Grit in dishes after dishwasher cycle

[Anonymous]

We have been ending up with grit in our "clean" dishes. It's the consistency of sand. We've tried many things -- washing on empty with vinegar, thoroughly cleaning before washing, switching detergents, cleaning drain, cleaning out water sprayers inside dishwasher. We cannot figure out where it is coming from!

Any ideas/experience?

[Anonymous]

It's definitely coming from the filter not being clean.

[Anonymous]

It's actually not. We've cleaned it many times

[Anonymous]

how about replacing the water tube? sounds like you have limescale built up - vinegar alone will not break that down in a cycle.

[Anonymous]

We had this and the only thing that solved it long term was getting a new dishwasher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had this and the only thing that solved it long term was getting a new dishwasher.

Same.

[Anonymous]

If it's limestone, try lemishine in every load. It'll dissolve it over time.

[Anonymous]

Cheap detergent. Buy brand not generic. Made a huge difference.

[Anonymous]

Try Glisten Dishwasher Cleaner. Can buy from Walmart and other places. If you have a lot of build-up, it might need more than one cleaning cycle. We run a cleaning cycle using this every other month to avoid calcium/lime buildup from the hard water in this area. We have public water, btw, not a well.

[Anonymous]

I would check the dishwasher drain hose. It may not be looped properly under the sink and could be letting debris drain back in.

[Anonymous]

Does rinse aid help?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does rinse aid help?

This is what has helped us.