What does Intensive Wash mean?

Some housewives, especially women of old age, scold automatic washing machines for allegedly not washing clothes well enough. However, in fact, it turns out that they simply do not know how to deal with their "home assistant". Judge for yourself, it is impossible to achieve a positive washing result in all cases, if you use only a quick wash program or the like. Sometimes you will have to start the intensive wash mode, which we will talk about as thoroughly as possible today.

Program Features

Intensive washing is considered by washing machine manufacturers as an exceptional measure designed to save very dirty laundry. It is assumed that the owner of the washing machine will use this mode very rarely, only when it is necessary to wash cotton, linen or synthetic products with persistent, old spots.

The intensive washing mode involves the execution of the program for a long time, from 2 to 4 hours, depending on the make and model of the washing machine. During this time, the machine spends an average of three times more water and electricity than if you were washing in the quick wash mode. Intensive mode is a real test drive of both your washing machine and laundry, because for 4 hours things spin in the drum, subject to serious mechanical stress and high temperatures.

Intensive washing takes place in boiling water, as the water is heated to a temperature of 90-95⁰WITH.

To wash in intensive mode as efficiently as possible, it is necessary that the washing drum is filled at least 1/4 and at most 2/3. You should not leave the drum almost empty or load it to the maximum. It has been proven that washing in a jammed drum is 25% less effective. How is the intensive washing program implemented in general? What stages does it consist of?

1. It all starts with pre-soaking, which can last 15-20 minutes.
2. Then slow wash for about 20-30 minutes.
3. Then wash with intensive rotation of the drum for 30 minutes.
4. Then again, a slow wash for about 30 minutes.
5. After intensive rinsing and in the final spin.

The time indicated is very approximate, because, as we have already noted, this program is implemented on different washers in different ways. It should be noted that before starting the intensive mode, you need to load the powder in the compartment for the main wash and in the compartment for prewash. The powder should be at least 2 times larger than what you pour for quick washing.

When can I use it?

Frequent use of the intensive washing mode leads to a quick breakdown of the washing machine. After all, when the "home assistant" works at the maximum of its capabilities, it does not lead to anything good. In particular, enormous loads are experienced by a heating element, which has to heat water to 90-95⁰C, and then maintain the temperature. A pump that passes boiling water through itself, draining waste water. And the pressure switch, which also starts to work worse after frequent contact with hot water, etc.

Units of modern automatic washing machines are more adapted to the intensive mode of washing, because in such washing machines the water cools before draining in the tank, and only then is pumped out by the pump.

Use this washing mode no more than once a month, after having pre-accumulated heavily soiled items from resistant fabrics, then to wash in one go. In no case can you use the intensive regimen for delicate fabrics: silk, wool, cashmere, as well as for shoes and outerwear. If you mistakenly mix up programs and choose intensive washing instead of gentle, you will have to say goodbye to these things forever.

Other popular modes

With intensive washing, everything is more or less clear, now let's talk about other programs that are very popular with users. We deliberately decided, within the framework of this paragraph, to talk about the most popular modes, because whoever, no matter how people are capable of separating “grain from the chaff” by trial and error, determining the best linen care algorithms. What programs are we talking about?

• Fast 30, fast wash, quick wash. This is the same program, only its names may be different, but the essence of this does not change. The washing mode assumes that the algorithm including washing, rinsing and spinning is realized in a very short time, about 30 minutes.
• Daily wash. Also a pretty quick program, but much more intense. It allows you to clean pretty dirty things within 40 minutes, while delicate things cannot be washed in this mode.
• Delicate mode or hand wash. This program provides the most careful attitude to the fabric, which allows you to wash silk, cashmere, organza and other capricious fabrics in this mode.
• Bio-care or biophase. This program very effectively resists persistent pollution of biological origin. This program is launched when it is necessary to remove stains from the juice of fruits, wine, blood, and in other similar cases. Washing can occur both in cold water and in water heated to 40⁰WITH.

Here are the most popular washing modes, according to users. Conclusions are based on a survey conducted by our experts in 2015. The survey involved 200 respondents using automatic washing machines. If you want to know about others functions and modes of the washing machine machine, read the relevant publication posted on our website.

To summarize, we note that washing in intensive mode is a rather rarely used program. It allows you to wash very heavily soiled laundry, exposing it to serious temperature and mechanical effects, so do not get carried away with this program, because it is really able to accelerate the wear of linen and parts of the washing machine.