The invention discloses a washing
machine. The washing
machine comprises an outer
barrel for containing washing water, an
electromagnetic heating device is arranged at the bottom of the outer
barrel and comprises a heat conduction plate and an electromagnetic heater, the heat conduction plate is arranged on the upper side of the bottom of the outer
barrel and is an annular iron-containing plate body, and the electromagnetic heater is arranged on the lower side of the bottom of the outer barrel. When the water
inlet temperature is low, the washing water can be heated, the heating area is large,the washing water is evenly heated, washing
powder can be promoted to be dissolved in the washing water more quickly, the cleaning effect on clothes is enhanced, and after clothes washing is finished, no washing
powder which is not dissolved in water is left on the clothes; the washing water is heated through the
electromagnetic heating device so that clothes washing can be assisted, and the cleanliness degree of the clothes is improved; meanwhile, due to the fact that the electromagnetic heater is not arranged in the washing
machine, the
electric shock situation is avoided; and according tothe scheme, the washing machine is simple in structure and high in
operability, and a control method of the washing machine is introduced.