TSPP

[amyswasher]

I used lime-away and the glasses are gleaming. I have used glass magic before and it works OK, it is like using the stpp. With using stpp there is no sediment inside the glasses, so it makes the detergent work a lot better, but does not completely solve the hard water problem. I do use jet dry at the max setting. Also the restaurants in town don't have slightly cloudy glasses also, it's not just me.

 

[amyswasher]

correction, the restaurants in town do have cloudy glasses.

 

[launderess]

Lime Away

Is a mild acid, therefore if it is removing the "cloudyness" from your glassware, you have a problem with hard water deposits (minerals). Since the restaurants in town have the same problem, all signs point to local hard water.

Problem with hard water in dishwashers is you need to have treated water for all cycles, IIRC. Even if adding STPP or something to the wash cycles, the rinse or rinses are using untreated water (hard water), which can leave a film that will dry onto your dishes.

You may wish to look into a whole house water softening system.

L.