# Washing bath mats

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-bath-mats/832802>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 20, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-bath-mats/832802 "2019-04-20T05:51:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![sara20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-bath-mats/832802/1 "2019-04-20T05:51:11Z")

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Does anyone know if you wash a rubber backed carpet bath mat in a top loading washer if it will float?

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washing-bath-mats/832802/2 "2019-04-20T12:30:44Z")

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In my experience, once the fabric gets wet, it’s weighed down enough to agitate underwater, especially if it’s not being washed alone.