Fabric guide
How to wash wool
Wool felts and shrinks with heat and agitation. Keep it cool and gentle, and never tumble dry hot.
Wool felts and shrinks permanently with heat and agitation. Use a dedicated wool cycle, cool water and a low spin, then dry flat.
28 machines, 28 answers
The same wool 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 WAN28200GBWool, 20C, 400 rpmBosch WAX32M4GBWool, 20C, 400 rpmSamsung WW90TP44DSHWool, 20C, 400 rpmSamsung WW80TA046AEWool, 20C, 400 rpmLG F4WV309P2Wool, 20C, 400 rpmMiele WSD 323 WPSWoollens, 20C, 600 rpmBeko EnergySpin BM3WT3941Hand Wash, 20C, 400 rpmHotpoint NSWA 946 WW UKWool, 20C, 600 rpmIndesit Push&Go BWE 111496X (11kg, 1400rpm)Wool, 20C, 400 rpmHoover H-Wash 300 (H3W 49TE)Wool & Hand Wash, 20C, 400 rpmCandy Smart Pro CSO4 1275TEWool / Hand wash, 20C, 400 rpmWhirlpool FreshCare+ FFB 9469 BVWool, 20C, 600 rpmHisense 5i KitchenFit WF5I1045BWQWool, 20C, 600 rpmAEG 7000 Series ProSteam (LFR73964B)Wool, 20C, 400 rpmComfee CFEW70-124 7kg Slim LineDelicates (Feinwäsche / Feinwäsche 30 °C), 20C, 800 rpmSiemens iQ500 WG44G209GBWool, 20C, 400 rpmNeff N 50 W543BX1GBWool, 20C, 400 rpmSamsung Series 5 ecobubble 9kg (WW90CGC04DAB)Wool/Delicates, 20C, 400 rpmLG F6WV710NHand/Wool, 20C, 400 rpmMiele W1 WEB365 WCS (PowerWash 8kg)Woollens (hand-washable), 20C, 700 rpmBosch Serie 6 WGG244A9GBWool, 20C, 400 rpmIPSO CW10C Coin Front-Load WasherDelicates/Cold, 20C, 500 rpmMiele PWM 511 BenchmarkWoollens, 30C, 400 rpmSpeed Queen Commercial Front Load (Quantum Gold Pro)Delicates/Bulky, 20C, 600 rpmLaunderette washer (coin-op)Delicates 30, 15C, 1200 rpmMiele W1 WSI863 (honeycomb drum)Woollens (hand-washable), 20C, 600 rpmZanussi ZWF845B4PWWool, 30C, 400 rpmBosch Series 8 i-DOSWool, 20C, 400 rpm