It's probably hard water residue left behind because you evaporate off the
water in the dishwasher instead of wiping it away with a drying cloth when
they're hand washed. We have a well and no water softener, so the white
build-up is a direct consequence of those choices. It comes off pretty
easily if you wipe the dishes down with vinegar. We'll do that every six
months or so when a number of the dishes we keep in high rotation start to
look bad. We'll also toss a cup of vinegar in the dishwasher from time to
time.
-Paul
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:13 AM
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Best dishwasher?
While on the topic of washers and soap ...
I have a late-model, low-end Maytag that, so far, has performed adequately.
My choice was limited by the small size of
my kitchen enclosure--it was the only one I could find locally that would
fit.
Anyway, for the last year or so--coincident with the detergent
reformulation?--I've noticed a problem. My son drinks a
LOT of milk, specifically 1% lowfat, and my glasses have acquired a
semi-permanent milky residue. It's almost as if the
milk is etching the glass. It can be mostly scrubbed off with a Scotchbrite
pad/sponge, but this is a PITA (and try to
get a 20-year-old semi-man to do this).
Anybody else seeing this phenomenum?
bs
On 1/25/2011 11:28 PM, John Miller wrote:
> On 1/25/2011 10:20 PM, Bob Nogueira wrote:
>> Our three year old Kitchenaide has had the main control board replaced
twice.
>> The tech told me it was really a design flaw in that the vent is just
above
>> the board and the moisture gets to the board.
>> I've had too take out an extended warrantee on it since it doesn't seem
to be
>> able to go more than a year without a service call.
>
> While we haven't had any difficulties with our 2003 Kitchenaid I agree
that the electronic controls do seem to be a
> sore point on many recent appliances. We just purchased a new LG washer
and dryer and for I think the first time on
> any appliance purchase I did buy an extended service agreement.
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