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Dishwasher Residue
Read all 5 responses: "Yuk! I have tried 4 different kinds of dishwasher soap & I use Jet Dry & still have residue on my dishes! What is up with this?
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- I had the same problem! If you have any glasses with current residue clean/rinse them with vinegar. If it comes off you have hard water. I just put vinegar in the l...
- K., I had this problem too & it drove me nuts! I talked to my father-in-law because he works w/swimming pools, waste water treatment plants & just about anything h...
- Hi K., maybe you need to clean your dishwasher, just put on the bottom of the dishwasher 1 cup of vinegar, it helps to clean the inside and the hoses. I hope it helps....
New Dishwasher Leaving Spots
Read all 21 responses: "We have recently moved into a new home and had a brand new dishwasher installed, but every time we run it on whatever setting it ...
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- Lemi-Shine will do the trick! I have very hard water, but a great Bosch dishwasher - so I was disgusted & disappointed with the spots on everything. I started us...
- hello, use the Dawn tablets. that is what I use. and works good. It is made by cascade.
- check the temperature of the rinse cycle. If it's not hot enough your dishes will be spotty. You may also want to check into a water filter for the hose. Often hard...
Dishwasher Reccomendations?
Read all 9 responses: "Our small, old builder-model dishwasher is on its last legs. The posts and baskets are rusting out. No wonder, I run it at least ...
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- We bought a Maytag Quiet Series 300 last year and love it. It hasn't had any problems and is quiet. You can set a timer on it to start in 2, 4, or 6 hours. You can ...
- I replaced the builder dishwasher about 10 years back with a GE Profile. It has extra insulation around it so that you don't know it is running, you use regular dishw...
- We bought a Bosch at Lowes and love it!! I will never have another brand of dishwasher. Too many good things to list but my favorites are stainless steel interior an...
Dishwasher Advice
Read all 7 responses: "I've spent much more repairing my old dishwasher this year than I'd have spent if I'd have just bucked up and bought a new one.
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- I really wish when we built our house that somebody would have told us to upgrade our dishwasher from the standard model. It is a GE and we hate it. I am sure it is ...
- D. C. The Kenmore elite dishwashers are very good. It has been 7 years since I had my kenmore dishwasher & with no problems at all. My husband is a plumber &...
- We just bought a KitchenAid from Lowes and we are already having to call Kitchenaid to repair it. Maybe I got a lemon, because I talked to multiple dishwasher salesme...
Stinky Dishwasher
Aug 9, 2009 ... Read all 24 responses: "I have a smelly problem with our dishwasher. I can't get the sour smell out of it. We rinse dishes before they are ...
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- Hi K. ugh what an awfull problem to have. try this- buy some lemon juice- in a large bottle- spray the entire dishwasher- top, bottoms, sides, doors trays and everyth...
- I totally agree with Amy D and Margaret H. The drainage line coming out of your dishwasher is probably allowing dirty backwash water back into the line instead of comp...
- Check for food that is stuck around all the seals and by the grate at the bottom. I find build up from the residue and have to wipe it out with pinesol every few mont...
White Residue from Dishwasher
Read all 22 responses: "Lately, my dishwasher has started leaving a very filmy white coating on the dishes, glasses & silverware.
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- My parents have pretty hard water and my Mother ran some vinegar through her dishwasher to clean things out and it helped a lot. Also, make sure your food trap is cle...
- I am having the same issue with my dishwasher (only 2 years old), I think due to soy milk. I added 1/2 cup vinegar - just threw it in the bottom- before I ran the dish...
- Hi D., if you live in an area with hard water that sounds like what it is. I have the same problem. I use a product called glass magic. You can find it in the same are...
Looking for a New Dishwasher
May 20, 2009 ... Read all 6 responses: "I will be replacing my 10 year old diswasher very soon. I am looking for suggestions on what to buy - or what not to ...
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- You should go to the library and review the most recent ratings on dishwasher in Consumer Reports. They will tell you how well a brand performed, how quiet is runs an...
- I hope to replace my cheap builder grade dishwasher in the near future. We will probably look at a Fisher Paykel. When I checked last & went to several appliance com...
- I'm sorry to say, but I think the new life span of most appliances is 10 years. I doubt you will find anything built to last longer than that. Get a Bosch. Quietest...
Which Dishwasher Is Quieter?
Read all 6 responses: "We want to replace our current dishwasher with a more efficient, quieter one. Ours is noisy and does a poor job of cleaning.
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- Our new home has a Whirlpool Gold Quiet Partner III dishwasher and we absolutely LOVE it! We had a quality builder, but it was the builder's standard (not an upgrade),...
- BeeBee I love, love, love my dishwasher. It is GE Profile dishwasher. It is so quiet and cleans awesome! You can choose anything off of the GE Profile or up and you...
- I don't know which model is quieter, but did want to give you a hint for when you do get a new one installed. All dishwashers come with padding/insulation wrapped aro...
Fine China in Dishwasher?
Read all 16 responses: "I have probably a dumb question. We have some china from when we got married and some china we bought for Christmas time.
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- your husband will regret his short cut in leisure. You know how the dishwater take tarnish off tea balls, well it's gonna do the same to the gold & finish of the fine...
- I have gold around my dishes too. They are NOT dishwasher safe.
- I wouldn't risk it - that 24 karat gold lining will come right off in the dishwasher. Anything that has sentimental value to you is worth the extra effort. Better sa...
Getting Hot Water to the Dishwasher
Read all 6 responses: "Good Morning Ladies, I live in an older home. I've lived here more than 20 years and the hot water has always been an issue.
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- Look into a Hot water heater you could put in the kitchen (maybe in a closet or under the sink). I had one in an appartment one time. Very small but did the trick. ...
- Our hot water heaters are in the garage and my kitchen & master are on the opposite side of the house. We noticed a big difference when we upgraded and replaced our...
- Hi, P.! I have the tankless hot water heater, but it's up in my attic, so I have a bit of a wait for the water to get to my downstairs kitchen sink/dishwasher as we...
