Hand wash in an automatic washing machine: What is it? Myths and reality +Video

Years ago, women had to do their laundry by hand, without handy automated tools. Today, progress has stepped far forward, greatly facilitating the washing procedure. However, hand washing has retained its relevance in our days. Often on clothing labels you can find the sign “hand wash”, which means that in this case, washing should be gentle, delicate and without aggressive detergents. The question involuntarily arises, what is this mode used for?

Such washing is used in relation to clothes made of natural wool, viscose, cashmere, fabrics trimmed with lace, beads, ruffles, rhinestones and similar decorations.

Delicate hand wash should be used when washing items with special cuts.

For example, pleated, trousers with arrows. These materials, with improper care, may lose their original appearance, or even deteriorate. Most housewives, with the presence of such an icon on their clothes, begin to wash clothes with their hands and in cold water.But this is not worth doing, since modern automatic washing machines have the appropriate functions and programs and do an excellent job of “hand washing” themselves. Stains on colored linen and the above items should be removed with special non-aggressive stain removers that gently affect the structure of the fibers and color.

Mode features: Let's take a look in detail, what is the "hand wash" program in a washing machine? Do not take the "hand wash" icon in the literal sense. An automatic washing machine draws significantly more water into the drum when the appropriate program is selected. This means that the friction force between the fabrics is minimal, washing powder and conditioner are rinsed better.

Also, the following parameters are responsible for careful attitude to tissues:

• - temperature - no more than 30 degrees, which prolongs the service life of colored and thin fabrics;
• - smooth movement of the drum - during operation, smooth movements of the drum from side to side occur, which prevents stretching of things;
• – minimum drum rotation speed;
• - spin mode - it is weak at minimum speed or completely absent.

Particular attention should be paid to the fact that in washing machines of various manufacturers, the “hand wash” program is indicated differently.

If the “Hand Wash” function is not registered in the model of the washing machine, this does not mean that it is not there at all. So, German brands use the following designations: Handwäsche, Feinwäsche. For example, in a washing machine, Bosch uses a well-known symbol - a basin with a palm. Cycle duration - 40 minutes, operating temperature - 30 degrees.

In Hansa washing machines, the manual cycle is called the hand wash. So, how long does a hand wash take? Washing time is approximately 1.5 hours at a temperature of 30 degrees. The Siemens brand has a Russified menu and three delicate modes - “female”, “wool”, “thin underwear”.

Washing temperature - up to 40 degrees, spinning - 800 revolutions, sifting time - 45 minutes. In many models of washing machines, the program execution speed depends on factors: model, mains voltage, load level (no more than ½ of the recommended one), temperature conditions, additional soaking, additional rinsing, etc.

If you have difficulty finding the “hand wash” mode, then you should not be upset. It is necessary to manually set the smallest spin speed and the minimum temperature for heating water.

Useful tips: In order for things to always look clean and please the eye for a long time, you should listen to a few tips:

• - in case of strong and persistent pollution, it is not necessary to use the "hand wash" mode, the thing may not be tritely washed off;
• - not the last place is occupied by the washing powder you use. It must certainly be “automatic”, that is, it must contain a defoamer, and also contain substances and additives that protect the color and structure of the fabric;
• - sometimes it is worth using alternative, more effective options;
  
• – for best results, existing stains should be pre-treated with soap or pre-soak;
• - after soaking, you need to make sure that the thing is ready for washing (the stains have moved away or disappeared);
• - before washing, clothes should be sorted: by color and composition;
• – delicate items are strictly forbidden to dry in washing machines, in order to avoid shrinkage or deformation;
• - wring out the thing by hand and dry it in the open air, preferably in a straightened form;
• - you need to remember that a thin thing can break at any time, so it is advisable to use special laundry bags for delicate fabrics.

To summarize: What does the “hand wash” mode mean?

Manual machine washing is a full-fledged automated replacement for hard domestic work, which modern housewives sometimes have to do when it comes to cleaning delicate fabrics. If you use the washing machine correctly, you can permanently get rid of the basin with foaming powder for hand washing and household gloves.