!@#$ hard water stains on my dishes !@#

**crazyboutanimals** · 03-14-2008, 01:42 PM

ok, besided getting a water softener right now. what are some other Cheap easy fixes to get rid of ALOT of hard water deposits on my dishes??? i have tried the following:

putting tang in the dishwasher and running a few cycles. NOT WORKING

i have bought the "jet dry" sooo nt working...

so, anyone who has hard water, and has some advise please please let me know. thanks

Kari

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 03-14-2008, 01:49 PM

I've been in the exact same boat... Wash them by hand and scrub them with baking soda. They'll look like new.

**Catty1** · 03-14-2008, 02:05 PM

Vinegar too!

Or soak them in hot soapy water with bleach for 1/2 hr or so.

(PS - you can use vinegar - I'd say a cup or a bit less - for the next two washes and every so often after that. Helps de-scale the wee pipes too.)

**JenBKR** · 03-14-2008, 02:11 PM

I too have that problem sometimes

Originally Posted by Catty1

Vinegar too!

Or soak them in hot soapy water with bleach for 1/2 hr or so.

(PS - you can use vinegar - I'd say a cup or a bit less - for the next two washes and every so often after that. Helps de-scale the wee pipes too.)

Do you put the vinegar in with the dishes, or run it empty for a cycle?

**crazyboutanimals** · 03-14-2008, 02:15 PM

i have not tried the vinegar yet.. however, the local dollar tree has it. so, i will go get some and try it. for now i will try soaking them in the bleach

because i have some of that.

thanks for all the great advise... now if i could just get my pipes unclogged that would be a fine start to a new weekend..

**crazyboutanimals** · 03-14-2008, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by JenBKR

I too have that problem sometimes

Do you put the vinegar in with the dishes, or run it empty for a cycle?

should i run it with just the vinegar or with dishes too???

**Randi** · 03-14-2008, 02:35 PM

Winegar is great for removing chalk stains, the water here is hard too and I use winegar all the time. Fill a bowl with it and perhaps half water, put all your dishes in for an hour - you can reuse the winegar. While you're at it, unscrew the thingy's on the taps in your kitchen and bathroom sink and put them in too.

Oh, and if you have an electric kettle, fill that half up with winegar too - it will be as good as new.

**Karen** · 03-14-2008, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by crazyboutanimals

should i run it with just the vinegar or with dishes too???

Take a large pan, and soak the dishes in white vinegar for a while, that would be my recommendation. We don't have hard water here, but white vinegar is useful for cleaning bunny litter boxes, when normal cleaners don't work on the white residue at all. And best of all, it's cheap, and environmentally friendly!