"laundry machine having lower reservoir and washing processes for a laundry machine"

The invention pertains, in a general manner, to laundry machines and, more particularly, the invention pertains to a laundry machine and to a washing process that allows the storage of water from prior washes, in order to minimize the consumption of water destined for laundry washing. According to an embodiment of the invention, the laundry machine comprises at least an impeller (201); at least a wash tub (202); at least a mechanical and/or electric drive element of said impeller and of said tub; and at least a tank (203) encircling said wash tub, and there is additionally a reservoir in (300) fluid communication (250) with said tank and disposed below said tank and said wash tub and encircling, at least partially, said mechanical and/or electric drive element of said impeller and said tub.