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SheltieLover

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29. Maybe try a non pod dishwasher detergent?

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #20)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:01 AM

3 hrs ago

Pls let us know what you determine to be the cause.

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Does anybody know what these 4 mysterious objects found in my dishwasher are? [View all] CTyankee 16 hrs ago OP

Melted pods? SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #1

Do these pods bloom when they melt? I'm confused... CTyankee 15 hrs ago #5

No idea. I don't use them. SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #6

How large are they? herding cats 15 hrs ago #12

They're big. Maybe 3+ inches. CTyankee 15 hrs ago #16

3" is way too big to be a dishwasher pod. herding cats 15 hrs ago #19

the pod is small. 3# inches is the size of what I unload from my dishwasher! And it's always just ONE! CTyankee 14 hrs ago #20

I think that sounds like a brilliant plan! herding cats 14 hrs ago #21

Maybe try a non pod dishwasher detergent? SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #29

Take-out condiment containers? lpbk2713 16 hrs ago #2

No. We don't usually eat take-out meals and these occur every single time we run the dishwasher. CTyankee 15 hrs ago #9

Trump's condoms? Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #3

those are too big rampartd 15 hrs ago #7

Yeah, boiii!!! JoseBalow 12 hrs ago #23

dishwasher rack roller wheels bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #4

Melted pudding cups The Blue Flower 15 hrs ago #8

We wouldn't put those in the dishwasher. CTyankee 15 hrs ago #10

Did you put any plastic bottles in the dishwasher? LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #11

I don't think so but I will check that out. Thanks for the suggestion! CTyankee 15 hrs ago #13

The bottoms of plastic bottles would melt into that shape. Good luck! LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #14

Did you maybe put some stretchy covers in the dishwasher which shrank a lot? herding cats 15 hrs ago #15

... 2naSalit 15 hrs ago #17

You know, it feels like that sometimes. I just open the dishwasher to unload it and there one is, on the top shelf of CTyankee 15 hrs ago #18

Maybe one time write down everything you put in the dish washer... 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #22

They remind me of pudding cups. Do you have any plastic containers that size? HeartsCanHope 11 hrs ago #24

they look like protective covers that might be on the bases of something Kali 10 hrs ago #25

Have you run the dishwasher with nothing in it? johnp3907 10 hrs ago #26

Looks like four feet that were attached to the bottom of a cutting board, jgo 10 hrs ago #27

What kind of dishwasher is it. Brand and model. Approximate age too please. bottomofthehill 8 hrs ago #28

Frigidaire. Probably new but I don't know for sure. And only one of these things appear at a time. CTyankee 2 hrs ago #32

Beats me, but I love your beautiful counter top. Emile 3 hrs ago #30

Thanks but I am in an apartment in a retirement facility run by Masonicare. So the counter top is probably not genuine CTyankee 2 hrs ago #31

Alien species are reproducing every time you run the dishwasher. milestogo 1 hr ago #33

Excellent guess! CTyankee 34 min ago #34