"Jeffy3" wrote in message
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A friend of mine who knows I am good with google groups asked me to
see if I could get help for his problem. He sometimes gets little
dark specks on his plates after running the dishwasher, and they are
such that they actually smear on the plates if you try to flick them
off. What's weird is that it's the second dishwasher this has been
happening to him with. In his old apartment, the same thing would
somehow happen, and now in the house he bought a couple of years ago
it is happening again. He uses powder detergent. I thought maybe he
is putting something in there that is corroding (like a rubber
spatula) or a burn frying pan but he said no. ANy thoughts?



Powder detergents don't work well with some types of water, due to hardness
(I think). Tell him to try a gel or liquid and see what happens. And, if he
tends not to scrape or rinse well, tell him to stick with a name brand of
detergent for his experiment. Cascade, Electrosol, etc.

Some dishwashers can handle more food left on the dishes than machines.
However, some people mistakenly believe that all machines have this ability.
Perhaps neither of his machines were able to deal with more debris, and he's
somehow sabotaged both through his prep habits.