How Do I Know If I'm Over/under-filling My Machine?

This thread was marked as solved. Here's a summary of the problem and the fix, generated from the discussion below.

General loading advice for washing machine drum fill

The problem

The poster wanted general guidance on whether they were overfilling or underfilling a washing machine, as they were unsure if their usual load size allowed the laundry to wash efficiently.

Likely cause

No appliance fault was described. The issue was uncertainty about correct loading of the drum, with accepted advice indicating that many fabric types should not be loaded to the top because results can be poor and items may come out badly creased.

What fixed it

Accepted advice was to load the washing machine properly and avoid filling the drum to the top for many types of fabric. The exact loading method was not detailed in the thread itself.

Checks to try

• Poster reported usually loading clothes loosely to a little under halfway below the centre point of the drum
• Accepted reply stated that many fabric types should not be filled to the top
• Accepted reply linked the issue to laundry coming out badly creased when overloaded