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Parts of A Washing Machine

A washing machine has several key parts that work together to clean clothes. These include a water inlet valve that controls water flow, a water pump that circulates water through the machine, and an inner and outer tub where clothes are washed and rinsed. An agitator or rotating disc inside the tub produces strong currents to rub clothes together and remove dirt during the wash cycle. A motor powers the agitator or disc, and a timer and printed circuit board control wash cycles and settings based on load conditions.

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Parts of A Washing Machine

A washing machine has several key parts that work together to clean clothes. These include a water inlet valve that controls water flow, a water pump that circulates water through the machine, and an inner and outer tub where clothes are washed and rinsed. An agitator or rotating disc inside the tub produces strong currents to rub clothes together and remove dirt during the wash cycle. A motor powers the agitator or disc, and a timer and printed circuit board control wash cycles and settings based on load conditions.

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Parts of a Washing Machine & How it Works

1) Water inlet control valve: Near the water inlet point of the washing machine
there is water inlet control valve. When you load the clothes in washing machine,
this valve gets opened automatically and it closes automatically depending on the
total quantity of the water required. The water control valve is actually the solenoid
valve.
2) Water pump: The water pump circulates water through the washing machine. It
works in two directions, re-circulating the water during wash cycle and draining the
water during the spin cycle.
3) Tub: There are two types of tubs in the washing washing machine: inner and
outer. The clothes are loaded in the inner tub, where the clothes are washed,
rinsed and dried. The inner tub has small holes for draining the water. The external
tub covers the inner tub and supports it during various cycles of clothes washing.
4) Agitator or rotating disc: The agitator is located inside the tub of the washing
machine. It is the important part of the washing machine that actually performs the
cleaning operation of the clothes. During the wash cycle the agitator rotates
continuously and produces strong rotating currents within the water due to which
the clothes also rotate inside the tub. The rotation of the clothes within water
containing the detergent enables the removal of the dirt particles from the fabric
of the clothes. Thus the agitator produces most important function of rubbing the
clothes with each other as well as with water.
 some washing machines, instead of the long agitator, there is a disc that contains
blades on its upper side. The rotation of the disc and the blades produce strong
currents within the water and the rubbing of clothes that helps in removing the
dirt from clothes.

5) Motor of the washing machine: The motor is coupled to the agitator or the
disc and produces rotation. These are multispeed motors, whose speed can be
changed as per the requirement. In the fully automatic washing machine the speed
of the motor i.e. the agitator changes automatically as per the load on the washing
machine.
6) Timer: The timer helps setting the wash time for the clothes manually. In the
automatic mode the time is set automatically depending upon the number of
clothes inside the washing machine and the type of wash cycle being performed.
7) Printed circuit board (PCB): The PCB comprises the various electronic
components and circuits which are programmed to perform in unique ways
depending on the load conditions (the condition and the amount of clothes
loaded in the washing machine). They are sort of artificial intelligence devices that
sense the various external conditions and make the decisions accordingly. These
are also called fuzzy logic systems. Thus the PCB will calculate the total weight of
the clothes, and find out the quantity of water and detergent required, and the
total time required for washing the clothes. Then they will decide the time required
for washing and rinsing.

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