18 Facts About Washing machines

Washing machines machine is a home appliance used to wash laundry.

Electric washing machines were advertised and discussed in newspapers as early as 1904.

Many of these Washing machines featured a power wringer, although built-in spin dryers were not uncommon.

Early automatic washing machines were usually connected to a water supply via temporary slip-on connectors to sink taps.

Many of the early automatic Washing machines had coin-in-the-slot facilities and were installed in the basement laundry rooms of apartment houses.

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Many took the opportunity to develop automatic Washing machines, realizing that these represented the future for the industry.

Several manufacturers produced semi-automatic Washing machines, requiring the user to intervene at one or two points in the wash cycle.

Since their introduction, automatic washing machines have relied on electromechanical timers to sequence the washing and extraction process.

Some Washing machines had the ability to pump used wash water into a separate tub for temporary storage, and to later pump it back for re-use.

Automatic washing machines did not become dominant in the UK until well into the 1970s and by then were almost exclusively of the front-loader design.

Since the 2010s, some Washing machines have touchscreen displays, full-color or color displays, or touch-sensitive control panels.

However, neither of the ContraRotator Washing machines are now in production as they were too expensive to manufacture.

Hoovermatic Washing machines were made mostly in twin-tub format for the European market until the early 1990s.

In principle, these Washing machines are convenient for overnight cleaning, but the effective capacity for cleaning larger batches of laundry is drastically reduced.

Over time Washing machines became more and more automated, first with very complex electromechanical controllers, then fully electronic controllers; users put clothes into the machine, select a suitable program via a switch, start the machine, and come back to remove clean and slightly damp clothes at the end of the cycle.

Many front-loading Washing machines have internal electrical heating elements to heat the wash water, to near boiling if desired.

Many Washing machines are cold-fill, connected to cold water only, which they heat to operating temperature.

Washing machines perform several rinses after the main wash to remove most of the detergent.