Why Do I Have Cloudy Dishes After I Wash Them?

Before we can get rid of the problem for good, let’s take care of any milky dishware you currently have.

Round up all your cloudy dishes and glasses and follow the following instructions to get them crystal clear again:

1. Put your dishware in a large tub and fill it with enough vinegar to cover the dishes.
2. Let the dishes soak in vinegar for 15-20 minutes.
3. Remove the dishes from the vinegar and handwash them using dish soap and hot water.
4. Dry the dishes with a dishcloth.

Once you’ve completed this process all your dishes should be spot free.

Now we can move on to making sure they stay that way. We will do this by finding the right water treatment equipment for your home.

It may seem strange to test the hardness level of your water when you already know you have hard water, but there’s a good reason to do so.

You need to know how hard your water is to find a system equipped to remove that amount of hardness minerals. After all, not all systems are created equal. Some can remove more hard water minerals, others less.

You should get the water in your home tested at an EPA-certified water testing facility. This certification guarantees trustworthy results. The test will also reveal if you have any other potentially dangerous contaminants in your water.

Once you know how hard your water is and what’s in it, you will be able to make an informed decision on what equipment you should invest in.

The most common hard water remedy is to invest in a salt-based water softener system. This device removes calcium and magnesium ions from the water before they enter the home through a process known as ion-exchange. With the hardness minerals gone, your dishwasher will rinse the soap off your dishes to leave them good as new!

If you decide to go with a salt-based water softener, we recommend investing in a system with NSF 44 certification. This certification means the softener has gone through many tests to show it does what it says it will do. So, you can trust you’ll be getting those splotch-free dishes for a long time.

Installation and maintenance are the keys to keeping those milk splotches away for good. It doesn’t matter if you pick the most impressive water softener system on earth. If it’s poorly installed and you don’t give it the yearly maintenance it needs, then your relief from having to deal with those milky glasses won’t last for long.

So, be sure to have your system installed by a licensed plumber. And once it’s up and running, remember to have it inspected as often as the manufacturer requires for warranty coverage (usually this is at least once a year).