Washing machine

A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, or washer) is a machine used to wash laundry, such as clothing and sheets. The term is mostly applied to machines that use water as opposed to dry cleaning (which uses alternative cleaning fluids, and is performed by specialist businesses) or ultrasonic cleaners.

Washing by hand

Laundering by hand involves soaking, beating, scrubbing, and rinsing dirty textiles. Before indoor plumbing, the housewife also had to carry all the water used for washing, boiling, and rinsing the laundry; according to an 1886 calculation, women fetched water eight to ten times every day from a pump, well, or spring. Water for the laundry would be hand carried, heated on a fire for washing, then poured into the tub. That made the warm soapy water precious; it would be reused, first to wash the least soiled clothing, then to wash progressively dirtier laundry.

Removal of soap and water from the clothing after washing was originally a separate process. First, soap would be rinsed out with clear water. After rinsing, the soaking wet clothing would be formed into a roll and twisted by hand to extract water. The entire process often occupied an entire day of hard work, plus drying and ironing.

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My Favorite Pairs of Jeans Are Made for Teens

New York Magazine 27 Mar 2025
I have a monthly dry-cleaning budget for my clothes that need babying, so it’s a welcome relief to be able to toss these into the washer and dryer without sparing a second thought.
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Efficiency incentives offered to Vermonters

Addison County Independent 27 Mar 2025
Up to $24,500 back for weatherization (and for repairs needed to weatherize) ... Get up to $400 off a heat pump clothes dryer, $400 off a washer/heat pump dryer combo unit, $25 off a dehumidifier, or $100 off a “Most Efficient” window AC unit ... ....
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Expert reveals common laundry mistake you’re making that makes cycle feel like it takes forever

New York Post 26 Mar 2025
Palmer-Smith explained that putting too much laundry detergent into your machine ends up making your washer run longer to make sure clothes are clean, ... The appliance expert explained that washers should not be filled to their maximum capacity.
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Upgrade Home with Phoenix Home Remodeling’s Innovative Laundry Room Designs

GetNews 25 Mar 2025
While it's usually a place for washing clothes, folding laundry, and handling household chores, it can be so much more ... They understand that you may need more than just space for a washer and dryer.
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‘It’ll save your clothes’: Laundry expert warns against washing clothes with hot water. Then she ...

The Daily Dot 23 Mar 2025
But do you actually need to crank up the temperature to clean your clothes? A laundry expert explains ... Why shouldn't you use hot water to wash clothes?. Pateras points out that 90% of the energy a washer uses comes from heating water.
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LG’s smart washer & dryer solved my problems. But now I’m trapped

PC World 23 Mar 2025
When our clothes dryer recently failed for the second time in less than three years, my wife and I decided to replace it ... My old washer and dryer weren’t in this bad of shape, but they weren’t far off.
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Andrea Borsvold: Spring cleaning on the homestead

Grand Forks Herald 22 Mar 2025
... dry on the line outside, wiping down the kitchen cupboards with a special wood cleaner, scrubbing the kitchen and entry floors, and handwashing the insides of both my dishwasher and clothes washer.
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LG’s smart washer & dryer solved my headaches. But now I’m trapped

PC World 18 Mar 2025
When our clothes dryer recently failed for the second time in less than three years, my wife and I decided to replace it ... My old washer and dryer weren’t in this bad of shape, but they weren’t far off.
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Engadget 14 Mar 2025
Disassemble, scrub, reassemble ... You can use shop towels if you want to recycle or paper towels if not, but just know whatever you choose will be covered in nasty black grime so you won’t want to just toss them in the clothes washer when you’re done.
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Northwest Colorado residents make transition to new work after coal industry careers

Craig Daily Press 13 Mar 2025
Coal mines are slowing down extremely,” said 44-year-old Malvitz ... The couple has raised three children ... The couple will be selling, delivering and installing clothes washers, dryers, refrigerators, dishwashers and ovens ... Navy.
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‘Well worth every penny spent’: Customer says you should go with Speed Queen washer and ...

The Daily Dot 12 Mar 2025
Are you choosing a washer-dryer combo for your utility room? Do you select Speed Queen versus Samsung? When it comes to reliability, this popular vlogger says to choose American ... Peffer endorsed others switching to Speed Queen washers, too.
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Learning about life as it was on the farm

The Hawk Eye 12 Mar 2025
I remembered what clothing each button came from ... I explained the worn out clothes were cut up for quilts or to clip onto the old floor mop ... We grabbed our school clothes and ran downstairs to dress as close to the stove as possible.
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Red ice, broken eggs and moldy bread: Abilene's weekly restaurant inspections

Abilene Reporter News 12 Mar 2025
Multiple wiping cloths were on a food prep table instead of in sanitizer solution.A male employee was using a wiping cloth and hand drying clean utensils as they came out of the dish washer and not ...
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EJK victim’s mom-in-law hopes Duterte dies and rots in jail

The Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Mar 2025
Eunila used to work as a clothes washer and could no longer hold jobs since […]... .
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