But the pods have too much detergent. Since there is no detergent in the pre-wash, they put too much in the main wash.

I always break a corner off the pod and crumble it into the pre-wash partition since watching the video nerdponx in the sibling thread posted (found it through a different post maybe a half year or so ago also here on HN). I also do the hot-water priming when I remember to.

You can also get dissolvable tablets (basically powder stuck together).