Myth 3: Modern machines sense the amount of laundry in the drum. So I no longer have to wait until I can fill up my machine before washing.
It’s true that many machines determine the amount of laundry using an automatic volume control and automatically adjust the water and energy consumption slightly. Nevertheless, you will achieve a worse energy balance than if you fill the machine optimally. Can a fist fit between the pile of laundry and the drum? Then it is really filled. The following applies to woolen and delicate laundry: It is better not to fill the drum too full so that the fabrics do not rub against each other so much.