Washing machines used to agitate back and forth. Now they agitate only in one direction. Is someone able to explain why? I posted this in what I considered relevant forums and they told me it was too simplistic for them to bother with. So, I’m trying here.
edit: I don’t have a front load washer, mine is top load. And it only agitates in one direction. I do appreciate your answers and they make sense to me. But I still don’t get why a top load washer would do the same thing. (It is high efficiency, it’s just not front load. I’m not fond of those.) And I put Engineering because it’s the only flair that seemed to fit.
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Think about the way a front-loader works. Imagine a shirt laying against the bottom of the tub. As it rotates, it will eventually fall to the bottom, but the side that was originally against the outside is now on top. Next, imagine the chaos that a bunch of clothing causes as it falls – some fall soon, others later. Pure randomness. Lots of interference, and almost no water or soap. Much more efficient.
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