"driving my family crazy", LOL. They'll enjoy your hobby this winter! What matters is that the vinegar is 5% acidity. Which kind, distilled or cider, is totally up to you. Some prefer white vinegar for light pickles and relishes to maintain the brightest color. It also has a sharper flavor. Old-time farm cooks often chose apple cider vinegar, even if it did darken the product, because it has a softer, sweeter finish on the palate. So it's totally a matter of individual preference. You could always divide a batch and try some of each. (Just be careful about measurement if it's salsa you're dividing.) Carol

Don't dilute it. Vinegar will kill annual weeds and make it easier to out compete perennials like dandelion. Weed Hounds are the dandelion's natural predator.

Info I found using Google says white vinegar is used to clean stainless steel. Vinegar will prevent scum and calcium deposits. I personally have used white vinegar in my porcelain interior dishwasher for many years with no problems. I also use white vinegar in agitator type older washing machine for years and the interior is free of soap scum in and around the agitator, clean, clean.

Out of curiosity I decided to look up the MSDS for Finish rinse aid. I thought I remembered it to be pretty benign especially since such little amounts are used in the final rinse water. Just a few cc's in a couple gallons of water that is used to break the surface tension of the water. MSDS Component analysis - Oral LD50 Ingredient(s) Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated propoxylated LD50 1200 mg/kg rat Citric acid 5040 mg/kg mouse; 3000 mg/kg rat Sodium cumenesulfonate 7000 mg/kg rat Effects of acute exposure Eye - None expected during normal conditions of use. May cause eye irritation upon direct contact with the eyes. Skin - None expected during normal conditions of use. Not expected to be a skin sensitizer. Inhalation - None expected during normal conditions of use. Ingestion - Health injuries are not known or expected under normal use. Sensitisation - The finished product is not expected to have chronic health effects. Chronic effects - The finished product is not expected to have chronic health effects. Carcinogenicity - The finished product is not expected to have chronic health effects. Mutagenicity-The finished product is not expected to have chronic health effects. Reproductive effects - The finished product is not expected to have chronic health effects. Teratogenicity - The finished product is not expected to have chronic health effects. Synergistic - Materials Not available