It It Possible To Add A Timer To Use Economy 7?

If you need to press start, which most machines require these days, then you can't use an external timer. A work around that might work for some washing machines is to try starting your washing machine and then immediately switch it off at the socket. Leave it a few minutes. Now switch back on. If your washing machine continues where it left off and does the full wash then it's likely that a timer could be used.

If your washing machine does retain the memory (NOTE: before buying a timer or assuming it will work, do a proper test by switching off overnight and see if it continues after a long time without power in case yours only retains the memory for a short time) then try the following procedure -

Having set up the timer to start at the required time

Load the washing machine and put in detergent

Switch it on (many timers have a manual override switch) and manually start it but as soon as it starts to fill switch it off at the timer unit or unplug it and plug into the timer if there's no manual override

Hopefully when the timer switches power to the washing machine the wash will continue where it left off

Finally, I would only try this procedure if you place the detergent in a container on top of the washing and not in the soap dispenser drawer. This is because if any water goes into the drawer and flushes part of the detergent, but then the washer stops for several hours, you could get problems with detergent solidifying or even causing marks on or bleaching laundry it comes into contact with.

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