Do you simply throw clothes into your washing machine and hit start? Ditch the default setting in favor of a more nuanced approach to washing your clothes.

Timing is everything—even for laundry.

According to the math, washing machines should take several hours to get your clothes clean, but in reality, it only takes a ...

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While tech advances have given us all some impressive washing machine features, the core of the machine remains simple: Water is pumped in a big drum with cloths, the big drum spins around, and water ...

Experts share step-by-step instructions for how to clean a washing machine (both inside and out)—plus how often you should do it ...