Inspired by another washing machine post.
I’ve often wondered what the difference is between the washing programs like delicate, lightly dirty, sports clothes, shirts and what not.
I mean, no matter how smart a washing machine is, the only movement i’ve seen one do is spin. Is spinning so important or am i missing something?
What does it do differently?
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There is a few settings that can be changed using these presets. Firstly there are different water temperatures, higher temperatures dissolves more dirt and faster but takes more energy and can end up damaging the clothes. It also tumbles the clothes during the wash which also helps clean them but can damage them, for example by creating creases in shirts. There are also rinse cycles at the start to get rid of most of the lose dirt. Most washing machines can also use two different types of soaps. And then of course you have the spin cycle at the end.
I do not know what exactly all the different presets does. But for example sports clothes and some t-shirts use a lot of plastic which start softening up and loosen when exposed to heat. So you can not tumble them while hot. Wool is famously shrunken by hot water but even heavy tumbling can damage it.
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