WASHING MACHINE

摘要

A washing machine is provided with an outer tub (24) which is supported within a housing (21), an inner tub (25) which is rotatably provided within the outer tub (24) and contains and stirs laundry, a circulation path (37) which sucks a wash liquid held in the outer tub (24) and returns the wash liquid again to the inside of the outer tub (24), and a circulation pump (39) which is provided in the middle of the circulation path (37) and circulates the wash liquid. Also, a wash-liquid-condition detection section (40) which detects the condition of the wash liquid is provided in the middle of the circulation path (37), and this enables a sufficient amount of circulation of the wash liquid flowing through the wash-liquid-condition detection section (40) to be ensured without dependent on the operation of the inner tub (25). As a result, the accuracy of detection of the degree of soiling of the wash liquid can be maintained at a high level without a reduction in the cleaning performance of the washing machine.