Shoutout to the guy who swore by vinegar for cleaning dishwasher pumps, I thought it was a joke until my Milwaukee thermal camera showed the temp drop after a cycle.

I was sure a chemical cleaner was needed for scale, but after seeing the heat signature normalize on a Whirlpool unit that was tripping its thermal fuse, I'm debating if we overcomplicate simple fixes versus always reaching for the specialized products.

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claire_hayes351d agoTop Commenter

That bit about the forty page forum on carburetor jets is too real. We get so deep into the theory of a problem we forget the goal is just to make the thing work again. Sometimes the simple fix works because it's the one you'll actually do right now.

linda6581d ago

Debating if we overcomplicate simple fixes" is the story of my life. My dad still fixes his lawnmower with a bent paperclip and duct tape while I'm online reading 40 page forums about OEM carburetor jets. We probably spent more on that "specialized descaling gel" than the thermal camera cost. Next time my sink is slow I'm just pouring a soda in there.