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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I’m pretty sure it just comes down to how it agitate the clothing. Delicate clothing, i.e. something that you may should wash by hand, but don’t feel like it, is going to be lightly agitated, i.e. either the agitator in the middle, or on the bottom of the drum is going to move very lightly back-and-forth or is not going to do as many cycles. Compared to sports clothing that may have grass and mud stains on them. You want more agitation so the agitator is going to spin faster and go back-and-forth in quicker motions. Newer washing machines that do not have a dedicated agitator that sticks up and down rely on agitation from the bottom of the drum as well as the sides and the other clothing that’s in the machine. There’s usually less water, so there is more friction and contact with the clothing
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