"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." If you've ever faced the tragedy of pulling your favorite jeans out of the washer to find them ...

From hats and hair ties to bath mats and backpacks, your washing machine can clean a lot more than just clothes.

It can be easy to overlook cleaning the things we use to clean other things, but major appliances like washing machines and dryers do need to be cleaned and properly maintained to optimize performance ...