Dishwasher help

[lionmummy]

My dishes/glasses seem to be coming out of the dishwasher with a crusty yucky coating. Anyone got any ideas as to how to clean this or stop this happening? Seems a waste of time as they go in dirty and come out with a dirty crust! Sure I should probably be cleaning it regularly so help definitely needed!

Run the machine on empty with white vinegar in the dispenser.

I do this about once a month or so, and it's fine. Make sure the trap hasn't got anything nasty lurking in it either!

Try cleaning out the filter at the bottom, the seal, and the arms. Then run empty on the highest setting with one of those ludicrously expensive anti-limescale/dishwasher cleaning tablets or just vinegar.

Failing that, might be worth trying a different type of tablet. I find that things come out much cleaner with single tablets than with 3 or 5 in one tablets.

Check your salt and rinse aid levels.

thanks, i'll give these a try.