What would you say is the best trick you know of for getting perfect results from the washing machine? Scented beads? A specific brand of fabric softener? The longest and most efficient washing mode? Well, it’s none of these. Today we are at the World of Samsung 2025, an event in which the company is giving us the keys to its new appliances, although it has also had time to tell us a very simple action to put in a washing machine so that all the clothes come out perfect.
The source of the information couldn’t be better, because if there’s one thing Samsung does with its washing machines, it’s thousands of tests every year to determine the best way to use its products. Among its recommendations is a trick that couldn’t be simpler, but one on which the brand places special emphasis to ensure that the whole process is carried out in the best possible way.
What is it? To put the clothes in the drum until a fist can fit between them and the top. Samsung claims that this simple trick is the key to ensuring that the water circulates correctly, that the chemicals do their job efficiently and that all the items of clothing are perfectly washed.
It also says that this trick is especially useful in the most modern washing machines that have sensors for weight, moisture and dirt, because the space not occupied allows everything to be measured correctly and the wash to be much more efficient and effective.
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What Samsung has told us, in essence, is that one of the worst enemies of washing is excessively full drums. Cramming everything in until there is no room left is not a good idea, because no matter how many products you put in the drum and how many programs you set, the water will not be able to circulate properly between the clothes and the wash will not be effective.
It makes perfect sense, and for all those washing machines that don’t have weight sensors to tell you when to stop loading, the fist trick is the ideal way to know that you’ve put enough clothes in the drum.
So now you know: if you’re using fragrant pearls, top brand fabric softener, quality detergent and a whole host of other products, it might be a better idea to save yourself the trouble and put on another, lighter load so that your clothes come out perfect. And it’s not just us saying this, it’s Samsung, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of household appliances. They must know something.
