When we lived in Calif. we had to have a water softener installed and we were having solar hot water put in at the same time the solar guy suggested just putting the softerner on the hot water lines only. This is what we did worked for us.