Thank you all so much for your suggestions. I really appreciate this. Now maybe my favorite drinking glasses can be used again. Thanks again and have great days ahead! Michele
Hi, I had this trouble about a month or so ago. I tried the vinegar, it was a little better, so I tried again and it worked a little more. I finally went to the store and purchased a bottle of a "dishwasher cleaner". They have a few different brands just above the dishwasher powder/liquid area. Follow directions. Anyway it worked great.
In the 3 years I've lived in this house I didn't use a thing, but now I will use vinegar once a month to help. We have a water softener, so I knew it wasn't hard water. And when this first was happening, I put a question into a search engine, got many suggestions. So I tried them. This one worked.
Sometimes the cloudiness is permamant. I can eventually get cloudiness and sort of a carnival glass look on clear glass. I hate to but I will hand wash glass items that I care about. It is something to do with the softened water (we have a water softener) and the strong dishwasher detergent will cause that over time.
Using too much dishwashing detergent scratches the glass, and there is no cure for it. It never takes as much detergent for this and laundtry too as the containers recommend. They're in the business of selling the stuff, after all. Then they sell you the blue stuff to make dishes sparkle. (The same goes for dog food, by the way. Feed what the package instructions indicate and get a fat dog)
Request: Glasses Are Cloudy From Dishwasher (07/08/2009)
Does anyone know how to get clear glasses after using a dishwasher? They always end up cloudy. I've tried vinegar with poor results.
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Archived on 09/25/2009
I have a fairly new dishwasher, and I am having a lot of trouble with glasses being streaky and "foggy". I've tried cheap soap and expensive soap, and nothing seems to work. I've also tried "short" washes and "heavy washes" and nothing seems to work. I've resorted to washing them by hand which seems like I'm defeating the purpose of having a dishwasher.
You probably have hard water in your area and that's probably the reason why your glasses are cloudy. Add 1/2 cup of white vinegar during the rinse cycle and see if that takes care of the problem. (07/09/2009)
That happens to mine in the dishwasher and the sink, I was told to add a tablespoon of baking soda to soften the water, worked great for me. Good luck. (07/10/2009)
Does anyone know how to get clear glasses after using a dishwasher? They always end up cloudy. I've tried vinegar with poor results.
Diane from PA
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RE: Glasses Are Cloudy From Dishwasher
Try some Jet Dry in your dishwasher. Check your "Use and Care" manual to find the dispenser. (04/25/2008)
By DebraJ.
RE: Glasses Are Cloudy From Dishwasher
Use white vinegar in the dispenser for, not the one for detergent, the other one. (04/25/2008)
By woofey
RE: Glasses Are Cloudy From Dishwasher
Lately I have been using the Jet Dry "baskets" in my dishwasher. This is after I got all the white residue off with a calcium remover. I use the "Works Disinfecting Toilet Bowl" cleaner. It is the best calcium and rust remover I have ever used and it is pretty cheap. (04/25/2008)
By Gretta
RE: Glasses Are Cloudy From Dishwasher
If they are cloudy from hard water, the vinegar should work. However, sometimes it is the type of soap you are using. Switch to a different kind, and see if that helps. I have found that I have had to use a different soap in every different place that I have lived. Also, some glassware is worse than others for this, so sometimes it is the type of glassware plus the type of soap. (04/25/2008)
Hopefully your cloudy glasses are just a result of water spotting. However, it's possible that your glasses have "etching" which happens frequently to clear glass in dishwashers. I learned the hard way that there is no remedy, as the glass itself is permanently damaged. I now wash all glasses and clear glass dishes by hand. (04/26/2008)
RE: Glasses Are Cloudy From Dishwasher
I fought with cloudy glasses and soap build up for over 8 years. Then I discovered Lemi-Shine. My glasses actually sparkle now and there is no soap build-up. I fill pre-wash cup 1/2 full of detergent and the wash cup 1/2 full of Lemi-Shine. That's what directions say to do and it works great. (08/06/2008)
