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Dishes never come out clean

My dishes never come out clean. They actually look worse after the dishwasher.I rinse my items too before i put them in. The glasses and silverware look especially horrible. My rinse aid container is full. I used to always use cascade soap, i have tried electrosol and both brands in the power tabs with the rinse aid built in too.

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Sounds like not getting sufficient water. Replace water valve if that's the case.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 16, 2008

SOURCE: Inside of dishwasher not clean after running.

its a lime build up from the quality of your water.goto home depot/lowes or a supermarket and buy clr (calcium lime rust) remover.pour a cup in the dishwasher and run a full cycle.this should do the trick.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 06, 2009

SOURCE: streaks on glassware/silverware

usually indicative of clogged spray heads, or spray arms not spinning, too much detergent for your water type, wrong detergent, and low water temp.

Link to manual:
http://shared.whirlpoolcorp.com/assets/pdfs/literature/Use%20and%20Care%20Guide%20-%203381187.pdf

Check the manual for amounts of detergent to use based on your water hardness.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 11, 2009

SOURCE: silverware container

If we are talking about the quiet partner 3 the silverware container can actual hang more effectively on the lower dish rack itself as opposed to on the door. The flap also does just snap on. Hold the back side of the metal with your thumb while pusing with even pressure on the plastic flap. I still reccomend though hanging the whole assembly on the outside of the lower rack.

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