A washing machine, also called a laundry machine or clothes washer, is a machine designed to launder clothing. Its history includes an English patent for washing machines issued in 1691 and Bendix Home Appliances' first domestic automatic washing machine in 1937, with no single individual credited as its sole inventor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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YearSourced to the subject's own account SignificanceSourced to the subject's own accountThe washing machine's spread has been credited with improving women's position in society, compared in impact to the contraceptive pill, abortion rights, and the refrigerator. 1 Washing Machine
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A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, or washer) is a machine designed to launder clothing.
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The first English patent under the category of washing machines was issued in 1691.
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The spread of the washing machine has been seen to be a force behind the improvement of women's position in society, and has been compared to the contraceptive pill, abortion rights, and the refrigerator.
Associated With: Clothes Dryer, Spin section, clothes dryer sentence
If a heated clothes dryer is used after the wash and spin, energy use is reduced if more water has been removed from clothes.
Associated With: Electric Motor, Types section, Top-loading, Agitation subsection
While a top-loading washing machine could use a universal motor or DC brushless motor, it is conventional for top-loading washing machines to use more expensive, heavy, and potentially more electrically efficient and reliable induction motors.
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