Fabric guide
How to wash polyester
Polyester is easy care but holds odour and is heat sensitive, wash cool to avoid setting smells.
Polyester traps odour and can pill or hold creases if washed hot. Wash at 30C, turn inside out, and skip high heat in the dryer.
28 machines, 28 answers
The same polyester garment, run through the Lavo engine on every machine in the catalogue. This is why generic advice fails: the right answer depends on the dial in front of you. Checked July 2026.
Bosch WAN28200GBEasy Care, 30C, 600 rpmBosch WAX32M4GBEasy Care, 30C, 600 rpmSamsung WW90TP44DSHSynthetics, 30C, 400 rpmSamsung WW80TA046AESynthetics, 30C, 600 rpmLG F4WV309P2Easy Care, 30C, 400 rpmMiele WSD 323 WPSMinimum Iron, 30C, 600 rpmBeko EnergySpin BM3WT3941Synthetics, 30C, 600 rpmHotpoint NSWA 946 WW UKSynthetics, 30C, 600 rpmIndesit Push&Go BWE 111496X (11kg, 1400rpm)Synthetics, 30C, 600 rpmHoover H-Wash 300 (H3W 49TE)Mixed, 30C, 600 rpmCandy Smart Pro CSO4 1275TESynthetic & Mix colours, 30C, 400 rpmWhirlpool FreshCare+ FFB 9469 BVSynthetics, 30C, 600 rpmHisense 5i KitchenFit WF5I1045BWQSynthetics, 30C, 600 rpmAEG 7000 Series ProSteam (LFR73964B)Synthetics, 30C, 600 rpmComfee CFEW70-124 7kg Slim LineSynthetics (Synthetik / Synthetik 40 °C), 30C, 800 rpmSiemens iQ500 WG44G209GBEasy-Care, 30C, 600 rpmNeff N 50 W543BX1GBEasy-Care, 30C, 600 rpmSamsung Series 5 ecobubble 9kg (WW90CGC04DAB)Synthetics, 30C, 400 rpmLG F6WV710NTurboWash 39, 30C, 400 rpmMiele W1 WEB365 WCS (PowerWash 8kg)Minimum iron, 30C, 700 rpmBosch Serie 6 WGG244A9GBEasy Care, 30C, 600 rpmIPSO CW10C Coin Front-Load WasherPerm Press/Warm, 20C, 500 rpmMiele PWM 511 BenchmarkMinimum iron, 30C, 600 rpmSpeed Queen Commercial Front Load (Quantum Gold Pro)Perm Press, 20C, 600 rpmLaunderette washer (coin-op)Perm Press 60, 30C, 1200 rpmMiele W1 WSI863 (honeycomb drum)Minimum iron, 30C, 600 rpmZanussi ZWF845B4PWSynthetics, 30C, 600 rpmBosch Series 8 i-DOSCottons, 30C, 600 rpm