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Whether you cook for a large dinner, meal preparation or cooking from zero, the dirty dishes The accumulation in your sink can start to look like a JENGA strategic game. Fortunately, the dishwasher pods made faster and easier than ever to get episodes of dishes and extent-simply load the dishwasher, throw it away and press Start! Although the pods are super practical, an owner warns that the use of the bad type of pod could cause serious damage to the kitchen pipes and, therefore, a heavy plumbing bill.

In relation: The plumber shares the "worst drain blockers" who destroy your pipes in a new video .

A tiktker named Jill (@gracefulgrit) urges the followers to pass dry detergent pods with liquid detergent after his kitchen sink was blocked due to remains of non -dissolved soap. In A new video , Jill revealed that her plumber had to use "a special machine" to solve the problem, and now she transmits her expert advice.

"PSA to all those who use crawl dishwasher pods," started its video, which has raised 520,000 views. "My kitchen sink saved this week."

Like anyone, Jill turned to the Internet to get help, but unfortunately, no hacks of DIY could unclog his pipes. Visit a plumber and "a few hundred dollars" later, Jen once again had a functional kitchen sink and a new disdain for powdered detergent.

According to the plumber, the sink failed to flow because it was recruited in soap -shaped concrete. "He said that this thing was starting to accumulate on the edges of your pipes as are cholesterol in your arteries," said Jill.

"When activated with water, it is stuck on the sides of the pipe and creates this concrete barrier. Then it must be scratched with a special machine," she continued.

Jill said the plumber admitted that "he receives calls like that all the time".

So how do you prevent it from reproducing? "He recommended switching to the detergent with liquid dishes or liquid pods," said Jill. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

More than 1,200 people responded to Jill's video, many of whom said they had experienced similar kitchen sink disasters due to electric pods.

"My plumber says only liquid only too!" shared one user, while another added: "I went to Liquid 4 years ago BC of that."

"My husband never let me use them because they don't dissolve completely. I guess he was right," reads a comment.

Meanwhile, several users have argued that they have been using powdered dish soap for years without problems. One of the reasons could be due to the amount of minerals in the water. For example, Ron Shimek , the president of Mr. Appliance, said Martha Stewart The magazine that powder soaps get better results with hard water. In addition, dry pods do not dissolve completely in cold water, so if your dishwasher uses cold and soft water, it could be the culprit.

Consumer reports expert Larry Cufo Also noted that dishwasher pods need longer washing cycles to dissolve all along. Short cycles can contribute to congestioned pipes and leave your dishes that are only partially cleaned.