A couple of times now the dishwasher has left limescale deposits after doing a wash and a lot of crockery and the inside of the d/w is covered in white stains. Any thoughts on how to clean it all up? I was thinking of adding a bottle of vinegar mid wash, anyone foresee any problems with doing that?
dishwasher stains
Dec 16, 2005
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Sounds like the water softener isn't working. Do you keep the salt container topped up?
The operator assures me the salt's kept topped up, the water in the salt reservoir tastes very salty, and the light's not on.
It doesn't happen every time, once a month or so a go and once yesterday, a couple of test washes today were fine. I suspect something's gets blocked and clears, BICBW.
Just wondering about the easiest way to descale the crockery and d/w.
Once a week my wife runs a wash at high temp on both dishwasher and washing machine both are now over 8 years old and operate brilliantly,she swears this is the best way to give the machines a good clean out.Low temp washes create sludge and grease which builds up both in machines and drains leading to more problems
Have you tried Finish Dishwasher Cleaner; bought a couple of bottles the other week, not tried them yet. You can't use them to descale crockery, only dishwaser.
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Are you sure it is limescale and not salt?
Our old dishwasher did this towards the end of its life with increasing frequency. turned out to be a crack in the cap to the salt container that sometimes allowed salt into the final rinse. Everything was then coated in a thin layer of salt.
Lick something to check :)
Darren
In message , Alex writes
Ta, I'll give it a go
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In message , dmc writes
Yep, definitely limescale, already done the lick test, and doesn't wash off with water, but is removed by vinegar.
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