above the water level it is noted that sparge tube 108 has a 90 degree bend as shown in fig1 but it is not curved into an arcuate shape fig2 and 3 show a washing machine 200 according to the present invention although it is not necessarily a preferred embodiment machine 200 includes housing 202 rotating laundry chamber 204 sparge tube 208 and water containing chamber 212 water containing chamber 212 includes rotating seal 210 sparge tube 208 includes steam release holes 214 and end cap denoted as 246 in fig2 and 216 in fig3 in operation i wash water source hardware not shown fills up the water containing chamber up to water level 206 ii the laundry chamber rotates in the direction of arrow r about central axis a iii the water containing chamber rotates in the direction of arrow r about central axis a iv the housing remains stationary and does not rotate and v steam is supplied intermittently through the steam holes at an end of the sparge tube the sparge tube enters the water containing chamber above the liquid level extends downward within the water containing to below the water level and releases the steam below the water level the rotating seal allows the water containing chamber to rotate while the sparge tube remains stationary it is noted that sparge tube 208 has a 90 degree bend as shown in fig2 but it is not curved into an arcuate shape fig2 and 3 shows how the steam release holes are oriented and positioned so that steam is released in directions.