WASCHMASCHINE

A laundry washing machine comprising a tub (4), a drum (5) for containing the laundry, a collector (12) for collecting the laundering liquid containing a heater element (14) and a thermostatic sensor (15), further comprising a recirculation pump (17) connected to said collector (12) and to said tub (4) via a recirculation conduit (16) for repeatedly recirculating the laundering liquid to the tub (4) so as to spray it onto the laundry. The machine is further provided with pressostats (23, 36) for carrying out and washing programs in the conventional manner, and with a number of pressostats (21, 22) for carrying out washing programs at reduced levels of the laundering liquid introduced into the tub (4), such programs being carried out by recirculating the liquid to the tub. In this manner one obtains optimum consumption of water, detergents and electric energy for ayn type and amount of laundry introduced into the drum (5) of the machine.