How do I get lime deposits out of the dishwasher?

Answer 1

I would try vinegar it can be helpful and economical in many ways Good Luck !

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Answer 2

CLR works but is really caustic, citric acid works but not very fast (which is why kool aid and tang work) Really the best for you, your dishwasher and our environment is vinegar. Depending on where the problem is and how bad it is will make a difference on how and how much. But usually 1 cup, I find that 1/2 cup works okay for upkeep but to clean an obvious problem I would go with 1 cup. Just put it in the bottom of the dishwasher and run it on a regular short cycle. If you have some area that needs special attention you can pour some vinegar on a cloth and put it on the area to set for an hour or so. But chances are it will clean it first time. Then do it about once a month to keep it clean. If your glassware or dishes are having the same problem you can always add it to your rinse cycle when doing your regular load.

Answer 3

I have used a few different products. The links are listed below. We have really hard water so sometimes I have to clean the dishwasher a couple times to get through the hard water buildup.
The thing that seems to work best to clean the dishwaser is plain old vinegar. Yep, it'll stink a bit (the other stuff does too) but it's a heck of alot cheaper! And it works great!
http://www.vinegarbook.co.uk/vinegar_book_kitchen_cleaning_page_4.shtml
My favorite product to use after I get rid of the buildup is lemishine. The dishes look fantastic. And it also helps keep the dishwasher clean.

Answer 4

There are several commercial products designed to remove lime scale. CLR is one. Test in an inconspicuous area to make sure it does not attack the interior finish. Use rubber gloves. Wipe out all the residue that you can and run a couple of empty loads on rinse and hold. The heating element tends to bake the lime back onto the surface. When cleaning my oven with oven cleaner, another persistent caustic, I removed the fine white powder residue with 99 per cent alcohol. In the future use final rinse products. While this won't do anything about hardness in the water, the sheeting agents in these products move the water out of the unit efficiently, at the end of the cycle.
Peter

Answer 5

Try running an empty cycle with half a cup of vinegar in the place where you put in the detergent. If you have hard water, run such a cycle every week for a couple of months.

Answer 6

Limeaway or CLR. I have some CLR and it has directions for using it to clean the dishwasher i think.

Answer 7

the works in the dishwasher works for me.

Answer 8

Use Tang.....put it into the soap dispenser and run a full cycle. Works wonders!

Answer 9

I've used citric acid which works excellent, also if you can't get any of that use Kool Aid, that has a lot of citric acid in it.

Answer 10

i have not tried it yet but the sears salesman says TANG will clean a dishwasher........put in your soap dispenser and let it run!