Launderwise tools

Laundry Tools

Interactive Launderwise tools for care labels, stain decisions and fabric-safe laundry methods.

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Laundry weight calculator

Add up your laundry to get its dry weight and the washing machine size the load needs.

Every weight sourced
Dataset download (JSON/CSV)
Works without JS

Build a load

Care-symbol decoder

Select the symbols on your garment label to read the whole label at once — wash temperature plus bleach, drying, ironing and dry-clean verdicts.

ISO 3758 symbol set
Combined verdict (needs JS)
Reference works without JS

Decode your label

Fabric care guide

Pick a fabric to see what it can take — washing, temperature, dryer, drying, ironing and bleach, each line traced to the source that states it.

Every line verbatim from its source
Works without JS
Links the full method

Pick your fabric

Care-symbol glossary

Look up any single laundry care symbol or term, A–Z, and what it means.

ISO 3758 symbol set
Works without JS
Linked glossary entries

Look up a symbol

Stain × fabric finder

Find the right removal method for a stain on a specific fabric — and when the fabric changes the method.

Source-backed methods
High-value combinations only
Linked parent guides

Find the method

Detergent dose lookup

Find the manufacturer's own published dose for your machine, load and water — source linked on every result.

Manufacturer charts only
Source on every result
No invented formula

Find your dose

Laundry cost calculator

Estimate a year of laundry water and energy cost from official figures, at your own rates.

ENERGY STAR / DOE / EU figures
Your own rates
US & EU separate

Estimate the cost

What size washing machine?

A two-question quiz that sizes a machine from Hotpoint's household and duvet guidance.

Hotpoint guidance
No per-person math
kg + lb

Take the quiz

Decision path

Choose the tool by the decision you need to make

Launderwise tools are not a replacement for the full care guides. They are fast decision surfaces for the moments where a label symbol, fabric warning or stain exception changes what is safe. If the decision is routine, the parent guide is the better page; if the fabric changes the method, the tool should make that difference explicit.

You don't know if the pile fits — or what size machine you need Laundry weight calculator Build the load from sourced dry weights and check it against a rated capacity — the kg rating is dry weight (EU Regulation 2019/2023). You want to know what an 8, 9 or 10 kg machine actually holds Weight calculator — check my machine Pick a rated capacity and see the dry weight it holds plus a sourced Tide load example and the duvet guidance. You just want to know how many shirts (or towels) fit in a load Weight calculator — count one item Pick one item and see the by-weight maximum per machine size — a theoretical ceiling, since volume usually runs out first. You want to know what a year of laundry costs Laundry cost calculator Estimate annual water and energy from official ENERGY STAR / DOE / EU figures at your own utility rates — US and EU kept separate. You don't know what size washing machine to buy What size washing machine? Answer two questions — household and biggest duvet — for a sourced size from Hotpoint's guidance, in kg and lb. You're never sure how much detergent to use Detergent dose lookup Get the manufacturer's own published dose for your product, machine size, soil and water — with the source linked, never an invented formula. A label full of symbols blocks the wash decision Care-symbol decoder Select the symbols on the label to read the whole thing at once — the warmest wash temperature plus the bleach, drying, ironing and dry-clean verdicts. You just need what one care symbol means Care-symbol glossary Look the single symbol up A–Z for its precise ISO 3758 meaning, a common mistake to avoid, and sources. The stain method changes because of the fabric Stain × fabric finder Use the fabric-specific cell only when it changes the generic stain-removal method enough to matter. You're not sure whether bleach will harm a fabric Bleach-safety guide Check the fibre-by-fibre chart: chlorine for cotton and synthetic whites, oxygen for colours and delicates, and nothing on a crossed-out bleach triangle. You're not sure whether a fabric can go in the dryer Tumble-dry safety guide Check the fibre-by-fibre chart and the label: the tumble-dry dots set the heat, a crossed-out symbol means air-dry only, and heat-sensitive fibres like wool and elastane stay out of the dryer. You need the full method, not a shortcut Stain-removal guides Start from the parent guide for the complete method, timing, exceptions, mistakes and source-backed safety notes.

Scaling discipline

Why this directory stays small until a tool earns its own value

Tool directories can become index bloat when every thin calculator, lookup page or variable-swapped template gets indexed. Launderwise only promotes tools that solve a repeatable reader problem and connect back to source-backed editorial pages. The tool should shorten a decision; the article should still carry the deeper evidence, edge cases and product context.

A tool page must answer a real decision, not act as a thin doorway to articles.
Fabric-specific recommendations must name the trade-off: colour loss, shrinkage, residue, set-in staining or professional-cleaner handoff.
New tools stay EN-first until the English surface has search demand, useful internal links and enough original diagnostic value.