a clothes washing machine includes a washing tub , a drum rotatably arranged within the tub and adapted to hold the washload , and a liquor recovery reservoir , separable from the structure of the machine . a liquor transfer conduit connects the lower portion of the washing tub with the inner volume of the reservoir , preferably through a first pump situated in the conduit . a second conduit connects the inner volume of the reservoir with the inner volume of the washing tub through a second pump . as a part of a rinsing phase , the machine is adapted to the rinsing liquor from the tub to the reservoir , spin the washload holding drum at a high revolution speed , empty the tub by draining the liquor extracted from the washload during the high - speed spinning of the drum or subsequently thereto , and transfer the liquor contained in the reservoir back into the tub .