Washing Machines

[senji]

For the purposes of this poll I assume non-combination washing machines - that is that 'clean' washing is at least damp if not wet.

Poll

Comments

[aldabra]

Closed, empty, running probably has bleach in. By "valid" I mean instantiated in our household in reasonably normal circumstances.

[yrieithydd]

Interesting currently more people appear to shut the door if they interrupt the filling/emptying process than not which seems odd to me. I only shut the door when it's full. If I'm filling it and remember something else which needs to go on, I'll go and get it leaving the door open. Similarly sometimes I unload in phases (depending on where I'm putting it) as I haven't got a clean washing basket.

I tend to leave the door open once I've used it as it's damp inside. I suppose I might push it shut the following day but I don't think so.

Mine also has an on/off switch which I tend only to hit once the thing is full and the door shut (because that's when I think of it) and which I turn off when I remember (varies from when I empty it to a bit later when I notice the light's on and therefore it's wasting leccy)

I'm also amused by the person who doesn't think open,being filled,dirty,attended is a valid option.

[williamjm]

I think it is also valid to have a washing machine that has some washing in it, but is not full and is not being filled at that time. Also you could empty a washing machine full of dirty washing, for example if you realised after filling the washing machine that you had no washing powder.

[chess]

Our washing machine starts when you close the door (there's technically an on-off switch, but it's something of a gamble whether the thing will turn back on again if you turn it off).

[alextfish]

The rough set of states I expect, in order:

closed empty
open empty attended
open being filled attended
open full dirty attended
closed full dirty
closed running
closed full clean
open full clean being emptied attended