Horrifying reason mum’s dishwasher stopped working

The shocking moment a woman and her boyfriend discovered why her mum’s dishwasher stopped working has gone viral on TikTok.

A woman shared the horrifying reason her mum’s dishwasher stopped working and people say they’d move out if it happened to them.

The US woman, who goes by the name of Trinity Kirkland on TikTok, shared a video with her followers depicting the moment her boyfriend discovered why her mum’s dishwasher wasn’t working.

In the clip, the back of the dishwasher is peeled away and immediately Trinity and her boyfriend notice a rat sitting inside the appliance, The Sun reports.

Trinity shared the horrifying video on TikTok. Picture: trinitykirkland/TikTok

As they pull the back of the machine further out, they spot three more rats running around inside the dishwasher.

The clip racked up 2.8 million views and commenters were absolutely horrified by the footage.

“Nope. Throw the whole house away”, advised one viewer, while another agreed: “I would actually drop dead right then and there if I saw this.”

One rat was visible as soon as they pulled away the back of the machine. Picture: trinitykirkland/TikTok

If you look closely in the clip, you can see at least three more rats scampering around. Picture: trinitykirkland/TikTok

A third simply said: “I have never wanted to puke or cry more.”

Many viewers couldn’t believe it was possible for rats to survive inside a dishwasher.

“What?!?! How’d they get there?!?!”, asked one commenter, and a second said: “How has this happened? Now I’m a nervous wreck.”

Some commenters saw the funny side of the situation.

One viewer joked: “Wait you guys didn’t know that the way dishwashers work is the rats come and eat the food off the dishes and then clean them?”

“It looks like they’re mechanics!”, added another.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission