The dishwasher was designed to make all of our lives easier, but the reality is that it sometimes does the exact opposite. Dishes come out dirty or wet. The filter gets gunked up. The seals leak. It can all become a bit of a pain.

So there’s no shortage of people who claim to have the perfect dishwasher life hack on hand. Whether it’s a unique way of loading or letting people in on the secret to fitting more on that claustrophobic top rack, we’ve seen it all.

But not all of the tips are legit.

Life hackers are adamant that your dishwasher’s pod compartment is useless

An extremely common “hack” that has been going around for years claims that the little compartment door on your dishwasher that holds detergent, tabs, and pods is completely unnecessary.

They claim you’ll see better results and cleaner dishes by throwing the pod into the basin of the dishwasher before starting the cycle.

This hack is so common that even Renae DuHaime, a former appliance repair tech who knows quite a bit about dishwashers, believed it to be true.

Recently on Threads, DuHaime explained how a few years back she made a video urging people to try the “just toss it in” technique, and it went mega viral.........

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