Dishwasher leaving residue
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DW leaves residue on bake ware
Comments (2)It sounds like you might have aluminum bakeware. Aluminum oxidizes in the dishwasher. Dishwasher detergent is harsh and accelerates the process. Aluminum should be handwashed....See MoreNew Miele DW Leaves Dirty Residue
Comments (9)So far no one has answered the question what detergent are you using? I found that using Electrasol Gel left film all over everything. Switched to Electrasol tab for the next run and everything was fine. Most other detergents work well. I also found that seventh generation did a terrible job by leaving everything including the insides of the machine covered with grit. So what detergents are in use and how much? My thoughts on the mugs. I mostly use the sensor cycle and wash mugs in my LaPerla but I don't usually load the ones with deep ridged bottoms on the sides. I load these down the middle of the middle rack because they sit a a sharper incline that allows the water to flow out easier. If I do wash ridged items on the sides and don't angle them, I expect to find water and perhaps trapped bits left in the tops because it is being held by the ridges and cannot slide off. Sometimes this happens, most times it doesn't. In the pictures the mugs look to be under the center of the pet dishes. No matter where the water is spraying from, water will end up falling and when it does it will cascade down over top of the items. There must be enough flow to the outside and top of the mugs to move the dirt trapped in the underside ridge of the mugs. Even the water that hits the inside of the pet dish may not do this because if any kind of stream hits the insides of this pet dish the water may be pushed the sides of it letting it fall down but not into the center of the mugs below...so loose dirt that would otherwise be rinsed off and taken care of by the DW will remain in place--small amounts of water may dry off but bits will remain. Look at the right side of the middle rack. At the bottom there are V shaped indentations. If you angle a mug handle or items into this V it will hold the cup or many other things up on an incline....See MorePink Residue in Fisher Paykel Dual Drawer dishwasher
Comments (10)Longest cycle on Eco = Heavy Eco. That's good, heats the main wash and final rinse to temps high enough to deal properly with food soils. I don't know anything about Trader Joe's, is it considered a "green"/eco formula? Dishwashers nowdays need chemicals (enzymes) to perform effectively. Try Finish Quantum as suggested above. Tabs and pacs are OK to use on the longer, higher-temp cycles (I wouldn't use them on Fast, Fast Eco, or Delicate Eco in case of incomplete dissolving), place one on the side shelves or in a compartment of the silverware basket (NOT in the dispenser cup). Cascade has a Platinum product that'd be a different formula than Complete, and one touted as "with the power of Clorox" ... assuming that means some sort of bleach, perhaps it would solve the problem....See MoreBosch dishwasher leaving gel like residue
Comments (8)Here is the final update, we washed the dishwasher with the "Finish" Machine cleaner, it removed 90% of it but 10% which is at the bottom of the dishwasher was not removed. It was still there behind some parts, so we had to unscrew each part and clean it manually. The dishwasher now looks sparkling clean, it has got rid of the soap scum. We were cleaning out dishwasher once in every 6-8 weeks by removing the parts with hand, never tried to unscrew each part, I was not aware about this liquid. Also I changed my detergent to a tablet instead of the liquid. I would use the blue liquid every month to clean the dishwasher. Wish I knew about it before....See MoreUser
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