A complete guide to the meanings of words on the machine.Washing Machine
The washing machine is one of the most essential household appliances, and for many of us, life without it would be almost impossible. Washing machines come in various sizes and types, but they all have English words written on them, which are mostly the same across different models. Knowing their meanings will make using your washing machine much easier. If you’ve recently purchased a fully automatic washing machine, be sure to read this section fromSelMagz.
Meaning and explanation of the words on the washing machine
All the meanings listed below are commonly found on nearly all washing machines:
- Hand wash: Hand wash for delicate clothing
- Quick 30: Quick wash in 30 minutes
- Rinse + Spin: Rinsing and drying
- Drain: Just drain
- Pre Wash: Initial wash for soaking clothes
- Rinse +: Extra rinse
- Rinse ++: Double rinse
- No spin: No drying
- Wash + Dry: Wash and dry
- Dry Only: Dry only
- Alergy Care: Allergy-free wash
- Silent Wash: Silent wash
- Intensive: Intensive wash for soiled clothes
- Time Delay: Delay in starting the machine
- Intensive: Intensive wash for dirty clothes
- Spin: Drying, dryer
- Rinse hold: Pause during rinsing until user selection
- Medic rinse: For better rinsing
- Bio care: Wash for stained clothes
- Temp: Change temperature
- Wash + Dry: Wash and dry
- Dry: 100% drying
- Steam wear: Steam wash
- Cupboard dry: Drying cotton and linen fabrics
- Iron Dry: Cotton fabric ready for ironing
- Low temp: Suitable for clothes that don’t need ironing
- Eco dry: Economic drying
- Fading clothes: Color fading
- Refresh: Steam wash for just 3 clothing items
- Soak: Extra time for dirtier clothing – soaking clothes
- Time Save: Saving time
- Easy Care: Wrinkle-free for easy ironing
- Black Care: For black clothing
- Blanket: Washing for blankets or heavy fabrics
- Favorit: Programmable for customer’s preferred use
- Mix: Mixed laundry
- Boiling care: High temperature wash for sick clothes
- Bed cover: Washing bed covers and large items
- Cotton: Cotton clothing
- Cotton eco: Cotton clothing with energy savings
- Synthetic: Regular (synthetic) clothing
- Delicate: Silk and delicate clothing
- Wool: Wool and cotton clothing
- Crease Care: Anti-wrinkle for easy ironing
- Duvet: Velvet clothing
- Skin Care: Clothing that directly contacts the skin
- Bulky: Washing large items
- Dark wash: Dark clothing
- Sports wear: Sports clothing
Note
On some washing machines, the timer has numbers or letters in English, along with shapes and symbols, usually explained in the machine’s detergent drawer.
