Pre-wash in an Ariston washing machine

Pre-wash in an Ariston washing machine As you know, pre-washing in an Ariston washing machine is a very common mode that can be found in almost every modern “home assistant” of this brand. Despite its prevalence, many housewives still do not know why this function is needed and how to use it correctly. We need to fix this.

What is this algorithm?

Often, users and experts are skeptical about the introduction of new functions in washing machines, believing that they represent “quantity” rather than “quality.” Indeed, in modern technology the number of modes has long become double-digit, while quite a large part of them are used extremely rarely. However, this does not mean at all that all new options were invented only for quantity. Pre-wash is definitely not on the list of unnecessary programs.

Moreover, in terms of usefulness, this function can be put on a par with rinsing and spinning, because if it is not used, the quality of washing dirty laundry will leave much to be desired. To make it easier to understand what pre-wash is and how this function works in general, let's compare it to soaking clothes in a basin. This is a standard procedure that was carried out by our mothers and grandmothers - they put the dirtiest things in a basin with dissolved powder for several hours, so that afterwards it would be easier to wash them by hand or in a machine. You can’t do without soaking your laundry

The pre-wash function also operates on this principle, except perhaps without human participation in the process.The owner’s participation in this procedure is limited only to loading an additional amount of detergent into the appropriate compartment, which is marked on the cuvette with the Roman numeral “I” icon, and activating this mode on the control panel of household appliances. After this, the machine will start working.

It will draw a lot of water from the tap and heat it up very much.
While collecting liquid, the equipment will absorb all the powder from the dispenser intended for the preliminary mode, while not touching the powder from the compartment with the Roman numeral “II” icon.
Then the drum will rotate slightly so that the detergent dissolves better and the laundry absorbs the powder more strongly.
After a long period of time, the machine will stop the drum and pour the waste liquid into the drain.
Then the water will begin to flow again, this time to dissolve all the powder from the main mode compartment.

There is no point in describing the further process, since it corresponds to the standard operating cycle, which includes washing, rinsing and spinning. If you wish, you can also activate additional rinsing, which is important for situations when you need to wash baby clothes or fabrics that are difficult to rinse.

Now you know how to use this function, which is so much like classic soaking. The only difference is that such “soaking” is carried out not by human hands, but by a smart high-tech device, which automatically also mechanically affects things so that the powder penetrates better into the fabric. In Ariston appliances it is very easy to find this mode on the control panel, because it is usually called “Pre-wash”, “Cotton Pre.” or “Preliminary + Cotton”.

Proper preparation of laundry plus pre-wash

Alas, sometimes clothes turn out to be so dirty that even pre-washing is not able to remove stubborn stains, for example from dirt or food. This may be due to the fact that the owner of the machine simply did not properly prepare the dirty clothes for the working cycle in the washing machine. At this point, many users may be surprised that there is any special preliminary preparation of laundry for washing, in addition to the fact that all clothes need to be separated by color. In fact, the list of what needs to be done before washing is much more extensive.

Never wash clothes of different degrees of soil together. This is due not only to the fact that things heavily pollute each other, but also to the fact that colored things can stain light and white ones during soaking and pre-washing, when they all lie pressed together in a basket or drum for a long time.
Don't store dirty clothes for too long. It’s better to try to do laundry at least once a week, at least.

In a private home, before washing, it is advisable to always carefully check dirty clothes that have been lying in the laundry basket for a long time, also because they can harbor domestic insects such as ants, flycatchers and others.

If there are serious stains on the clothes, then before loading them into the washing machine it is better to treat them with special household chemicals so that the stains after washing do not stick to the fabric even more strongly.
Be sure to turn duvet covers and pillowcases inside out before using them. Be sure to remove clumps of crumpled lint from the corners of your bedding.
Carefully ensure that all the buttons on the clothes are securely sewn on and that the threads do not stick out, so that they do not accidentally come off during work and do not end up in the “house helper” tank.
Always pre-collect clothes into piles, separating them by color, type of fabric, and degree of soiling.
Do not wash your shoes without a special shoe bag.

Even if you wash not very dirty shoes, and even in a special bag for washing shoes in the washing machine, this should still be done separately from any clothes.

Pay close attention to household chemicals so that you wash colored clothes with one gel or powder, white with a second, black with a third, and so on.
Use not only detergents, but also fabric softener, so that after washing your clothes are not only clean, but also pleasant to the touch and smell.
Carefully check each pocket on your clothing, because there may be important documents, keys, money, credit cards, paper clips and other small items inside. Firstly, you can damage important things, and secondly, small objects such as coins or pins can not only clog the garbage filter, but also damage the washer.

This concludes our list of recommendations. As you can see, there are no difficult or impossible points in it, so we strongly recommend that you follow them all without exception. Both the quality of washing and the safety of items and the washing machine itself depend on this.