 | Dennis Heidrick is the president of Heidrick’s which includes three locations Heidrick’s Appliance Westside of the square Girard, Heidrick True Value at 15th & National in Fort Scott. Both of these store carry Frigidaire, Whirlpool, Samsung and Fisher Paykel washers and dryers. The third location is Heidrick True Value at 321 East Maple Columbus this location does not carry washers and dryers but is a hardware retailer. Dennis also can be found on KKOW 860AM radio at 8am Wednesday mornings for the Best Little Home Improvement Show. Dennis can be contacted by phone 800-606-3678 or email dennis@heidricks.com or website www.heidricktruevalue.com. |
Appliances
2011-07-01 08:19:00
Dishwasher not working?
Question: My dishwasher has all of a sudden stopped getting the dishes clean and is leaving spots on my dishes. Why is this?
Answer: This could mean you have heavy mineral deposits that are restricting the pressure coming from the nozzles on the wash arms reducing the removal of food particles from your dishes.
This is a problem that has built up over years of use and was made more pronounced when the government required dishwashing detergent makers to remove the phosphates from their products. One of the jobs of phosphates is to soften the hard water conditions that exist in many of our water systems, so that the detergent can remove more dirt from our dishes.
Phosphates are also harmful to our ground water supplies and are also being removed from fertilizers too. They can cause an explosion of growth of algae that will form on top of our ponds and lakes that stop the sunlight from filtering into water systems. This stops the growth of the good microbes that are necessary for a healthy environment.
That is why the government is requiring its removal but that really keeps you from getting clean dishes from your dishwasher.
The solution to that problem is an additive that won’t hurt our eco-system and also breaks down the minerals that will build up in your dishwasher. We have discovered a product called Lemi Shine that does just that. First you must clean all the build-up out your old dishwasher. To rejuvenate your dishwasher you will need a bottle of CLR cleaner and a box of Glisten dishwasher cleaner. Start the dishwasher, empty and listen for it to drain and then to fill, all dishwashers drain first to remove any water from previous cycle, after it is done draining, pause it and add one to two cups of CLR, depending on how long it has been since the last cleaning. Now, let the dishwasher run through a complete cycle. After it’s finished add a complete box of Glisten before you restart the dishwasher. Fill up both soap dispensers and pour the remainder in the bottom of the tub. Then run it through one more complete cycle. Once it finishes the cycle, your dishwasher is now clean and ready to start really cleaning your dishes again.
Fighting the mineral deposit build-up helps to remove water spots and film from your dishes. We have found Lemi Shine to be the best product for this. The following is instructions for its use: Load your dishes as you normally do. Fill the main wash compartment (the one with the door) with Lemi Shine. Fill the pre-wash compartment with a powdered dishwashing detergent. If you only have one compartment, fill it halfway with Lemi Shine and half with the powdered detergent. Using a liquid detergent will not mix well with the powdered Lemi Shine.
Caution: you are not seeing things; your dishes are now actually clean!
