Dishwasher Leaves White Film On Dishes

[JWWebster]

Plan B wash the dayum thangs in the sink like Grandma did .

[haroldsappliance]

Limeshine is a proven product. It will remove white film even from blackwear. It works.

[ApplianceGuru]

Have a look at this video.

Here's another article along those same lines, but the article is almost two years old, and a little  outdated.

 http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12598586

Consumer Reports has now done extensive testing and research on most dishwasher detergents, and they have found some phosphor-free products to be bad, some not so bad, and a few that actually work well on hard water

Here is a small article that briefly talks about their results.  Check out the photo showing the results of different detergents on glass dishes.

 http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/07/best-dishwasher-detergents/index.htm

[nolazach]

In New Orleans we have really hard water.  This is a very common service call.  I'm at the point now that if they tell me that the DW has a white residue I just tell them to make sure they are using a rinse aid, to add vinegar to the dishwasher and to use the detergent in the packs.