Doing the laundry is a regular occurrence in most households, but it turns out that many Brits have no idea how a washing machine actually works, as they are puzzled by the symbols on their appliance.

That goes double when it’s one of the many laundry symbols found on the care label ... the number 30 indicates a cold-water wash, 40 indicates a warm-water wash, and 50 indicates a hot-water ...

Hot, cold, or hand-wash? Here’s what those laundry symbols on your clothing tags really mean. Hand holding clothing care tag. For many, washing clothes means throwing things in the washer and ...

People's minds are blown after working out what three dot symbol means on clothes tags ... One dot means cold wash (up to 30°C). Two dots mean warm wash (up to 40°C). Three dots indicate hot ...

If you have no idea what goes in each section of the washing machine ... about the laundry symbols on clothing labels. The data comes as part of a recent survey from AEG of 2,000 UK respondents ...

The data comes as part of a recent survey from AEG of 2,000 UK respondents, to establish just how much the UK knows about laundry, from washing labels to machine settings. The symbol Brits ...

You know those hieroglyphic-like laundry symbols on clothing labels ... the number 30 indicates a cold-water wash, 40 indicates a warm-water wash, and 50 indicates a hot-water wash.

The dots inside that tub symbol indicate how cold the water should be. One dot means it should be washed cold, two dots mean wash warm, and three dots mean wash hot. But cold, warm, or hot can be ...