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--- cleanit:reddit-non-reddit-links [2026/10/08 15:14] – [- Scrud: The Dirtiest Word In Laundry] greatwhitebuffalo41
+++ cleanit:reddit-non-reddit-links [2026/10/08 15:17] (current) – [- Scrud: The Dirtiest Word In Laundry] greatwhitebuffalo41
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   * **//<Image of a top load washer full of water with floating brown slime>//** with text: Scrud in rinse water [[https://preview.redd.it/scrud-the-dirtiest-word-in-laundry-v0-siijsxio75wf1.jpg?width=1068&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ee9b9b41147f7565d93a0a1dca65255507f3b98|Reddit Image Link]]
   * **//<Image of a chunks of black and brown hard scrud>//** with text: Particularly appaling scrud from abused machine [[https://preview.redd.it/scrud-the-dirtiest-word-in-laundry-v0-sv040zio75wf1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0a3aaae9a5ec77b0aed4f1bb86d03108c92a72a4|Reddit Image Link]] (trigger warning)
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-Or around things like the tumble vanes:**
+**Or around things like the tumble vanes:**
   * **//<Image of inside of top load washer with black chunky slime>//** with text: Scrud in tub [[https://preview.redd.it/scrud-the-dirtiest-word-in-laundry-v0-4lcvyf4q75wf1.jpg?width=867&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=058d05e66de8ad0a6b3a06bb204256eded5c81b3|Reddit Image Link]] (trigger warning)
   * **//<Image of the back side of a top load washer's impeller>//** with text: Scrud behind impeller [[https://preview.redd.it/scrud-the-dirtiest-word-in-laundry-v0-hpioil5q75wf1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f29273ee31413aa35d125c5c58ae3798494a651f|Reddit Image Link]] (trigger warning)
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   * Avoid soapy products and ingredients - anything with cocoate/oleate/palmate/sunflowerate ingredients = bad news if you have water prone to Scrud formation.  Same with liquid castile soaps.  This rule especially pertains to homemade “detergent” hacks that use hard soaps like Fels-Naptha, Zote or Ivory - these are fine as spot treaters, but don’t rinse away in automatic laundry machines.
   * Don’t use liquid fabric softener you can’t see through or scent beads that promise to soften
-  * Consider a citric acid rinse product as discussed at [[r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/|https://www.reddit.com/r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r//]] - these work to remove the minerals that are required for Scrud formation and help rinse away excess detergent.  They also make your laundry feel and smell great.
+  * Consider a citric acid rinse product as discussed at [[https://www.reddit.com/r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r//|r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/]] - these work to remove the minerals that are required for Scrud formation and help rinse away excess detergent.  They also make your laundry feel and smell great.
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 Starting from a new or cleaned machine, you should run a citric acid cleaning cycle somewhere between every 30-75 cycles, depending on your water hardness (harder, towards the more frequent softer to the less-frequent)
-There's more information about sourcing citric acid and discussion of the various price and purity options at r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/
+There's more information about sourcing citric acid and discussion of the various price and purity options at r/laundry/comments/1nhdr0r/.
+**Editors Note:** See your washing machine manual for machine maintenance, how to clean your machine, if you have a filter that needs to be cleaned, and what type of product to use to best clean your machine.
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