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 Crystal Care: Tips and Tricks
What should you do if ?
Your lead crystal items are tinted with a thin white veil:
Two possible causes :
1. The water is too hard during the rinsing cycle
Solutions :Clean the items with lukewarm vinegar water (white vinegar) or lemon juiceAdd salt regularly in the dishwasher compartmentAdd the correct amount of dishwasher detergent, salt and rinsing agentCheck the setting of the salt compartment depending on the hardness of the water, which feeds your dishwasher.
2. Prolonged exposure to the dishwasher, water too soft, level of water hardness to low
In that case, your items have been attacked by the washes and this shows with the appearance of a a bluish tint (irisation) followed by a white film (corrosion) . Unfortunately this modification of the surface of the glass is irreversible.
The solutions :
Set the salt distribution in your machine depending on how hard the water is in order to reach a hard water between 5 and 8 PHCheck setting of the salt compartment depending on the hardness of the water.If you have a water softener ‘upstream’ from your dishwasher, check its setting.
- If the value of softened water is between 3 and 8 PH , avoid adding salt and rinsing liquid which would make double use with the 3 in 1 tablets, even if your dishwasher indicates a lack of salt or rinsing agent.
- If despite the softener, the PH is superior to 8°, you must set your water softener correctly or, use the salt and rinsing liquid to compensate the partial inefficiency of the softening system.
Use the correct dosage of detergentOpt for shorter cycles on moderate temperature
Your lead crystal items show circular scratches
Possible causes :
Mechanical friction due to a contact between the items during the washShocks, friction or abrasions
Solutions :avoid contact between the items when loading them in the basketDo not overload the upper basket
Your lead crystal items look slightly yellow
Possible causes :
Aluminium saucepans or cutlery, silver cutlery, single piece cutlery are altered by the washDeterioration of the interior lining in the dishwasher (older dishwasher)
Solutions :avoid mixing lead crystal items with metallic objects in the wash
There are traces of food on your lead crystal items
Possible causes :
Overloaded dishwasherBlocked up sprinkler or blocked up holesParticularly dirty wash
Solutions :
Check that the sprinkler rotates properlyAlways rid the dishwasher and the filter of rests of foodLoad the dishwasher correctlyClean the filter regularly
Storage advice
Avoid placing your items on a hard surface such as metal or steelStand your stemmed glasses or tumblers with a particularly heavy base upright, not upside down.Avoid piling up glasses on top of each other unless they can be stacked.
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