How come my dishwasher leaves grit on my dishes when it is finished?

Question

I have a new dishwasher, maybe 2 yrs. old. I have my hot water set to 130 degrees F. I have used powders, gels and tabs. I have used no name, electrosol, cascade, all to no avail. I also use a rinse agent. I do not overload it. I bought a new one,because my old one did the same thing. Help!

Answer 1

CHECK the bottom drain ni your dish washer, see if there is food build up there, if so then in the final rinse it may be splasing up onto your dishes.....if no tfood build up then after washing a load of dishes, fun them through rinse cycle only and see if there is still grit on them if so then get a filter for the water supply

Answer 2

You may not have good water pressure... don't know what it's called but the thing on the top of your kitchen sink (the thing that gurgles when you're doing a load). Lift the lid off and clean it of debris - just using a toothbrush is fine).

Somethings food and gunk gets clogged in there and decreases the water pressure. I had the same thing happen to me but paid $35 for the repair man to tell me this.

Answer 3

Perhaps you need a filter on your water supply. Did the dishwasher ALWAYS do this, or has it started just lately? Because maybe the spray jets are getting clogged and need to be cleaned out.

Answer 4

i think that you need to rinse off the dished thoroughly.. And perhaps you need a filter for you water.. You may have hard water... Try washing you dishwasher with vinegar.. Not you dishes.

Answer 5

Use jet dry and a liquid dishwasher detergent not a powder like cascade complete.

Answer 6

rinse off the dish's before entering the dishwasher,if the plates are loaded with crap some of it will stick in there