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Re:I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it... by vel0city on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @10:33PM (#45831073)
I had that on a GE Profile from I think 1999 if I remember right. It was pretty nice. I think it's still a feature on some of them.

That dishwasher was great and lasted over 20 years. The previous owners had definitely abused it and never cleaned it. I repaired it and had about the best dishwasher for a few more years. Eventually the main logic board went out (can't blame it too much, had electrical issues that killed a few things) and a replacement board was going to cost a few hundred dollars in parts even from questionable third party sellers. Seemed to be a good bit to sink on what was a highly abused >20 year old washing machine at the time.

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Re:I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it... by teepo on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @10:57PM (#45831255)
as someone who's gone down the rabbit hole of dishwasher home repair, I've created more problems than I've solved. I agree that maintenance is important, but when you get into replacing the seals and gaskets that can result in water flooding into your kitchen, i decided recently to draw a line. I'm now the proud owner of some fancy leak detection / moisture detection IOS products as a result. (and yes I'm aware there are better, low tech solutions like the "frog" on the market, but I chose to torture myself instead)
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Re:I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it... by edoceo on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:01AM (#45831964)
Put a drop of food colour on a paper towel. Let dry. Then leave that where drips might happen. The colour will run. I leave it for a few days after every plumbing repair.
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Re:I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it... by hyperdimension on Thursday November 06, 2025 @09:39AM (#45835750)
Funny, I use toilet paper and check if it gets wrinkled, but I like your method better.
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Re:I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it... by inferiorhuman on Thursday November 06, 2025 @06:33AM (#45834097)
Yeesh I'm starting to sound like a Bosch shill but they've had leak detection in all but their bottom rung dishwashers for a few generations. The current ones will actively pump the water out when a leak is detected.
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