Anonymous wrote:Does rinse aid help?

This is what has helped us.

Does rinse aid help?

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

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.

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

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

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

Same.

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

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

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

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

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?