Re: Another reason I ❤ my Lock and Lock...

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

The reports of pitting and spots in LL are very puzzling. Checked mine to see if they had something I hadn't noticed before, and don't think so. Some of mine are old, get used a lot and have been through the dishwasher about a hundred times. We do not have very soft water in our area, and mineral deposits do build up on certain things.

I can't see any pitting or scratches, just some water spots, even though Rinse-Aid in the Bosch dishwasher will supposedly prevent this. Rinse-Aid works great for turning out sparkling glass and dishware, but doesn't seem to help plastic.

If hard water is damaging your LL, do you find that you must take more than the average amounts of filtration steps to prevent hard water damage in your coffeemakers?

Mothertrucker · ‎01-30-2015

@novamc1, I think it is a combo of very hard water and my Bosch DW...the ones I hand wash only ( which I started to do after so many ended up like this) don't get it, and it's the same hard water..

as as for coffee, I only drink a Nespresso, which is about 2 oz, and use bottled water in it..Hadnt even considered it...don't drink it daily, so it's easy to use bottled for that..but thanks for the warning..

I even squeegie my shower door after every shower, or I wouldn't be able to see out of it!

In-x-s · ‎03-09-2010

the ones I use in the microwave are cloudy and pitted (some are even blistered looking). the larger ones that I have never put in the micro are like new. I don't have a dishwasher so I know it's the microwave doing it but I'm okay with that and I will keep doing it rather than transfer to yet another dish for heating.

Mothertrucker · ‎01-30-2015

So so here is a cross section, the front square one is pristine, the others are in various states of, pitting, cloudiness...

In-x-s · ‎03-09-2010

@Mothertrucker wrote:
So so here is a cross section, the front square one is pristine, the others are in various states of, pitting, cloudiness...

Hey!! How'd you get a picture of my L&L?? LOL!! those are exactly how mine look but now that you mention it, it is the bowls and the stackables that look like that and not the squares --- how strange is THAT??