Method and device for the wet treatment, in particular the washing and/or spinning, of laundry batches consisting of a plurality of laundry items

A method for the wet treatment, of laundry batches consisting of a plurality of laundry items, wherein the laundry items of the respective laundry batch are loaded into a drum which can be driven in rotation, the laundry batch is washed when the drum is driven in rotation, optionally spun thereafter, and after washing and/or spinning unloaded from the drum, wherein the loading of the drum with the respective laundry batch is carried out gradually in partial batches in a stepwise manner, wherein the drum is driven in rotation during the loading with the respective partial batch and/or between the loading with successive partial batches, and

• wherein when loading the drum with one respective partial batch and/or after loading the drum with the respective partial batch, liquid is supplied to the laundry items in the drum and/or when they enter the drum and the drum is driven at a higher rotational speed such that forces act in the manner of a spinning process on the laundry items in the drum.