Why is my cutlery coming out of the dishwasher with rust spots???

[RGPargy]

The other day i didn't shut the salt dispenser properly and eveything came out funny and the cutlery had rust spots. Since then its still happeninhg but i dont know why. Any ideas?

TIA!

it could be something to do with different metals, i use to put sissors, sharp knives etc.. in too and mine did the same when i just put the cutlery in on its own it was ok.

Hmm, possibly. I did read in the manual that different metals shouldn't touch each other. But in your case if they were all stainless steel, i dont see how they would react with each other?

There's probably still a fair amount of excess salt in the dishwasher (dried onto the sides etc). Try running it through a full wash empty, if you throw in some white vinegar (about a cupful or two) then it will get cleaned and de-scaled at the same time.

Our dishwasher isn't very good and tends to put too much salt into the wash all the time so I only put small amounts of salt in when the low-salt indicator shows.

Thanx bran, that makes sense. I think it's ok now as i've not seen any more rust spots on stuff. I'll remember to shut the salt dispenser properly next time, that's for sure!

This should help

www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=231

brilliant!! thanx!