If you are like me and have a top loading washing machine and do a lot of laundry, you very often look down to see this brown scum that has built up on the agitator. I know a lot of people use bleach and brushes, but there is a super easy solution to clean your washing machine in less than 5 minutes!
This brown scum you are seeing is soap scum from your detergent. It’s just like the soap scum you clean out of your shower.
To clean this soap scum off of your washing machine agitator, first empty all your clothes out of your machine. Then grab one of these magic little gems from Mr. Clean called a magic eraser. They cost about $3.50 for a four count box.
Wet the magic eraser and rub the agitator, you don’t need to use a lot of pressure believe it or not.
See how the soap scum starts to just come right off with the magic eraser?
Make sure you don’t forget to clean the bottom of the agitator blades as well. When you are done just turn on the water to rinse and put in your next load of clothes!
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Thanks for the tips! I’ve seen similar stains in my washing machine. Being able to clean those stains away in less than five minutes would be great so that I can get on with finishing my laundry. I didn’t know that those stains are actually soap scum from my detergent. Using a scrubber seems like a great way to get rid of that mildew. Do you have any tips for preventing it from staining my washer? I would like to be able to wash my clothes using detergent without mildew growing on my washing machine.
Do you have a top loader or front loader, Deanna? If it starts to smell like mildew and is a top loader I usually do an empty load with 1 cup of Clorox and 1 cup of vinegar and that takes care of the problem. Anytime you leave clothes in the washer too long just rewash with soap and a cup of vinegar and it will take the smell right out of your clothes.
Thanks for the great and useful tips ever, Kelly.