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J. Clarke

wrote:
I bought a new condo and my water is very hard. Whenever I use the
dishwasher I get white flaky residue on everything. I read to try
vinegar. I let the vinegar sit for several hours with the bottom
full
of vinegar. Then I ran it a little to circulate the vinegar and let
it sit again. I then ran it through a complete cycle with no dishes
or detergent so as to rinse the vinegar out. I still get chunks of
stuff on all the dishes. The silverware especially looks horrible -
caked on white film with small bits of white flaky substance and
food
particles.

Do you think I need a new dishwasher or is there some 'smoking gun'
you see?

Repeat the vinegar cycle a few times.

Find out if your dishwasher has a built in water softener and if so,
make sure it has the appropriate amount of salt in it (there's salt
sold specifically for water softeners--that's what you should use, not
table salt).

If vinegar doesn't clean it you can either tear it down and clean it
by hand or toss it and get a new one, depending on your tastes and
inclinations.

Note--run it through a full cycle with the vinegar--just letting it
sit in the bottom won't run the vinegar through the jets, which you
need to do in order to clear them.

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