Washing Heavy Bath Mats

You should never use heat when drying plastic or rubber backed bathmats because it can cause the backing to crack or even melt.

Washing heavy bath mats.

If you have two mats or rugs drop one towel in with them. Include other sturdy laundry items appropriate for washing in laundry detergent and chlorine bleach e g white towels should be added. Ask before washing as the rubber backing can come off and clog the pump of a front loader. Wash your bathroom rugs on the cold setting with a gentle laundry detergent.

A bath mat can be washed in a washing machine just as you would a load of clothes. There are particles stuck in the fibers which my regular vacuum doesn t seem to pull out and the middle has a brownish tint prbly from shoes. Place the rubber bath mat into the washing machine. Hang your mats outside to dry or tumble dry on the lowest setting.

How to wash bath mats. Dear katie my rug won t come out clean from laundry. We all know that family life means extra laundry loads and regular washing of bath mats can only add to this but washing bath maths in the washing machine can save time. To improve the cleaning process add laundry.

Take rubber backed rugs that are larger than a bath mat to a laundromat with high capacity machines. Simply grab your favourite detergent and follow these steps on how to wash bath mats. Unlike when washing shower curtains you don t want to use anything acidic or harsh when washing bath rugs or mats. Place mats in the washer taking care not to overload your machine.