My roommate and I moved into a condo in a complex from a smaller apartment on the other side of the complex, so it's the same water. In this new place, after using the dishwasher a few times, we noticed a build up of some white crap on every single thing in the dishwasher. On some materials, it was never that bad, but when I moved out, I threw away nearly everything that I had brought for the kitchen. When we washed them by hand, the white build up never came off, even when we used some intense cleaners. I have one mug that I really like but it has some of that build up. The flavor of food/drink isn't affected at all, but it looks dirty.
Does anyone have an idea of what it might be? I ran it through a really nice new, dishwasher, and my parents couldn't figure out what it is either. Nothing so far has been able to remove it. I honestly have no idea what it could be (except perhaps mineral build up, but that should have gone away when I moved, and I should be able to wash it off). Any tips of trying to get this crap off? It probably ruined all of our glasses, but most of our porcelain dish ware was okay.
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I would suspect you have a mineral problem there. While lemon juice normally works well for getting rid of most mineral build ups, it can also cause lead to leach out of some ceramics. Best product to use that's non-toxic and won't cause any lead leaching is CLR (calcium lime rust). You may have to apply it a couple times, but should work for you quite well.
Could also be hard water stains unless you have soft water, then obviously thats not going to be an issue. If you use a dishwasher there could be lime built up from the previous tenants. We have a dishwasher and hard water, so a lot of our glasses are cloudy from it and it doesn't come off.
Another could be the detergent, we use cascade and we always end up with a powdery substance that we have to rewash by hand to get it off. Try adding a tablespoon of lemon juice and a bit of vineagar to see if it helps. Or try jet clean or some kind of rinse agent. There is also dishwasher cleaner you put in the silverware basket and run it empty. Hope some of these help.