How to turn on the washing machine and start washing

How to turn on the washing machine If you are faced with the question: “How to turn on the machine?” This means that you have never had to start the wash yourself. Perhaps you just bought those large appliances and want to do your laundry. Or the washing machine has been in your apartment for a long time, it’s just that previously it was not you, but someone else who was doing the washing. In this case, you just want to understand what needs to be pressed to start the machine. Here we will discuss both options and start with the first.

Installation of the machine

In order to connect the washing machine you will need to unpack it. Remove packaging. Next, you need to unscrew the transport bolts. They are located on the back of the machine. Once you remove them, there will be holes left. Especially for these holes, the kit comes with plastic plugs that need to be inserted into the holes.

After this, install the machine in a pre-selected location. By the way, It is better to choose a place for the machine with a flat and hard floor. There is no need to place anything under the washing machine (with the exception of an anti-vibration mat. You can put it under it). Then you need to adjust the height of the machine’s legs so that it stands as stable as possible. The legs are located at the edges of the lower part of the body. Their height is adjustable by twisting.

It is also desirable that the machine stands level. In order to verify this, we will need to use a building level.

Connecting a washing machine

Connecting a washing machine After this, we will connect the machine to water, sewerage and electricity. If you are installing a washing machine in an old place.That is, if you previously had a machine installed, it means that all the necessary places for connection have already been organized. A branch has already been built into the cold water pipe for water to flow into the machine with a tap, and a point has already been prepared for draining water into the sewer. There is also somewhere to connect the electrical wire.

If you don’t have anything prepared, you’ll have to work. You will need to install a separate outlet to connect the wire. It is highly desirable to equip it with a separate circuit breaker and RCD (residual current device). This will protect you from possible troubles. For example, when the machine closes.

The machine can be drained into a sink or bathtub using the special part supplied with the washing machine. It looks like a plastic hook. The end of the drain pipe must be inserted into this “hook”. And put the resulting structure on the sink or bathtub. You can also use a pre-purchased siphon to connect to the sewer. It allows you to connect directly to the sewer pipe.

To connect to cold water, you need to make a tap and a special branch from the cold pipeline. Be sure to use another tap when connecting to water. You will need it so that you can turn off the water if necessary.

You can watch the entire installation process, connecting the washing machine and removing the transport bolts in the video:

Starting the wash

So we finally got to the point of turning on the washing machine. Make sure that the machine is connected to electricity and the tap does not block the water supply. Then place the dirty laundry in the machine drum. The hatch must be closed tightly.Pour washing powder into the dispenser (plastic retractable container). The amount of powder should not exceed one hundred grams. And often, less detergent is enough. Now you need to start the wash. To do this, consider the most common options for starting washing on different control panels:

Standard panel. Let's select the required mode. When choosing it, we proceed from what kind of things we wash. Cotton, wool, silk and other fabrics have their own special programs, which take into account the washing temperature, as well as other features. Next, set the number of revolutions and start the wash by pressing the “Start” button.
In some machines, you will have to manually set the washing temperature and the number of revolutions. In others, you just need to select the program and click the Start button, and the rest of the options will be used automatically. The advantages of the latter option are simplicity. The advantages of the first one are that you can fine-tune all washing parameters.