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Use Cottons or Heavy Duty, the highest spin your machine offers, and about half the detergent you would normally reach

A washer steam cycle injects hot vapor into the drum to add heat and moisture beyond what the wash water

Normal vs heavy duty vs quick wash comes down to agitation intensity and duration, not cleaning power. None of them

Yes. For everyday clothing, in a machine that isn’t overloaded, with a detergent dosed correctly, cold water cleans as well

The number on the display is an estimate, and when it goes up the machine is correcting that estimate rather

Press and hold the two designated lock buttons together for a few seconds. The pair varies by model and is

How full should a washing machine be? About two-thirds — and check it with your palm rather than your judgment:

For most loads, the cycle your machine already defaults to is the correct one. The chart on this page is

Nearly every symbol on a washing machine panel belongs to one of four groups — cycle, temperature, spin, or status

A tub clean cycle is maintenance for the parts of the washer you cannot see, and it is the only

Load sensing is your washing machine weighing the laundry before it decides anything else, and it happens before a single

White residue on clothes is almost never a machine fault. In practice it comes down to one of two things: