Everyday washing in an LG washing machine

Everyday washing in an LG washing machine With each new CM model developed, more and more different auxiliary washing modes appear. However, housewives define for themselves a number of basic programs that they use for all occasions. This, of course, is a personal matter for everyone, but, you see, manufacturers are trying to come up with something innovative for a reason. Most likely, if you add new parameters to everyday washing, the quality of laundry care will increase dramatically.

LG washing machine modes

Of course, each mode in an LG washing machine has a name. But the main advantage is that on modern washing machines from the company, all programs on the control panel are signed. Thus, there is no need to remember dozens of symbols or constantly look at the instructions. Although there are minor differences from model to model, the basic set of modes is identical.

Cotton. Washing time is approximately two hours (maybe a little less). Designed for washing cotton fabrics and underwear at temperatures from 45 to 90 degrees. Everything is washed perfectly due to the fact that the drum rotates chaotically in different directions.
Eco Cotton (on some SMs it is designated as Quick Cotton). In terms of characteristics, this mode is almost completely identical to the previous one. However, as the name already implies, the washing time is reduced to one and a half hours. It is not difficult to guess that Eco is used for lightly soiled items from the previous category.
Everyday wash. Designed for synthetic or mixed fabrics, takes about 110 minutes. The temperature is low - 40 degrees.You can wash any items that do not require particularly careful care.
Delicate mode or in other words, Gentle. A very gentle program for washing silk and other delicate fabrics at low temperatures, designed for 1 hour.
Wool. With it, you can wash clothes marked “Hand Wash” on the tag. The water heats up to 40 degrees, but the drum moves very smoothly and easily, and washes in all 56 minutes.
Fast-30. The most basic mode for color and black and white items that do not have serious dirt. The water temperature is low - 30-40 degrees, the whole process takes only half an hour.
Duvet blanked. This mode comes into play when you need to wash bulky and very heavy items. In an hour and a half at a temperature of 40 degrees, you can wash items with absolutely any filling. The main thing is not to lay delicate fabrics, otherwise they may be damaged.
Baby's clothes. One of the longest modes – up to 140 minutes. Its essence lies in intensive rinsing (so that all the powder is washed out of the fibers) and a large amount of water.
Biocare. How long does it last? Just 15 minutes!. Any fabric that can withstand high temperatures can be washed. Removes protein stains.
Hypoallergenic wash. In fact, this is designed to thoroughly wash out various allergens from fabric fibers, including the washing powder itself. Perfect for children's clothes, underwear and other delicate items.
Silent washing. In this mode, machine vibrations are significantly reduced. The water heats up to only 40 degrees. It’s unlikely that you can wash things with serious stains on it, but something light and not very dirty can be washed completely.
Refresh. It is not washing, but steaming things.Due to this, they are smoothed out and acquire a pleasant aroma. Takes 20 minutes.
Intensive 60. Option designed for washing in water 60 degrees for 60 minutes. For cotton items and mixed fabrics. The main function is reduced energy consumption.
Dark fabrics. This mode is only suitable for any black fabrics. Special powder and program parameters prevent clothing from shedding. It takes from one and a half to two hours, at low temperatures.

If something in all of the above options does not suit you, you have the opportunity to set absolutely all the parameters yourself by selecting the “My Program” mode. Surely, this function will be in great demand among experienced housewives.

Features of program settings

Almost all LG washing machines have displays, so there should be no difficulties with setting up and setting parameters. Even in the absence of a screen, light indicators are installed that signal the start or end of a particular mode.. The program is selected using the selector wheel; which light is on is the mode selected. After setting the parameters, you can see them on the display, for example, the number of spin speeds, water temperature and time remaining until the end of the wash. There are also several buttons under the screen. They are designed to:

adjust the spin, one press of the button shifts the speed value to the next one;
start or stop the washing process;
regulate the temperature, the same scheme as with the spin speed;
turn the washing unit on and off.

In addition, some buttons next to the display are marked with special symbols. For example, keys 1 and 2 are a lock.This means that pressing these buttons at the same time will lock the control panel. Buttons 3 and 4 are marked with an asterisk. This is the start of an idle wash, if for some reason you need to run the machine without clothes or run a test wash.

Important! Idle mode lasts 1 hour 35 minutes.

However, leading programs still exist, and there is no escape from this. Wash-30 is especially popular, as well as programs for cotton fabrics and children's clothes. Second place is given to the gentle regime. The rest are used much less frequently, but in some cases they can be truly irreplaceable.

Resetting the program and draining the water

Sometimes you can click on the wrong program by mistake. What to do when the washing has already started, but the mode urgently needs to be changed? It's simple. You need to press the “Start\Stop” key, which is designated in the same way as the Play key on television remotes (an arrow and two bars). Immediately after this, the mode will be reset, and you can safely install the next one.

The situation is somewhat different when washing needs to be canceled altogether. Difficulties especially arise when you need to drain water from the tank. But it's not difficult to do.

Move the selector to Spin.
Now use the corresponding key to set the “No spin” mode.
After this, you will see “1 minute” on the display. This means that washing, rinsing and spinning are canceled by default, and the unit now takes 60 seconds to drain the water.
Now click on “Start” and wait for the work to finish.
As soon as the machine unlocks the door, remove the laundry.

In any case, you can always drain the water from the tank using a proven method: using a drain hose. It is located in a special closing window at the bottom of the SM.You just need to remove the hose, place a basin under it and remove the plug. Not entirely convenient, but it always works!