A washing machine and a control method thereof in which laundry is washed in a state of being directly heated by steam. The washing machine includes a microcomputer for controlling the overall operation of the washing machine to wash laundry by using steam. The microcomputer controls operations of wetting...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20050144735?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050144735 - Washing machine and control method thereof
