Why are my dishes cloudy?

arcook0307

I made a homemade dishwasher powder using Borax, Baking Soda, Kosher Salt, and Lemi Shine (in place of citric acid).  My hubby noticed a slight film on our dishes.  I tried some vinegar in the rinse compartment but there were still spots here and there on glassware.  After the vinegar added, the next two loads looked better.  After 2 loads....they are a little more cloudy.  Am I out of vinegar?  I don't know how often to add it to the compartment.  It would be a pain to add each and every time.

Do I add a little more lemi shine?  I don't have hard water that I know of.  If I do, it's not even noticeable to me like it was at the last place I lived.  I think it's just not getting rinsed quite good enough for the powder.  Any suggestions are welcome! TIA!

Poonico

I would try a recipe without borax.

I posted this one recently and have had good results with it

https://www.theecofriendlyfamily.com/2011/10/diy-dishwasher-detergent-without-borax.html 

kdello

We wash our clothes exclusively in homemade detergent (from Poonico's blog), so I love that, but I've never had any luck with homemade dish detergent in any form. Sorry!

nsees

Maybe you could try poonico's recipe and then use the lemishine in the rinse aid compartment?

arcook0307

Poonico:

I would try a recipe without borax.

I posted this one recently and have had good results with it

https://www.theecofriendlyfamily.com/2011/10/diy-dishwasher-detergent-without-borax.html 

Thanks!  I'll try it!  Also, awesome blog.   I'll have to Pinterest and bookmark it.