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I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]

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shiandow wrote: post #352
UnserMannInK wrote: post #292

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This works for cleaning a lot of things. I regularly clean the coffee maker (a Bialetti espresso thing) by putting some powder detergent in the water compartment, then „make coffee“ without actual coffee and leave it in overnight. Neutralize with white vinegar (which has the added benefit of descaling) and rinse thoroughly. It‘s as new afterwards. And yes, it’s not good for your skin, so avoid immersing your hands in…

That seems a bit excessive, especially since the water compartment should typically only come into contact with water. The most critical part is the part you put the coffee in, which you can just put in the dishwasher every so often. Soaking the top compartment might make sense, you could use a dishwasher but I'd worry about the rubber seal.

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Re: I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]

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Post by eszed »

masklinn wrote: post #70
eszed wrote: post #32

I thought that the multi-solution pods - they're usually have differently-colored, for I presume marketing reasons - have pockets with different dissolve rates, so that the solutions are dispensed in sequence. I've not tested that, though.

Alec actually looked at that in a previous video of the dishwasher series. There is no "different dissolve rate" or "dispensed in sequence". https://youtu.be/Ll6-eGDpimU?t=718

Ha! They got me. Thank you.

Re: I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]

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Post by throwaway2037 »

benkaiser wrote: post #357
throwaway2037 wrote: post #123

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> Skincare & toothpaste products contain sodium laureth sulfate , which lathers well, but causes mouth sores and skin irritation. This is only true for sensitive individuals. Billions of people use these products every day and have no issues.

Counter-example... some people have no idea that SLS is causing these issues and just chalk it up to how things are. I recently switched to an SLS free toothpaste but it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it!

    > it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it
Oh, so you are one of those tin foil hat types that does not want fluoride in their toothpaste or drinking water? What the hell is it with fluoride and Internet randos? There is always one who pops into a discussion who has a hysterical story about why they avoid it. Repeating from my previous post, but this time about fluoride: >

Re: I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]

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Post by tharkun__ »

graemep wrote: post #304
magicalhippo wrote: post #277

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> But the whole thing is that if you follow some sequence of steps, powder will clean as well as or better than pods for a third the cost. YMMV. Based on the earlier videos, I did switch back to powder, and I did follow the steps of putting some powder in the main compartment for the pre-wash. And i did try several powders. Yet, none of the powders were anywhere near as good as the tablet we use. It also doesn't cont…

Powders should perform better for the reasons explained - that was the reason he prefers powder, not the cost. The problem is that the powder in the pods is better than the loose powder. The solution might be to put powder in the pre-wash tray and a pod in the dispenser. Or you could cut the pods and split the powder between the prewash and the dispenser.

Dunno what you have available, but since watching his video on powders I've always just broken off part of the powder pods we use.

We have the Finish tabs with the red ball in the middle (that's what our Costco carries, so that's what we use). I just break off on one side of the red ball and then crumble that up for the pre-wash. It usually breaks off super easily into three parts: The remaining tab with the red ball attached and two smaller pieces. If you rub the smaller pieces against each other, they break up super easily into powdered form. No cutting required.

Re: I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]

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Post by trenchpilgrim »

red-iron-pine wrote: post #362
hebelehubele wrote: post #325

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For long videos, I have a script that fetches the transcript using yt-dlp and pipes it to an LLM for keypoints. If the content sounds interesting, I watch it; if not, I save 45 minutes.

sweet jesus share that script. there are a lot of YT vids that can be summed up essentially in 2 sentences and I don't need to see 4 ads first. YT's actual AI summary is useless, arguably net negative

Kagi has this as a website https://kagi.com/summarizer and as a browser extension. Really handy for deciding if a long video is worth watching.

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Post by sgerenser »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #211
db48x wrote: post #61

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Watch the video; it makes a huge difference even though the hot water input is not as hot as the water can get when the dishwasher runs its heating element. Also the size of the heating element is irrelevant. What matters is the power dissipated. Most dishwashers in the US will use only about 900 watts of power even when plugged into a circuit that supports 1500 watts. In the EU they often hit 3000 watts. Even when j…

Modern dishwashers, especially in Europe, are using heat pumps as well. They don’t really benefit from the extra voltage and watts anymore.

I think you’re confused, heat pump dishwashers are extremely rare even in Europe, and basically unavailable in the U.S.

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Post by sgerenser »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #207
kiwijamo wrote: post #171

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The video explains that dishwashers sold in 110V countries often has a hot water connection as it's too slow heating water off a 110V/10A circuit so it is more efficent to utilise the hot water pipes. However we live in NZ, a 230V country so we get dishwashers that can heat water from cold fine off a 230V/10A circuit so no need for a hot water connection.

Modern heat pump dishwashers will heat water on 110V just fine, but you are looking at 3 hour wash/dry times anyways. My Bosch isn’t connected to hot water and even has a sanitize mode.

Bosch dishwashers have something they call a “heat pump” that is a water pump that also heats the water with resistance heat. It’s not any more efficient than the normal heating coils in every other dishwasher, and it isn’t a “heat pump” that uses a refrigeration cycle (as one would use to e.g. heat their house).

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Post by RandomBacon »

macinjosh wrote: post #363
RandomBacon wrote: post #314

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> chance There's always chances with everything in life. Perhaps teach/practice with your kids to be less clumsy - that will pay a lot more dividends than just using pods.

Spoken like someone who has never been around kids.

Spoken like someone who assumes incorrect things.

Re: I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

sgerenser wrote: post #446
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #211

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Modern dishwashers, especially in Europe, are using heat pumps as well. They don’t really benefit from the extra voltage and watts anymore.

I think you’re confused, heat pump dishwashers are extremely rare even in Europe, and basically unavailable in the U.S.

That’s not true at all. Bosch is mostly heat pumps, and they are a top consumer brand in both the USA and Europe.

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Post by tonymet »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #443
benkaiser wrote: post #357

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Counter-example... some people have no idea that SLS is causing these issues and just chalk it up to how things are. I recently switched to an SLS free toothpaste but it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it!

> it was really hard to track one down that still had flouride in it Oh, so you are one of those tin foil hat types that does not want fluoride in their toothpaste or drinking water? What the hell is it with fluoride and Internet randos? There is always one who pops into a discussion who has a hysterical story about why they avoid it. Repeating from my previous post, but this time about fluoride: >

you can't possibly look at chronic health over the past 30 years and conclude "no issues".
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