Where to fill the powder in the washing machine?

Where to load detergents in a washing machine? This question remains relevant, because the competent filling of the dispenser will help every housewife to save money and make laundry quality.

Washing machine with a vertical load. In a washing machine with a hatch on top, the powder dispenser is attached to the inside of the lid. Such a tray is usually large (at least, larger than the powder box of front-loading appliances). This placement of the drawer for the powder turned out not very convenient, so the manufacturers of washing machines over time abandoned this idea.

Front-loading washing machines have such a tray is located in the upper left corner and is a small-sized sliding powder dispenser with separate sections. In front of each section of the dispenser there are markings. The main thing is to know how they are deciphered:

• II or "ВII or " " - this is how manufacturers designate the largest compartments of the powder dispenser of washing machines. This section is intended for loading the normal powder used in the basic washing mode. This cell should also be used for other modes.
• * or Softeneror a picture of a flower - The designations are opposite the smallest cells. These dispenser compartments are for the condenser, and regular detergent cannot be poured into this section.
• I or "А" are symbols that are found opposite the narrowest compartment of the powder dispenser of the washing machine. The symbols indicate the prewash section. Therefore, when selecting the "Prewash" mode, you should use this very cell and fill it with a small amount of powder. By the way, only dry powder is used for this section of the dispenser.

First of all, you should find the dispenser. Usually, washing machines with a vertical load powder dispenser is located on top of the washing machine hatch. But washing machines with a horizontal load have a special compartment inside the loading hatch.

If a semi-automatic washer is used, there is simply no separate powder dispenser dedicated to the powder. Usually in such semi-automatic machines dirty laundry and powder is loaded into the drum. For this option, it is better to use only regular dry powder, because in semi-automatic detergents do not foam much.

Sometimes after prolonged use of the washing machine, some of the markings on the powder compartment can be erased. Here you can experiment and figure out which compartment you should pour the powder into. Select the normal washing mode (i.e. without prewashing, soaking); then open the special compartment designed for the powder - and you will immediately see where exactly the water goes. The compartment in which the water is supplied is the one for the detergent.

1. Bosch brand. The German manufacturer has created a simple powder collector. It consists of separate sections designed for liquid detergents and starch, and compartments for pre/main wash mode.

2. Indesit brand. A good and inexpensive appliance has a powder box with four sections - a removable section designed for bleach products, separate drawers for fragrance/softeners, and a section for the main/preliminary washing mode.

3. Samsung brand. The powder drawer is divided into three separate sections, where the left section is used for dry powder. All other detergents are suggested to add to the container (dispenser) and put it inside the drum of the washing machine.

4. LG brand. Washing machines with three separate load compartments, the first two drawers are created for pre/main wash mode, and the third section is dedicated to special treatment - bling, fragrances, conditioners.

5. Gorenje brand. The powder dispenser of this manufacturer is also divided into compartments. Two of them are allocated for the powder needed for the main/prewash mode of washing. The third section is for conditioners, special bleaches and other products responsible for special treatment.

Most housewives recommend adding powder to the drum of the washing machine, this method allows you to reduce the consumption of detergent. It is easy to find out if this is really the case. Immediately after completing the washing, you need to open the container: if the powder collector has remained clean and empty, then there is simply no point in such a rotation.

Here we talk about popular new products that come in the form of pressed cubes/capsules. Usually, these unusual detergents do not completely dissolve in the appropriate compartment, so it is better to send them to the drum.

The amount of powder poured for washing is important to measure competently. If the washing machine can not independently measure the right amount of powder per kilogram of dirty laundry, you need to learn to do it yourself. Recommendations for distributing the amount of powder can be found on any package. By the way, some housewives, in order to save money, put less powder than necessary. Here's just the wrong dosage will affect the quality of washing, because the insufficient amount of powder can make the laundry after washing stiff and gray.