washing machine

also called clothes washer · washer

A laundry appliance that washes textiles by tumbling or agitating them in heated water with detergent, then spin-extracts the water from the load. Beyond the kg load capacity and front/top loading any laundry appliance states, it answers how fast it spins to extract water (where published — front-loaders quote an rpm, many top-load agitator machines do not), which wash cycles it runs, and how much water a cycle uses (the same water-per-cycle concept a dishwasher states, re-declared here). Covers front-load horizontal-axis machines and top-load vertical-axis machines (with or without a central agitator), freestanding or integrated. Distinct from a clothes dryer (which removes moisture by tumbling warm air and never spin-extracts) — a sibling laundry kind; the combined washer-dryer is inducted next (b31).

the reading

A genuine kind — it answers questions its parent does not.

A washing machine is a laundry appliance that adds its own water consumption per cycle, spin speed and wash cycle.

what it can tell you the questions a washing machine answers

Grouped by the part of the product each question is about. Every washing machine can answer all of these.

Identity who and what it is

Each washing machine has a display name, a model name, a GTIN code, a single brand and a single manufacturer.

Measurement its measurable, physical facts

Beyond what a laundry appliance measures, it adds its own water consumption per cycle (in liters) and spin speed (in rpm). It also records depth, height and width (in millimeters or inches), load capacity and net weight (in grams or kilograms), power rating (in watts), operating voltage (in volts) and noise level (in decibels). It has a single installation type and loading type. It comes in any number of colors and materials. It supports any number of wash cycles.

Pricing what it costs

It can be listed at any number of list prices.

Compliance where it is from and what it meets

Each washing machine states its country of origin and energy efficiency class. It may carry any number of certifications.

Media how it is shown

It can be shown with any number of images, each with its own alt text.

Availability whether it can be obtained

It has a single availability status.

slot-profile what a washing machine answers

Every question it can answer — added here, shadowed (tightened from a parent), or inherited from above. Each answer is a ◇token, a №number + unit, or “free text.