Can you identify this? Sparkling grey dust found in kitchen.

[Leon JT]

6 months ago I pulled out the washing machine and found this (see images) it’s a shiny, sparkling sort of grey dust. I have absolutely no idea what it is but I want to know what’s causing it. Then today, we are replacing the washing machine and it’s back just like in the images. Despite being fully cleaned 6 months ago.
Any help in identifying this bizarre dust/deposit would be greatly appreciated, I just want to rule out that it isn’t dangerous.

 

[RandomGrinch]

Graphite from washing machine motor brushes?

 

[Leon JT]

Graphite from washing machine motor brushes?

That is a very likely answer, I didn’t think of that as I’ve never seen it before. We’re just replacing the machine with a direct drive so I guess we can confirm this in a few months!

Thank you very much!

 

[333rocky333]

Seems a lot for the brushes and I believe newer machines may not even have brushes
Maybe the Belt on its way out

 

[Notch7]

Is that a dead mouse?

 

[Leon JT]

Is that a dead mouse?

Haha! It certainly looks like, but no it’s just some dust I was mid way through cleaning when taking the pics lol

it’s crazy how dirty it gets back there, especially as it was done 6 months ago

 

[danechip]

Maybe the Belt on its way out

Thats it!!. Mrs washing everything 3 times a a day.

I think it will break so she can service her problem...

The belt will out of soon. Good kook!!

 

[Mottie]

Have you had a drink?

 

[Trazor]

In the middle picture, Banksy has drawn a mouse coming out the wall.

 

[Burnerman]

That’s one hell of a volume of dust to come from a belt.....when the machine vobrates on spin or whatever, is it shaking something out of the wall?
Soot from a boarded up chimney back, for example?
John

 

[Mottie]

Cockroach faeces.

 

[mattylad]

Pixie dust..