On Feb 21, 4:41*pm, sf > wrote:
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> > >> I should have said "dishwasher." This is the first time I've seen
> > >> something like this because this rock has some pretty soft water - at
> > >> least I've never had to worry about mineral deposits before. The marks
> > >> pretty much appeared soon after we got it. I've been running some cycles
> > >> with some TSP to little effect. I think my dishes come out spotless
> > >> though. Some citric acid would probably work but I can't find any
> > >> locally. I'll probably just spray it with some bathroom tub and tile
> > >> cleaner and run a cycle.
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> > > Have you found any "Finish" dishwasher detergent? *Try a box of that,
> > > it may work for you.
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> > I'm using Finish in tablet form. The one that has a red ball sitting on
> > it like a red pearl in an oyster.
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> I didn't start using Finish until I found granules (for some odd
> reason, most stores only carried tabs).
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> So, even the tabs leave water spots inside your dishwasher? *Do you
> use Jet Dry? *I find it makes a big difference. *I don't see how
> citric acid would help if Finish and Jet Dry don't do anything for
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Back in the day, Jet Dry appeared to spot glasses more than anything
else, so we quit using it.

Did Finish contain phosphates? As I recall, high phosphate detergents
for all purposes have been prohibited in many places to avoid algae
bloom, etc.