White coating on the dishes and in the dishwasher: what to do?
What to do if your dishwasher leaves white coating on the cups and spoons, and what does it tell you about?
First, you need to figure out the issue and choose the most efficient solution.
Experts say that white coating on the dishes may appear for several reasons. Let us group them based on the level of their complexity.
Water
If the water used to wash silverware in the washing machine is too “hard”, it leaves white coating on them. In addition, if the user does not apply reliable water softening agents, utensils may have the milk color coating.
In this case, you just need to add special water softening agent during the new washing cycle. Such agents are available in most supermarkets.
If you don’t use a good water softening agent, the machine’s ion exchanger may fail. In the course of operation, it will give away all of the sodium ions and take calcium and magnesium ions. Unfiltered water will enter the washing cycle, and unfiltered calcium and magnesium ions will start blocking parts of the detergent. Eventually, all of this will affect the quality of plates and spoons washing.
Poor quality of detergents
In this case, two options are available:
– Sometimes a user tries to save some money and buys detergents of a poor quality, which gives rise to similar problems. Such product has no benefits. Therefore, it should be replaced by a more reliable detergent. You can search the Internet for feedback on the efficiency of a certain brand in order to choose a really good option;
– Another reason of white coating on plates, cups, and spoons may be the poor quality of the dishwasher detergent available in the form of 3-in-1 tablets. At first glance, such product is very convenient, as it lets you get rid of several problems related to your dishwasher operation at once. In addition, the user may save money; however, its low quality may cause the appearance of white coating on the dishes. Therefore, be especially careful when choosing detergent for this appliance.
Irregular care
In addition, note, that the dishwasher may leave coating on the plates if it needs cleaning.
In this case, you only need to run the appliance in the idle mode adding a special agent for dishwasher cleaning. Experienced users claim that the dishwasher may be cleaned using citric acid, if for some reason it is not possible to buy the special agent.
Experts recommend doing it every six months as a preventive measure, without waiting for unpleasant smell or white coating to appear.
Complex reasons
Why does white coating appear on the silverware after washing in the dishwasher? This may be caused by technical malfunction of the dishwasher.
In other words, similar effect may be seen if the appliance filters are clogged. Then they need cleaning or replacement.
