GE Profile dishwasher doesn't clean!

Dishes never clean. Powdery film and sandy food residue on dishes and glassware. Use recommended soap and no difference. HELP!

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SOURCE: GE Profile Dishwasher (5 years old); Leaving residue on dishes

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I have an older dishwasher also and recently my wife also complained about it not cleaning right... so me being the man I am tried in vain to clean the things... Bought new spray arms online and installed them in minutes...now the thing works like new... However I have also found that if the heating element goes bad then that also can mess things up bad... So I would buy new spray arms, and also check out the heating element to make sure it is working... Here is a tip that will help you with the online buying...

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Posted on Mar 03, 2011

SOURCE: soap (?) residue on dishes; also not getting them clean--food on

Hi,

The scum, film and white residue problems have started since the reduction of phosphates in dishwasher detergents.

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Posted on Mar 29, 2011

SOURCE: #1 Dishes and glasses are not clean. Glasses come

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The scum, film and white residueproblems have started since the reductionof phosphates in dishwasher detergents.

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