But Samsung has set out to make the job less onerous with the launch of a smart washing machine that can be operated using a smartphone app.
The WW9000 machine is the first domestic Wi-Fi washing machine to be sold in the UK.
It is also the first to be made by the company that allows a person to remotely control and monitor their washing using their mobile – letting them get about and about while their clothes are being cleaned.
Samsung is not the only manufacturer to offer machines that can interact with a smartphone.
LG and Haier have smart models and Samsung itself has equipped some current machines with a feature called Smart Check, which allows people to detect and diagnose errors with an app.
But the WW9000 is the only one in the range to let people start and stop a cycle from their mobile.
The futuristic washing machine, which will go on sale in May across Europe, also has a ‘super speed wash setting’ that cleans clothes in under an hour by quickly filling the drum with water through its twin water supply. It is not known if or when the model will be sold in the U.S. or Asia.
An 'auto optimal wash' option uses four sensing technologies to determine the right wash cycle, looking at temperature, washing time, rinse cycle and spin speed, based on the size of the laundry load and how dirty the clothes are.
It has intelligent settings to tackle specific kind of stains, including gardening and cooking, as well as sports and hygiene care functions, but Samsung has not yet said how much the smart machine will cost.
RThe array of options can be navigated by a 5inch colour touchscreen instead of knobs and dials so that the machine can easily display the most used and favourite settings to let users navigate all the options easily.
The machine has been designed to reduce the amount of energy used by using an ‘ecobubble’ generator to dissolve detergent quicker.
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