People are only just realizing what the little door in your washing machine is for – and you might find treasures
THE SELF-STYLED queen of hacks has revealed what lies beyond the little door in your washing machine.
It might surprise people to learn that they could even find some treasures there.
Brittany Vasseur (@brittany.vasseur) is “the hack queen.”
She has made it her mission to share life’s little, but useful, hacks with her audience.
This lady is doing something right because her TikTok following is a healthy one with over 95,000 followers and another 711,000 likes.
In this post, she shared a washing machine mystery.
“Have you ever wondered what this little door on your washing machine is for?” she asked.
The tiny entrance lies underneath the machine door but there were no indications of what it might be.
The computer-generated voice-over attempted a joke: “It’s a portal to another dimension,” it said.
The real reason behind it was a far more practical one.
“It’s a drain trap and you need to clean it,” she said and then instructed just what to do. First of all, open the little door.
Then, “Pull out the tube and remove the plug. Wow, so much water,” she said as a surprising amount of liquid poured out.
But watch out, “there are some nasty bits in there.”
Finally, the treasure quest was nearly at an end. “Now for the fun part,” she said.
“Unscrew the filter and find treasures.”
Treasures found in the past include coins, hair clips, and little plastic toys.
Before returning the filter, she instructed it should be cleaned.
“All clean now,” she said, rounding off her post.
One commenter was grateful for the heads-up.
“I guess I will see my treasures tomorrow. Thank you,” they said.
Another concluded the post with her own tip.
“The tube can be pulled down more so you can put it closer to the drain bowl.”